Organizational Behaviour – II Week 4 Assignment Answers

Organizational Behaviour - II

Organizational Behaviour – II Week 4 Assignment Answers (Jan-Apr 2026)


1. Noise in communication can be present in the ______.

a. Sender
b. Channel
c. Receiver
d. All of these

Answer : d

2. Which of the following is one of the 7Cs in communication?

a. Collaboration
b. Coordination
c. Complexity
d. Consideration

Answer : d

3. Communication that takes place among people in the same work group/team, across other groups/teams at the same, and different levels is known as __________ communication.

a. Lateral
b. Horizontal
c. Vertical
d. Perpendicular

Answer : a

4. The sender in communication must take into account the ___________setting.

a. Physical
b. Human
c. Both of these
d. None of these

Answer : c

5. Video conferences and Web casts are examples of ___________ computer mediated communication.

a. Synchronous
b. Asynchronous
c. Symptomatic
d. Asymptomatic

Answer : a

6. Which of the following are forms of grapevine?

a. Wheel and Single strand
b. Wheel and Cluster
c. Gossip and Cluster
d. Probability and Inverted

Answer : c

7. According to the Channel Richness Theory, _________ media is used to communicate clear/routine messages.

a. Lean
b. Rich
c. Weak
d. Strong

Answer : a

8. Which of the following is/are cause(s) of organizational barriers in communication?

a. Structure and size of the organization
b. Status of relationships
c. Power and authority
d. All of these

Answer : d

9. The choice of an appropriate channel for effective communication depends on the __________.

a. Target audience
b. Nature of the message
c. Both of these
d. None of these

Answer : c

10. In order to overcome organizational barriers of communication, companies must use _________ channels of communication.

a. Formal
b. Informal
c. Both of these
d. None of these

Answer : c