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Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET) 2020 Previous Year Question Paper With Answer Key

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DUET Last 10 Years 2011-2021 Question Papers With Answer Key || Delhi University Entrance Test conducted by the NTA


Topic:- EDU MPHIL S2

  1. A researcher compared the mean IQ scores of randomly selected government and private school students and arrived at a conclusion that private school curriculum has significant positive effect on the intelligence of students as compared to that of the government school. This study can be categorized as
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    [Question ID = 3493]
    1. Experimental. / ? ? ? [Option ID = 13966]
    2. Ex-post facto / ? (? ? ?) ? ? [Option ID = 13967]
    3. Historical research. / ? ? ? [Option ID = 13968]
    4. Ethnography. / ? ? ? [Option ID = 13969]
    Correct Answer :-

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    • Ex-post facto / ? (? ? ?) ? ? [Option ID = 13967]
  2. A research investigation into the transition of young children to formal school within the cultural processes of their everyday lives, can be suitably conducted as?
    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?, ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
    [Question ID = 3494]
    1. Ethnographic research. / ? ? [Option ID = 13970]
    2. Action research. / ? ? [Option ID = 13971]
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    4. Survey research. / ? ? [Option ID = 13972]
    5. Experimental research. / ? ? [Option ID = 13973]
    Correct Answer :-
    • Ethnographic research. / ? ? [Option ID = 13970]
  3. Which of the following is decision making error in hypothesis testing?

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    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
    [Question ID = 3495]
    1. Random error. / ? ? [Option ID = 13974]
    2. Sampling error. / ? ? [Option ID = 13975]
    3. Type I error. / ? ? ? [Option ID = 13976]
    4. Standard error / ? ? [Option ID = 13977]
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    Correct Answer :-
    • Type I error. / ? ? ? [Option ID = 13976]
  4. Which type of sampling allows each individual in the population an equal chance of being chosen?
    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
    [Question ID = 3496]
    1. Purposive Sampling. / ? ? [Option ID = 13978]
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    3. Stratified Sampling. / ? ? [Option ID = 13979]
    4. Cluster Sampling. / ? ? [Option ID = 13980]
    5. Random Sampling. / ? ? [Option ID = 13981]
    Correct Answer :-
    • Random Sampling. / ? ? [Option ID = 13981]
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  6. A researcher formulated a hypothesis that the use of technology in the classroom would not improve the children's reading skills. What is the independent variable in this study?
    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
    [Question ID = 3497]
    1. Children's reading skills. / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 13982]
    2. Use of technology in the classroom. / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 13983]
    3. Physical facilities provided in the class. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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Correct Answer :-
• Use of technology in the classroom. / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 13983]

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6) If an unrelated design consisted of different subjects in two conditions, which of the following non-parametric statistical tests would be appropriate?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
[Question ID = 3498]
  1. Wilcoxn test. / ? ? (Wilcoxn Test) [Option ID = 13986]
  2. Mann Whitney test. / ? ? ? (Mann Whitney Test) [Option ID = 13987]
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  4. Friedmann test. / ? ? (Friedmann Test) [Option ID = 13988]
  5. Chi-square test. / ? ? ? (Chi-Square Test) [Option ID = 13989]
Correct Answer :-
• Mann Whitney test. / ? ? ? (Mann Whitney Test) [Option ID = 13987]

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7) A three year research study to assess the impact of I.C.T. use on Mathematics achievement in a co-educational senior secondary school is an example of
?-? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?.?.?. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?:
[Question ID = 3499]
  1. Quasi-experimental research design. / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 13990]
  2. Experimental research design. / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 13991]
  3. Correlational research design. / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 13992]
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  5. Longitudinal research design. / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 13993]
Correct Answer :-
• Longitudinal research design. / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 13993]

8) Which of the following is not a measure of variability?

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? ? ? ?-? ? ? ? ? ?
[Question ID = 3500]
  1. Standard deviation / ? ? [Option ID = 13994]
  2. Range / ? [Option ID = 13995]
  3. Quartile deviation / ? ? [Option ID = 13996]
  4. Median / ? [Option ID = 13997]
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Correct Answer :-
• Median / ? [Option ID = 13997]

9) The study of a number of individual cases leading to a hypothesis and eventually to a generalization is called:
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[Question ID = 3501]
  1. Inductive reasoning / ? ? [Option ID = 13998]
  2. Deductive reasoning / ? ? [Option ID = 13999]
  3. Inductive-deductive reasoning / ?-? ? [Option ID = 14000]
  4. Systematic reasoning / ? ? [Option ID = 14001]
Correct Answer :-

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• Inductive reasoning / ? ? [Option ID = 13998]

10) Which among the following statements is not true for Research?
? ? ? ?-? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
[Question ID = 3502]
  1. Research is a systematic, controlled, empirical and critical investigation of hypothetical propositions. / ? ? ? ? ?, ?, ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14002]
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  3. Results of a research investigation are open to public scrutiny by fellow professionals. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14003]
  4. Research investigations are based on personal opinions. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14004]
  5. Research is generally scientific in nature. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 140051
Correct Answer :-
• Research investigations are based on personal opinions. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14004]

