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EDUCATION- PAGE 5

1. Match the following :
List – I (Characteristic)
List – II (Philosophy)

I. Learning by doing 1. Naturalism
II. Education through Environment 2. Idealism
III. Realization of truth, beauty and goodness 3. Pragmatism
IV. “World as it is here and now” 4. Realism 
                                                                        5. Existentialism

Code :
I II III IV
(A) 3 1 2 4
(B) 1 4 2 3
(C) 1 3 2 4
(D) 3 2 4 5

Ans:  A

2. “No disinterested pursuit of knowledge and no intellectual education for its own sake” was the slogan of the
(A) Realists
(B) Idealists
(C) Pragmatists
(D) Naturalists
Ans:  C

3. Critically judge the following :
Assertion (A) : Marx advocated the creation of a classless society.
Reason (R) : There are too many classes which are struggling with each other.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) Only (A) is true.
(D) Only (R) is true.
Ans:  B

4. The process of attaining one’s existence as per existentialism is 
(A) Essence, struggle, pain and pleasure, lonliness
(B) Lonliness, pain and pleasure, struggle, essence
(C) Lonliness, struggle, pain and pleasure, essence
(D) Essence, pain and pleasure, struggle, lonliness
Ans: C

5. Which philosophy says “Do not care to know various theories about God and Soul; do good and be good; that will take you to whatever truth there is” ?
(A) Sankhya
(B) Buddhism
(C) Vedanta
(D) Jainism
Ans: B

6. Critically judge the following :
Assertion (A) : There is nothing wrong in getting attached to Maya.
Reason (R) : Though opposite to Brahma, Maya has been created by Brahma only.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(C) Only (A) is correct.
(D) Only (R) is correct.

Ans: D
7. Which statement/s is/are true as per Buddhist philosophy ?
I. Maya is root cause of all troubles.
II. Sorrow is the root cause of all troubles.
III. Birth and death are causes of troubles. 
IV. Getting involved in worldly pursuits is the cause of all troubles.
(A) All I, II, III and IV are true.
(B) Only I and II are true.
(C) Only II and III are true.
(D) Only II, III and IV are true.
Ans: D

8. Which philosophy developed the monitorial system in classrooms ?
(A) Vedic
(B) Vedant
(C) Islam
(D) Buddhism
Ans: A

9. Match the following :
List – I (Thinker)
List – II (Type of Education)

I. Gandhi 1. Shantiniketan
II. Tagore 2. Integral Yoga
III. Aurbindo 3. Gurukul
IV. Vivekananda 4. Man making education
                                     5. Wardha Scheme 

Code :
I II III IV
(A) 5 1 2 4
(B) 5 1 4 2
(C) 3 4 2 5
(D) 4 2 3 5

Ans: A

10. The aim of basic education, as per the dream of Gandhiji is to
I. Create a classless society
II. Create a Sarvodaya Society
III. Create a society respecting all religions
IV. Create a society where a rich and poor can live together
(A) All I, II, III and IV are correct.
(B) Statements I, II and III are correct.
(C) Statements II, III and IV are correct.
(D) Statements I, II and IV are correct.

Ans: C

11. Which part of Indian Constitution allows every citizen to impart education as per ones own religion ?
(A) Directive Principles
(B) Concurrent list of centre and the States
(C) Democratic rights
(D) Fundamental Rights

Ans:  D

12. Who is not in favour of logical  analysis ?
(A) Kant
(B) Bertrand Russel
(C) Ludwig Wittgenstein
(D) G.E. Moore

Ans: A

13. The great sociologist who held the view that “education doesn’t bring about social change; rather the social change results into an educational change” was
(A) McDougal
(B) Aristotle
(C) Durkheim
(D) Dewey

Ans: C​
14. Why is school considered a miniature society ?
(A) Though small in number, school inmates come from society only 
(B) School children are of lower age group than society members
(C) Like a chicken develops into an adult, school children develop into adult society members
(D) The number of school inmates is less than the number of society members
​
Ans: A

