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Question Paper Name : Ph.D in Geography 4th Oct 2020
Subject Name : Ph.D in Geography
Creation Date : 2020-10-04 13:31:33
Duration : 180
Number of Questions : 100
Total Marks : 100
Display Marks: Yes

Ph.D in Geography

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Group Number : 1
Group Id : 92862744
Group Maximum Duration : 0
Group Minimum Duration : 150
Show Attended Group? : No
Edit Attended Group? : No
Break time : 0
Group Marks : 100
Is this Group for Examiner? : No

SECTION A RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Section Id : 928627100
Section Number : 1
Section type : Online
Mandatory or Optional : Mandatory
Number of Questions : 50
Number of Questions to be attempted : 50
Section Marks : 50
Mark As Answered Required? : Yes
Sub-Section Number : 1
Sub-Section Id : 928627360
Question Shuffling Allowed : Yes

Question Number : 1 Question Id : 9286275528 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Which of the following is the first step in starting the research process?

Options:

  1. Searching sources of information to locate a problem

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  2. Identification of a problem
  3. Survey of related literature
  4. Searching for solutions to the problems

Question Number : 1 Question Id : 9286275528 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?-? ? ?

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Options:

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  2. ? ? ? ?
  3. ? ? ? ? ?

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Question Number : 2 Question Id : 9286275529 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Action research is

Options:

  1. A longitudinal research.
  2. A fact finding research.

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  3. A research initiated to solve an immediate problem.
  4. A research with socio-economic objectives.

Question Number : 2 Question Id : 9286275529 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

? (Action) ? ? ? ?

Options:

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  1. ? ? ? ?
  2. ? ? ?
  3. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
  4. ?-? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Question Number : 3 Question Id : 9286275530 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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Match the following and choose the correct answer from the options given below :

a. Descriptive research i. Generalisation or formulation of theory
b. Analytical research ii. Researcher has no control over variables
c. Fundamental research iii. Related to some abstract ideas or theory
d. Conceptual research iv. Critical evaluation of the information available

Options:

  1. (a-iii), (b-i), (c-ii), (d-iv)
  2. (a-ii), (b-iv), (c-i), (d-iii)
  3. (a-ii), (b-iv), (c-iii), (d-i)

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  4. (a-ii), (b-i), (c-iii), (d-iv)

Question Number : 3 Question Id : 9286275530 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

a. ? ? i. ? ? ? ? ?
b. ? ? ii. ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
C. ? ? iii. ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
d. ? ? iv. ? ? ? ? ?

Options:

  1. (a-iii), (b-i), (c-ii), (d-iv)

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  2. (a-ii), (b-iv), (c-i), (d-iii)
  3. (a-ii), (b-iv), (c-iii), (d-i)
  4. (a-ii), (b-i), (c-iii), (d-iv)

Question Number : 4 Question Id : 9286275531 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

A reasoning where we start with a particular statement and conclude with a universal statement is called

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Options:

  1. Deductive reasoning
  2. Inductive reasoning
  3. Abnormal reasoning
  4. Transcendental reasoning

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Question Number : 4 Question Id : 9286275531 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?, ? ? ? ? ?

Options:

  1. ? ?
  2. ? ?

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  3. ? ?
  4. ? (Transcendental) ?

Question Number : 5 Question Id : 9286275532 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Controlled group is a term used in

Options:

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  1. Survey research
  2. Experimental research
  3. Historical research
  4. Descriptive research

Question Number : 5 Question Id : 9286275532 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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Options:

  1. ? ?
  2. ? ?
  3. ? ?

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  4. ? ?

Question Number : 6 Question Id : 9286275533 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Which of following is not true for research methods?

Options:

  1. Methods or techniques used for conducting research

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  2. The logic behind the use of certain methods for research and their relevand
  3. Techniques for establishing relationship between data and the unknown
  4. Evaluate the accuracy of results obtained

Question Number : 6 Question Id : 9286275533 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

? ? ? ?-? ? ? (?) ? ? ? ? ? ?

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Options:

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  2. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
  3. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
  4. ? ? ? ? ? ?

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Question Number : 7 Question Id : 9286275534 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Which of the following research approaches involves the construction of an artificial environment within which relevant information and data can be generated?

