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Why is cultural context important while interpreting a gesture?

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Correct answer: The same gesture may have different meanings across cultures

The governing concept is that non-verbal communication is shaped by social and cultural conventions. A gesture that expresses agreement, respect, greeting, or refusal in one culture may carry a different meaning elsewhere. Therefore, unfamiliar gestures should be interpreted with context and, when necessary, clarified rather than judged from personal assumptions. Option B ignores cultural variation, C wrongly separates spoken language from culture, and D denies the social meaning of gestures. Thus, A is correct.

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Cultural ContextGesture InterpretationDiversityNon VerbalCommunication Skills IArtificial IntelligenceClass 9 Mcq

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