15. Why is mother regarded as the first  teacher of a child ?
I. The basic learning of the child occurs in the company of mother only.
II. Informal learning of the child with the mother is more effective than the formal  learning in later years of life. 
III. The child lives in the womb of the mother for 9 months.
IV. The mother tries to impart her best to the child.
(A) All the above four statements are correct.
(B) Only statements II and III are correct.
(C) Only statements II and IV are correct.
(D) Only statements I and II are correct.
​Ans: D

16. By community we mean a group of people with
(A) Same caste, class, religion or profession
(B) People with similar aim 
(C) Similar aim and at least one factor as common among caste, class, religion, profession or belief
(D) None of the above
​Ans: C

17. Teaching Political Science to learners helps in
I. Developing leadership skills in them.
II. Developing political consciousness among them.
III. Inculcating democratic values in them.
IV. Developing awareness about social issues in them.
(A) All the above statements are correct.
(B) Only statements I, II and III are correct.
(C) Only statements II, III and IV are correct.
(D) Only statements, I, II and IV are correct.
​Ans: A

18. Religion is an institution because 
(A) It teaches religion to people
(B) It discharges an important social function
(C) It imparts moral and spiritual education to people
(D) It gives respect to the individual in society.
​Ans: C

19. Which of the following mobility is not related to modernization ?
(A) Psychic mobility
(B) Scientific mobility
(C) Social mobility
(D) Physical mobility

​Ans: D

20. Teaching how to respect elders and talk to them is an example of
(A) Social cohesion
(B) Social change
(C) Socialization
(D) Social adjustment

​Ans: C
21. Which of the following is not a factor for social change in India ?
(A) Caste
(B) Regionalism
(C) Language
(D) Census
Ans: D

22. Religion acts as a great barrier in social change because
(A) It preaches values
(B) It depends on social gathering
(C) It expects participation of all age groups
(D) It is based on faith
Ans: D

23. Equality of Educational opportunities is possible by
(A) Extending portals of educational institutions to all without any discrimination
(B) Opening more educational institutions
(C) Privatizing the education system in the country
(D) Public funding of Education
Ans: A

24. Children of some minority communities are unable to fully participate in Indian educational institutions because
(A) Minority communities have not been spending on education of their children.
(B) There is exclusion process in educational institutions.
(C) Minority communities lack faith in Indian education system.
(D) Indian educational institutions do not have required infrastructure.
Ans: B

25. “Give me a dozen of healthy children I can make them Doctor, Judge, Beggar and even a Thief” – Comment made by
(A) J.B. Watson
(B) Hull
(C) Jung
(D) Guthrie
Ans: A

26. Which doesn’t belong to the group of the other three ?
(A) Operant Conditioning Theory of Learning
(B) Classical Conditioning Theory of Pavlov
(C) Learning Theory of Watson
(D) Guthrie’s Theory of Learning
Ans: D

27. The view that “Anything can be taught at any stage of development” was expressed by
(A) Piaget
(B) Asubel
(C) Bruner
(D) Gagne
Ans: C

28. The IQ of a 25 years old boy, whose mental age 16 will be 
(A) 64
(B) 75
(C) 80
(D) 100
Ans: A
29. Which of the following is an incorrect pair ?
(A) Sign Theory of Learning – Tolman
(B) Field Theory of Learning – Lewin
(C) social Learning Theory – Bruner
(D) Trial and Error Theory of Learning – Thorndike
Ans:  C

30. Critically judge the following :
Assertion (A) : Pleasure or displeasure resulting from a learning experience decides the degree of its effectiveness.
Reason (R) : All pleasant experiences have a lasting influence and are remembered for a long-time while the unpleasant ones are soon forgotten.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation for (A).
(B) Only (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation for (A).
Ans: D

31. The Rorschach Inkblot-Test consists of
(A) Five black and five coloured cards
(B) Ten black and ten white cards 
(C) Five black & white and five multicoloured cards
(D) Ten multicoloured cards
Ans: C

32. If Ram is taller than Mohan and Mohan is taller than Sohan, Ram is the tallest. This statement comes under which type of reasoning ?
(A) Inductive Reasoning
(B) Deductive Reasoning
(C) Linear Reasoning
(D) Conditioned Reasoning
Ans: C