Options:

  1. Inferential Approach
  2. Simulation Approach

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  3. Quantitative Approach
  4. Experimental Approach

Question Number : 7 Question Id : 9286275534 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

? ? ? ?-? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Options:

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  1. ? ?
  2. ? ?
  3. ? ?
  4. ? ?

Question Number : 8 Question Id : 9286275535 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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A good research design should not be

Options:

  1. Flexible
  2. Efficient
  3. Complex

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  4. Appropriate

Question Number : 8 Question Id : 9286275535 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Options:

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  2. ?
  3. ?
  4. ?

Question Number : 9 Question Id : 9286275536 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Read the given statements and choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Statement I:

One characteristic of a good research design is to minimise the influence of extraneous variables.

Statement II:

Extraneous variables are related to the purpose of research.

Options:

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  1. Statement I and statement II are correct and statement II explains statement I
  2. Statement I and statement II are correct and statement II does not explain statement I
  3. Statement I is correct and statement II is wrong.
  4. Statement I is wrong and statement II is correct.

Question Number : 9 Question Id : 9286275536 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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Options:

  1. ? ? ? ? || ? ? ? ? || ? ? ? ? ? ?
  2. ? ? ? ? || ? ? ? ? || ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
  3. ? ? ? ? ? ? || ? ?
  4. ? ? ? ? ? ? || ? ?

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Question Number : 10 Question Id : 9286275537 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Read the given statements and choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Statement I:

Survey of people who have had a practical experience with the problem to be studied is experience survey.

Statement II:

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Hypothesis stated by earlier researchers may be reviewed and their usefulness be evaluated as a basis for further research.

Options:

  1. Statement I and statement II are correct and statement II explains statement I
  2. Statement I and statement II are correct and statement II does not explain statement I
  3. Statement I is correct and statement II is wrong.

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  4. Statement I is wrong and statement II is correct.

Question Number : 10 Question Id : 9286275537 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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? ? :

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?, ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Options:

  1. ? ? ? ? || ? ? ? ? || ? ? ? ? ? ?
  2. ? ? ? ? || ? ? ? ? || ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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  3. ? ? ? ? ? ? || ? ?
  4. ? ? ? ? ? ? || ? ?

Question Number : 11 Question Id : 9286275538 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Which of the following is not included in data processing and analysis ?

Options:

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  1. Tabulation of data
  2. Statistical computations
  3. Selecting the samples
  4. Coding the interview

Question Number : 11 Question Id : 9286275538 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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? ? ? ?-? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Options:

  1. ? ? ?
  2. ? ?
  3. ? ? ?

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  4. ? ? ?

Question Number : 12 Question Id : 9286275539 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Which of the following is not true for descriptive type of research studies?

Options:

  1. Well-thought out instruments for data collection

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  2. Rigid design
  3. Pre-planned design
  4. Non-probability sampling design

Question Number : 12 Question Id : 9286275539 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

? ? ? ?-? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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Options:

  1. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
  2. ? (Rigid) ?
  3. ?-? ?
  4. ? ? (sampling) ?

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Question Number : 13 Question Id : 9286275540 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Non-probability sampling is also called

  1. Haphazard sampling
  2. Convenience sampling
  3. Complex random sampling

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  4. Purposive sampling

Options:

  1. c and d
  2. a and c
  3. a, b and d

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  4. c only

Question Number : 13 Question Id : 9286275540 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

? ? ? ? ? ? (Non-probability sampling) ? ? ? ?

  1. ? ?
  2. ? ?

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  3. ? ? ?
  4. ? ?

Options:

  1. c ? d
  2. a ? c

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  3. a, b ? d
  4. ? c

Question Number : 14 Question Id : 9286275541 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Methods of collecting primary data does not include

Options:

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  1. Observation method
  2. Interview method
  3. Research Reports
  4. Questionnaires

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? ? ? ?-? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Options:

  1. ? ? (Observation method)
  2. ? ?
  3. ? ?

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  4. ?

Question Number : 15 Question Id : 9286275542 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Which of the following is/are true regarding observation method of data collection ?

  1. Respondents actively participate.
  2. Subjective bias is eliminated.

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  3. The information relates to current happenings.