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epts definitions and propositions that presents a systematic view of phenomenon by
with the purpose of explaining and predicting the phenomenon is known as
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[Question ID = 3503]
  1. Definition / ? [Option ID = 14006]
  2. Law / ? [Option ID = 14007]
  3. Research Outcome / ? ? [Option ID = 14008]
  4. Theory / ? [Option ID = 14009]
Correct Answer :-

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• Theory / ? [Option ID = 14009]

12) A qualitative research design that reflects a shift from the perspective that the researcher knows best to one in which the researcher is part of a team that collectively can accomplish much more when each person is a full participant instead of either an object of study or a researcher is:
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?, ? ?
[Question ID = 3504]
  1. Feminist Research / ? ? (Feminist Research) [Option ID = 14010]
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  3. Critical Action Research / ? ? ? (Critical Action Research) [Option ID = 14011]
  4. Participatory Research / ? ? (Participatory Research) [Option ID = 14012]
  5. Post Positivist Research / ? ? ? (Post Positivist Research) [Option ID = 14013]
Correct Answer :-
• Participatory Research / ? ? (Participatory Research) [Option ID = 14012]

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13) Which among the following statements is true?
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[Question ID = 3505]
  1. Alternate hypothesis is accepted when null hypothesis is rejected. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14014]
  2. Alternate hypothesis is complementary to null hypothesis. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14015]
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  4. Alternate hypothesis is independent of null hypothesis / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14016]
  5. Alternate hypothesis is not a research hypothesis / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14017]
Correct Answer :-
• Alternate hypothesis is accepted when null hypothesis is rejected. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14014]

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14) A researcher, who is doing a survey on primary grade students, having intelligence quotient (IQ) as a variable with a potential range from 70 -150, shall use:
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?, ? 70-150 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?, ? ? ? ?
[Question ID = 3506]
  1. Small sample. / ? ? [Option ID = 14018]
  2. Large sample. / ? ? [Option ID = 14019]
  3. Convenient sample. / ? ? [Option ID = 14020]
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  5. Whole population. / ? ? [Option ID = 14021]
Correct Answer :-
• Large sample. / ? ? [Option ID = 14019]

15) The standard deviation of the theoretical distribution of sample means is

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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
[Question ID = 3507]
  1. A measure of sampling error. / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14022]
  2. A measure of dispersion in the data. / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14023]
  3. A measure of deviation of scores from the mean. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14024]
  4. A measure of deviation in the standard scores. / ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14025]
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Correct Answer :-
• A measure of sampling error. / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14022]

16) Mr. Anil, a researcher and English teacher wishes to see how well his students could spell 1,000 English words but decided to have a sample of only 50 words for the test. He must ensure:
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1000 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 150 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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  1. Content validity of the test items. / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14026]
  2. Internal validity of the procedure. / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14027]
  3. External validity of the results. / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14028]
  4. Criterion-related validity of the sample. / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14029]
Correct Answer :-

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• Content validity of the test items. / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14026]

17) 'Threats to reliability' in an achievement test with respect to examiners and marking can be attributed to:
A. Errors in marking.
B. Inconsistency in response of the students.

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C. Inconsistency in marking within the same response sheet.
D. Inconsistency in marking among different examiners.
Which among the following is true?
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B. ? ? ? ? ? ?
C. ? ? ?-? ? ? ? ? ?
D. ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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[Question ID = 3509]
  1. A and B only / A ? B [Option ID = 14030]
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  3. A, B and C only / A, B ? C [Option ID = 14031]
  4. A, B and D only / A, B ? D [Option ID = 14032]
  5. A, C and D only / A, C ? D [Option ID = 14033]
Correct Answer :-
• A, C and D only / A, C ? D [Option ID = 14033]

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18) Which of the following statements are examples of inferential statistics?
A. The average height of the girls in basketball team of a school is 165cm.
B. There is a relationship between high motivation and high achievement level.
C. From the past analysis, it is predicted that 85% of science students from high schools will go for engineering courses.

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A. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 165 ? ?
B. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
C. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 85% ? ? ? ? ? ?
[Question ID = 3510]
  1. A and C only / A ? C [Option ID = 14034]
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  3. A and B only / A ? B [Option ID = 14035]
  4. B and C only / B ? C [Option ID = 14036]
  5. B only / ? B [Option ID = 14037]
Correct Answer :-
• B and C only / B ? C [Option ID = 14036]

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a true experimental research design equivalence between the control group and the experiment group is
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[Question ID = 3511]
  1. Comparing mean scores. / ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14038]
  2. Comparing standard deviations. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14039]
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  4. Randomization. / ? [Option ID = 14040]
  5. One to one matching. / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14041]
Correct Answer :-
• Randomization. / ? [Option ID = 14040]

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20) Researchers use null hypothesis because
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
[Question ID = 3512]
  1. It enables to compare research findings with chance expectations through statistical tests. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14042]
  2. It allows making inferences using confidence limits. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14043]
  3. It reduces the risk of statistical errors by choosing appropriate statistics. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14044]
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  5. It allows correct use of statistical tools. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14045]
Correct Answer :-
• It enables to compare research findings with chance expectations through statistical tests. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14042]

21) You want to study the experiences of 'being a transgender'. Which of the following may NOT be an appropriate way to identify your participants?