33. Name of different psychological theories are given in List – I and name of psychologists who were the exponent of the theory are given in List – II. Match the correct name of the psychologists with the theories developed by them :
List – I List – II
(a) Theory of Instinct (i) M.C. Dougal
(b) Drive Reduction Theory (ii) Hall
(c) Social urges Theory (iii) Adler
(d) Self Actualization Theory (iv) Maslow
                                                                (v) Freud 

Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(B) (v) (iv) (i) (ii)
(C) (i) (v) (ii) (iv)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

Ans: D
34. Which one of the statement is incorrect in the context of determinants of attention ?
(A) All types of stimuli are not able to bring forth the same degree of attention. 
(B) It is always better to introduce novelty to secure attention.
(C) Moving stimulus catches our attention quickly.
(D) Too much repetition of a stimulus captures our attention.
Ans: D

35. In the conditioning approach to learning :
(A) The subject should be in readiness to receive the unnatural stimulus.
(B) The unnatural stimulus follows the natural stimulus.
(C) Response to natural stimulus required to be reinforced.
(D) The natural stimulus follows the unnatural stimulus.
Ans:  B

36. If a group of children learns a lot of arithmetic skills by way of completing a project on ‘Celebration of Deepawali festival’. This will be
known as a kind of 
(A) Incidental learning
(B) Formal learning
(C) Informal learning
(D) Non-formal learning
Ans: A 

37. Which of the following is a method of qualitative research ?
(A) Experimental research
(B) Normative Survey
(C) Ethenomethodology
(D) Ex-post factor Research
Ans:  C

38. Which of the following is not common to experimental and Ex-post Facto designs of research ?
(A) Cause and Effect relationship 
(B) Manipulation of independent variable
(C) Controlling extraneous variables
(D) Observation of dependent variable
Ans:  B

39. An operational definition of a construct is the one which defines it in terms of
(A) Other constructs
(B) Implied behaviour pattern
(C) Activities necessary to measure it
(D) Other equivalent words in the dictionary
Ans:  C

40. Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of research process ?
(A) Empirical approach
(B) Systematic endeavour
(C) Uncontrolled conditions
(D) Critical analysis
Ans: C

41. Read the following statements about field studies :
I. A field study is conducted in a real life setting.
II. It effectively uses scientific method.
Which of the following is true ?
(A) I is correct, but II is not.
(B) II is correct, but (I) is not.
(C) Both I and II are true.
(D) None of the two is true.

Ans: A
42. Read the following :
I. Correlation coefficient may be negative as well as positive.
II. Reliability of a test can be negative.
Which of the following is correct ?
(A) I is wrong, but II is correct.
(B) Both I and II are correct.
(C) I is correct, but II is wrong.
(D) Both I and II are wrong.

Ans: C

43. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) Test-Retest : Stability
(B) Split-Half : Internal consistency
(C) KR-20 : Stability
(D) Parallel Form : Equivalence

Ans:  C

44. Read the following two lists of items :
List – I List – II
(a) Intelligence (1) Alfred Binet
(b) Attitude (2) L.L. Thurstone
(c) Projective Techniques (3) Rorschach
(d) Semantic Differential (4) Osgood 
                                                        (5) Guilford

Which of the following is the correct matching ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 2 5
(B) 2 4 3 1
(C) 5 2 1 4
(D) 1 2 3 4
Ans:  D

45. Which of the following is NOT a measure of dispersion ?
(A) Range
(B) Mode
(C) Mean Deviation
(D) Standard Deviation
Ans:  B

46. The variance reflecting a systematic difference between groups of measures is termed as
(A) Total Variance
(B) Error Variance
(C) Experimental Variance
(D) Within Groups Variance

Ans:  C

47. The difference between a statistical average based on the entire population and the one based on a sample is known as
(A) Standard Error
(B) Mean Difference
(C) Sampling Error
(D) Mean Deviation
Ans:   A or C

48. The standard deviation of sampling distribution of a statistic is known as
(A) Sampling Variance
(B) Standard Error
(C) Sampling Error
(D) Standard Variance
Ans:  B
 

