Commercial Applications
Statement 1: Public relations is primarily concerned with managing a company's internal communications.
Statement 2: Public relations involves anticipating, analysing, and interpreting public opinion to benefit the organization.
Which of the following is/are correct statement(s)?
- Only Statement 1 is correct
- Only Statement 2 is correct
- Both statements are correct
- Both statements are incorrect
Answer
Only Statement 2 is correct
Reason — Statement 1 is incorrect because public relations is not limited to internal communications; it covers relations with both internal and external publics. Statement 2 is correct because public relations involves evaluation of public opinion and attitudes about the policies, procedures and actions of an organisation in order to benefit the organisation.
Related Questions
Public relations is a …………… and sustained effort to develop and maintain mutual understanding between an organisation and its various publics.
- Planned
- Unplanned
- Prepared
- None of these
Public relations primarily aims to manage the internal relationships within an organization, with external relationships being a secondary focus.
- True
- False
Good public relations help in
- Building goodwill and positive image
- Attracting and attrition of talent
- Building goodwill and negative image
- Decreasing sales and revenue
Good consumer relations depend heavily upon the nature of the …………… provided to consumers.
- Products
- Services
- Both 1 and 2
- None of these