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? '? ?' ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?-? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
[Question ID = 3513]
  1. Snowball sampling. / ? ? [Option ID = 14046]
  2. Purposive sampling. / ? ? [Option ID = 14047]
  3. Random sampling. / ? ? [Option ID = 14048]
  4. Identification through institutional consultation. / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14049]
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Correct Answer :-
• Random sampling. / ? ? [Option ID = 14048]

22) A researcher wants to undertake a research with young adults to understand how their identity has developed from their childhood to adulthood and which factors have influenced it. The appropriate method for this study would be
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[Question ID = 3514]
  1. Action Research / ? ? [Option ID = 14050]
  2. Survey / ? [Option ID = 14051]
  3. Life-stories / ?-? [Option ID = 14052]
  4. Observations / ? [Option ID = 14053]
Correct Answer :-

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• Life-stories / ?-? [Option ID = 14052]

23) Which of the following can be used by the researcher to rank the people or objects on a scale with equal units?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
[Question ID = 3515]
  1. Nominal Scale / ? ? ? [Option ID = 14054]
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  3. Ordinal scale / ? ? ? [Option ID = 14055]
  4. Interval scale / ? ? ? [Option ID = 14056]
  5. Number scale / ? ? ? [Option ID = 14057]
Correct Answer :-
• Interval scale / ? ? ? [Option ID = 14056]

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24) A researcher is said to have committed a Type-l error when.............
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?, ?...
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  1. Teacher accepts the null hypothesis, which is actually true. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ?, ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14058]
  2. A researcher rejects the null hypothesis, which is actually true. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ?, ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14059]
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  4. A researcher accepts the null hypothesis, which is actually false. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ?, ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14060]
  5. A researcher rejects both the null and alternative hypothesis. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14061]
Correct Answer :-
• A researcher rejects the null hypothesis, which is actually true. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ?, ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14059]

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25) A point on the measurement scale below which a specified percentage of the cases in a distribution fall is called..........
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?, ? ? ?
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  1. Percentile rank / ? ? [Option ID = 14062]
  2. Percentile / ? [Option ID = 14063]
  3. Percentage / ? [Option ID = 14064]
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  5. t-Value / t-? [Option ID = 14065]
Correct Answer :-
• Percentile / ? [Option ID = 14063]

26) Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
[Question ID = 3518]
  1. Phenomenology as an approach concern primarily with how 'others' view my world. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? '? ?' ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14066]
  2. Existentialism often describes the human condition in terms such as abandonment, loneliness, despair and alienation. / ? ? ?, ?, ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14067]
  3. Humanistic psychology is also referred to as 'third-force' of psychology. / ? ? ? ? ? '? ?' ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14068]
  4. The feelings, perceptions and awareness that an individual has at any given moment is known as phenomenal field in humanistic psychology. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?, ? ? ? ? ?, ? ? ? ? ?-? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14069]
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Correct Answer :-
• Phenomenology as an approach concern primarily with how 'others' view my world. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? '? ?' ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 14066]

27) Piaget distinguished among three types of knowledge except
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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[Question ID = 3519]
  1. Physical Knowledge. / ? ? [Option ID = 14070]
  2. Logico- Mathematical Knowledge. / ? ? ? [Option ID = 14071]
  3. Procedural Knowledge. / ? ? [Option ID = 14072]
  4. Social Knowledge. / ? ? [Option ID = 14073]
Correct Answer :-

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• Procedural Knowledge. / ? ? [Option ID = 14072]
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one of the following is not a category of the dimension called ' operation' in Guilford's Multifactor Theory of
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[Question ID = 3520]
  1. Evaluation / ? [Option ID = 14074]
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  3. Cognition / ? [Option ID = 14075]
  4. Synthesis / ? [Option ID = 14076]
  5. Memory / ? [Option ID = 14077]
Correct Answer :-
• Synthesis / ? [Option ID = 14076]

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29) Socrates wrote
A. Nichomachean Ethics
B. Symposium
C. Apology

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D. I and Thou
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
? ? ?
A. ? ? (Nichomachean Ethics)
B. ? (Symposium)

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C. ? (Apology)
D. ? ? ? (I and Thou)
? ? ? ? ?:
[Question ID = 3521]
  1. A and B only / A ? B [Option ID = 14078]
  2. B and C only / B ? C [Option ID = 14079]
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  4. A and C only / A ? C [Option ID = 14080]
  5. C and D only / C ? D [Option ID = 14081]
Correct Answer :-
• B and C only / B ? C [Option ID = 14079]

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30) In the work of Talcott Parsons,
and
serve the primary functions in the society as an agency of socialization and allocation of human resources within the role-structure of the adult society.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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? ? ? ?
[Question ID = 3522]
  1. Lower and middle socio-economic class / ? ? ? ?-? ? [Option ID = 14082]

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