49. In the process of statistical inference, the Type II Error is committed when we
(A) Accept a true null hypothesis
(B) Reject a true null hypothesis
(C) Reject a false null hypothesis
(D) Accept a false null hypothesis
Ans:  D

50. If a researchers conducts a research on finding out which administrative style contributes more to institutional effectiveness. This will be an example of
(A) Basic Research
(B) Action Research
(C) Applied Research
(D) Fundamental Research

Ans:  C
51. Epistemology is the branch of philosophy which deals with the theories of
(A) Reality
(B) Existence
(C) Knowledge
(D) Values
Ans: C


52. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Philosophy helps in determining aims of education. 
Reason (R) : Education depends mostly on Philosophy.
In the context of the two statements, which one of the following is correct ?

Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Ans: A

53. “Things as they are and as they are likely to be encountered in life rather than words” was the slogan of the 
(A) Pragmatists
(B) Realists
(C) Idealists
(D) Existentialists

Ans: B

54. An existentialistic teacher should emphasize on
I. Freedom
II. Responsibility
III. Subjective feelings
IV. Cooperative living
In the above which combination is correct ?

Codes :
(A) I & II are correct.
(B) I & III are correct.
(C) I, II & III are correct.
(D) II, III & IV are correct.

Ans: C

55. Who advocated the creation of a classless society ?
(A) Plato
(B) Auguste Comte
(C) M.K. Gandhi
(D) Karl Marx

Ans: D

56. The Vedas teach us that
(A) Creation is without beginning
(B) Creation is without an end.
(C) Creation is without beginning and without an end.
(D) Creation has a definite beginning and also an end.

Ans: C

57. According to Samkhya philosophy, the sequence of creation is as under :
(A) Purusa, Prakrati, Ahankar, Mahat
(B) Prakrati, Purusa, Ahankar, Mahat
(C) Prakrati, Purusa, Mahat, Ahankar
(D) Purusa, Prakrati, Mahat, Ahankar

​Ans: D
58. Match the following :
List – I List – II
(Buddhist Concept) (Meaning/Example)

a. Arya Satya 1. Namrupa 
b. Dwadash Nidan 2. Samadhi
c. Ashtanga Marg 3. Samyaka Vyayam
d. Nirvana 4. Controlling of breath 
                        5. Sorrow in life

Codes :
a b c d
(A) 2 4 1 3
(B) 5 1 3 2
(C) 5 1 4 2
(D) 1 5 4 3

Ans: B

59. Critically judge the following :
Assertion (A) : All Muslim Women need to go to school.
Reason (R) : Muslim Philosophy lays emphasis on the equality of all-men or women.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) Statement (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) Statement (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Ans: D

60. In Tagorian Education System the child learns better by
I. Debates and Discussion
II. Reading, Writing and Speaking
III. Dance, Drama and Music
IV. Travelling and interacting with nature.
In the context of the above, which statements are true ?
(A) All I, II, III and IV are true.
(B) Statements I, III and IV are true.
(C) Statements I, II and III are true.
(D) Statements II, III and IV are true.

Ans: B

61. The right to free and compulsory education for children between age group of 6 to 14 has been inserted in Indian Constitution as
(A) Article 46
(B) Article 16
(C) Article 45A
(D) Article 21A

Ans: D

62. Who advocated the logical analysis of language for getting the true meaning ?
(A) A.J. Ayer
(B) Bertrand Russel
(C) Morris L. Biggie
(D) G.E. Moore

Ans: A

63. Sociology of Education is
(A) A branch of Anthropology
(B) A study of the Society
(C) An analysis of Sociological processes involved in the institutions of Education.
(D) A science which studies primitive societies.

Ans: C

64. Schools are basically social institutions as
(A) They preserve and instil the values of our culture in future generations.
(B) They suggest ways and means for social progress.
(C) They suggest solutions to social problems.
(D) They are established by the society.