Options:

  1. a and b
  2. b and c
  3. a and c

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  4. a only

Question Number : 15 Question Id : 9286275542 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

? ? ? ? (observation) ? ? ? ? ? ? ?-? ? ?/? ?

  1. ? ? ? ? ? ?
  2. ? ? ? ? ? ?

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  3. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Options:

  1. a ? b
  2. b ? c
  3. a ? c

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  4. ? a

Question Number : 16 Question Id : 9286275543 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Which of the following is/are true for an empirical research?

  1. It is related to some abstract ideas or theory used by philosophers.
  2. It relies on experience and observation.

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  3. It is like an experimental type of research.
  4. In this, the experimenter has control over the variables.

Options:

  1. a and b
  2. b, c and d

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  3. a and d
  4. c only

Question Number : 16 Question Id : 9286275543 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

? ? ? ?, ? ? ? ?-?/? ? ?/? ?

  1. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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  2. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
  3. ? ? ? ? ?
  4. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Options:

  1. a ? b

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  2. b, c ? d
  3. a ? d
  4. ? c

Question Number : 17 Question Id : 9286275544 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Which of the following is not the characteristics of a good research ?

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Options:

  1. Systematic
  2. Logical
  3. Empirical
  4. Non-replicable

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Question Number : 17 Question Id : 9286275544 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

? ? ? ?-? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Options:

  1. ? (Systematic)
  2. ?

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  3. ?
  4. ?-?

Question Number : 18 Question Id : 9286275545 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Which of the following is not the measurement of central tendency ?

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  1. Mean
  2. Standard deviation
  3. Median
  4. Mode

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? ? ? ?-? ? ? (central tendency) ? ? ? ? ?

Options:

  1. ? (Mean)
  2. ? ? (Standard deviation)
  3. ? (Median)

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  4. ? (Mode)

Question Number : 19 Question Id : 9286275546 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Which of the following are measures of dispersion ?

  1. Variance
  2. Skewness

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  3. Square root of variance
  4. Range

Options:

  1. a and b
  2. b and d

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  3. a, c and d
  4. a, b and c

Question Number : 19 Question Id : 9286275546 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

? ? ? ?-? ? ? ? ? ? ?

  1. ?

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  2. ? (Skewness)
  3. ? ? ?
  4. ? ? (?)

Options:

  1. a ? b

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  2. b ? d
  3. a, c ? d
  4. a, b ? c

Question Number : 20 Question Id : 9286275547 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Match the following and choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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a. Central Tendency i. Standard deviation
b. Relationship ii. Kurtosis
c. Dispersion iii. Median
d. Asymmetry iv. Coefficient of correlation

Options:

  1. (a-iv), (b-iii), (c-ii), (d-i)
  2. (a-iv), (b-iii), (c-i), (d-ii)
  3. (a-iii), (b-iv), (c-ii), (d-i)
  4. (a-iii), (b-iv), (c-i), (d-ii)

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Question Number : 20 Question Id : 9286275547 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

a. ? ? i. ? ?
b. ? ii. ? (?)
c. ? iii. ?
d. ? iv. ? ?

Options:

  1. (a-iv), (b-iii), (c-ii), (d-i)
  2. (a-iv), (b-iii), (c-i), (d-ii)

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  3. (a-iii), (b-iv), (c-ii), (d-i)
  4. (a-iii), (b-iv), (c-i), (d-ii)

Question Number : 21 Question Id : 9286275548 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Microwave radiation has wavelengths ranging from

Options:

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  1. 0.7 to 3 mm
  2. 0-3 to 300 cm
  3. 0-7 to 300 mm
  4. 3 to 14 mm

Question Number : 21 Question Id : 9286275548 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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? ? ? ? ? ? (?) ? ? ?

Options:

  1. 0-7 ? 3 ?
  2. 0-3 ? 300 ?
  3. 0-7 ? 300 ?

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  4. 3 ? 14 ?

Question Number : 22 Question Id : 9286275549 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Match the following and choose the correct answer from the options given below :

a. Positive Skewness i. Belt shaped curve
b. Negative Skewness ii. Curve distorted towards right
c. No Skewness iii. Curve distorted towards left

Options:

  1. (a-ii), (b-iii), (c-i

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