Ans: A

65. Which is not a criterion used consistently for placing people in a particular social class ?
(A) Race
(B) Religion
(C) Knowledge
(D) Wealth

Ans: C

66. Beginning with family as the lowest unit which of the following constitutes correctly sequenced hierarchy of social group ?
(A) Nation – Race – Class – Tribe – Family.
(B) Family – Class – Tribe – Race – Nation.
(C) Family – Tribe – Race – Class – Nation.
(D) Family – Race – Class – Tribe – Nation.

Ans: B

67. Use of Science and Technology in replacing existing social practices is termed as
(A) Socialization
(B) Westernization
(C) Sanskritization
(D) Modernization

Ans: D

68. The process of imbibing one’s own culture in one’s personality is termed as
(A) enculturation
(B) acculturation
(C) socialization
(D) sanskritization

Ans: A

69. Critically judge the following :
Assertion (A) : My religion is the best religion.
Reason (R) : The democratic philosophy allows me to think and live with freedom. 
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) Only (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) Only (R) is true.

Ans: D

70. Which of the following chains represents the change processes underlying educational system of Free India ?
(A) Psychological change – Social change – Political change – Educational change.
(B) Political change – Social change – Psychological change – Educational change. 
(C) Social change – Psychological change – Political change – Educational change.
(D) Educational change – Social change – Psychological change.

Ans: B

71. The son of a rickshaw puller struggles and becomes an engineer. This is an example of
(A) Social change
(B) Social stratification
(C) Social mobility
(D) Social cohesion

​​Ans: C
72. An example of Social Stratification is 
I. People with different status living in an area.
II. A society divided into different social status.
III. A separate colony in which only class III government employees live.
IV. A society consisting of upper and lower castes.
(A) All the above statements are  correct.
(B) Statements I, II and IV are correct.
(C) Statements I, II and III are correct.
(D) Statements II, III and IV are correct.

Ans: B

73. Equality of opportunities in education implies that each student 
(A) passes examination with first division. 
(B) gets equal number of books and stationery.
(C) gets facilities according to his abilities and interests.
(D) gets facilities according to his potential and level in the society.

Ans: C

74. Disadvantaged sections of society consist of
I. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
II. Women
III. Physically handicapped
IV. Rural people
(A) All the above
(B) Only I, II and III
(C) Only II, III and IV
(D) Only I, II and IV

Ans: A

75. Introspection method lacks in
(A) Reliability
(B) Validity
(C) Objectivity
(D) All the above three

Ans: D

76. Which of the following is not a principle of development ?
(A) Principle of continuity.
(B) Principle of individual difference.
(C) Principle of proceeding from specific to general response.
(D) Principle of integration.

Ans: C

77. Development of language in children, according to B.F. Skinner, is the result of
(A) Training in grammar
(B) Imitation and reinforcement
(C) Innate abilities
(D) Maturation

Ans: B

78. Behaviour pattern that increases in frequency when followed by a reward is known as
(A) Shaping
(B) Classical Conditioning
(C) Generalization
(D) Operant Conditioning

Ans: D

79. Find out the odd one :
(A) Originality
(B) Punctuality
(C) Flexibility
(D) Fluency

Ans: B

80. Who propounded Self Theory of Personality ?
(A) Kretschmer
(B) Allport
(C) Eysenck
(D) Roger

Ans: D

81. Archimedes found the solution of his problem when he was in his bath tub. This will come under which step of process of creativity ?
(A) Preparation
(B) Incubation
(C) Illumination
(D) Verification

Ans: C
 
82. Assertion (A) : Motivation is important in the process of teaching and learning.
Reason (R) : Motivation is attraction towards a goal and clarifies it’s meaning.
Codes :
(A) Only (A) is correct and (R) is incorrect.
(B) Only (A) is correct.
(C) Only (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.

Ans: D

83. The pioneer of functionalism is
(A) Wilhelm Wundt
(B) William James
(C) J.B. Watson
(D) Kurt Lewin

Ans: B

84. Names of different types of intelligence tests are given in List – I  and examples of questions are given in List – II. Match the correct name of the test to questions.
List – I List – II
a. Vocabulary test 1. In what ways animals and plants are alike ?
b. Memory test 2. Where is Tajmahal situated ?
c. Information test 3. What is the meaning of the word “Eventually” ?
d. Association test 4. What is the mobile number of your class teacher ?
                                          5. Why are nights longer and days shorter in winter ? 

Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 5 4 1
(B) 3 1 5 2
(C) 1 4 2 5
(D) 3 4 2 1

Ans: D

85. Re-arrange the following steps of social learning theory as given by Bandura.
a. Remembering the behaviour.
b. Converting the memory into action.
c. Reinforcement of the imitated behaviour.
d. Attending to and perceiving the behaviour.
(A) a, b, d, c
(B) d, a, b, c
(C) d, a, c, b
(D) a, d, b, c

​Ans: B
86. Nihar fails in the examination and attributes his failure to the framing of the faulty question paper. Which defence mechanism does he use ?
(A) Projection
(B) Compensation
(C) Identification
(D) Rationalisation

Ans: D

87. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Naturalistic Inquiry ?
(A) Multiple Realities
(B) Generalisation
(C) Human Relations
(D) Value Based Research

Ans: B

88. Assertion (A) : Longer tests are more reliable than shorter ones.
Reason (R) : Each item adds to test reliability.
Which of the following is correct ? 

Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) Only (A) is correct.
(C) Only (R) is correct.
(D) None of the (A) and (R) is correct.

Ans: B

89. Which of the following variances is not controlled or manipulated in a research design ?
(A) Variance of independent variable.
(B) Variance of dependent variable.
(C) Variance of extraneous variables.
(D) Error variance.

Ans: B

90. Which of the following is not a criterion for the statement of a good research problem ?
(A) Expression of relationship between/among variables.
(B) Clarity and unambiguousness.
(C) Possibility of empirical testing.
(D) Possibility of use of statistical analysis.

Ans: D

91. Which of the following variables is continuous ?
(A) Attitude towards school
(B) Family size in a locality
(C) Marital status of College students
(D) Religious affiliation of workers.

Ans: A

92. Read the following statements about a laboratory experiment.
I. It has relatively complete control of extraneous variables.
II. Its results are applicable to real life situations.
Which of the following is correct ? 

Codes :
(A) Both I and II are correct.
(B) I is incorrect, but II is correct.
(C) Neither of I and II is correct.
(D) I is correct, but II is incorrect.

Ans: D

93. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) Achievement Test – Content validity
(B) Aptitude Test – Predictive validity
(C) Reasoning Test – Content validity
(D) Personality test – Concurrent validity

Ans: C

94. Read the following two lists of items :
List – I List – II
a. Historical Research 1. Current status
b. Action Research 2. Control of  variables
c. Survey Research 3. Natural setting
d. Experimental Research 4. Local problem
                                                    5. Past oriented
Which of the following matching is correct ?

Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 5 4 1 2
(C) 4 3 2 5
(D) 1 2 3 4

Ans: B

95. In the context of a Survey Research, the following steps are taken in a certain order :
1. Sampling
2. Inference
3. Data analysis
4. Data collection
Which of the following is the right order of these steps ?
(A) 2, 3, 1, 4
(B) 1, 4, 3, 2
(C) 3, 2, 4, 1
(D) 4, 1, 2, 3

Ans: B

96. Which of the following is a measure of location ?
(A) Mode
(B) Mean
(C) Percentile
(D) Standard Deviation

Ans: C

97. An investigator wants to study the vocational aspirations of visually challenged children in a wide geographical area. He should select
his sample by using
(A) Sample Random sampling
(B) Stratified sampling
(C) Purposive sampling
(D) Convenient sampling

Ans: C
 
98. The distribution of a large number of means based on samples of the sample size selected from the same population is known as
(A) normal distribution
(B) sampling distribution
(C) standard distribution
(D) rectangular distribution

Ans: B

99. Two variables X and Y are correlated. This means that the two variables
(A) cause variation in each other
(B) measure the same trait
(C) vary together
(D) vary independently

Ans: C

100. When the questions are presented to the respondents in a face-to-face situation and the interviewer fills out the query rather than the subjects it is known as
(A) An inventory
(B) A questionnaire
(C) A schedule
(D) A test

​Ans: C
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