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Question Paper Name : Ph.D in Journalism and Mass Communication Set 2
Subject Name : Ph.D in Journalism and Mass Communication
Creation Date : 2020-10-04 13:31:34
Duration : 180
Number of Questions : 100
Total Marks : 100
Display Marks: Yes

Ph.D in Journalism and Mass Communication

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Group Number : 1
Group Id : 92862747
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

JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION

Section Id : 928627105
Section Number : 1
Section type : Online
Mandatory or Optional : Mandatory
Number of Questions : 100
Number of Questions to be attempted : 100
Section Marks : 100
Mark As Answered Required? : Yes
Sub-Section Number : 1
Sub-Section Id : 928627365
Question Shuffling Allowed : Yes

Question Number : 1 Question Id : 9286275828 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Which of the following is not a characteristic of communications research ?

Options:

  1. Scientific

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  2. Objective
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  3. Open to individual interpretation
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  4. Interdisciplinary
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Question Number : 1 Question Id : 9286275828 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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

Options:

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

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  4. ?
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Question Number : 2 Question Id : 9286275829 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Which of the following is a major element common to all communication research situations?

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Options:

  1. Medium
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  2. Effect
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  3. Individual
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  4. Experiment
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Question Number : 2 Question Id : 9286275829 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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Options:

  1. ?
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  2. ?

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  3. ?
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  4. ? (?)
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Question Number : 3 Question Id : 9286275830 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Which of the following is not analysed in communication research?

Options:

  1. Feedback
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  2. Intermodal comparisons
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  3. Readership
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  4. Spiritual aspirations

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Question Number : 3 Question Id : 9286275830 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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

Options:

  1. ?

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  2. ? (Intermodal) ?
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  3. ?
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    4. --- Content provided by FirstRanker.com ---

  4. ? ?
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Question Number : 4 Question Id : 9286275831 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Find Standard Deviation for the following dataset :

38, 43, 40, 26, 25, 22, 17, 17, 34, 22, 36

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Options:

  1. 09-39
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  2. 07-32
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    3. --- Content provided by FirstRanker.com ---

  3. 17-21
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  4. 22-19
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Question Number : 4 Question Id : 9286275831 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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38, 43, 40, 26, 25, 22, 17, 17, 34, 22, 36

Options:

  1. 09-39
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  1. 07-32
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  2. 17-21
    92862722575.
  3. 22-19

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Question Number : 5 Question Id : 9286275832 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Which research method is used for analysing literary works?

Options:

  1. Experimental method

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  2. Historical method
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  3. Anthropological approaches
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    4. --- Content provided by​ FirstRanker.com ---

  4. Interview
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Question Number : 5 Question Id : 9286275832 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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

Options:

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

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  4. ?
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Question Number : 6 Question Id : 9286275833 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

After data collection which of the following steps is applied ?

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Options:

  1. Data handling
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  2. Data mining
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    3. --- Content provided by​ FirstRanker.com ---

  3. Data analysis
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  4. Data objectivity
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Question Number : 6 Question Id : 9286275833 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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

Options:

  1. ? ?
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  2. ? ?

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  3. ? ?
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  4. ? ?
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Question Number : 7 Question Id : 9286275834 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Which of the following research methods examines an issue in totality?

Options:

  1. Survey
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  2. Ethnography
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  3. Empirical study
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  4. Content analysis

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Question Number : 7 Question Id : 9286275834 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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

Options:

  1. ?

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  2. ?
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  3. ? ?
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    4. --- Content provided by‌ FirstRanker.com ---

  4. ?-? ?
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Question Number : 8 Question Id : 9286275835 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Which of the following methods is both qualitative and quantitative in nature?

Options:

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  1. Historical method
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  2. Group discussion
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  3. Interview

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  4. Content analysis
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Question Number : 8 Question Id : 9286275835 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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

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Options:

  1. ? ?
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  2. ? ?
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    3. --- Content provided by‌ FirstRanker.com ---

  3. ?
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  4. ?-? ?
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Question Number : 9 Question Id : 9286275836 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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Which of the following method uses a control group ?

Options:

  1. Experimental method
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  2. Survey method

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  3. Case study
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  4. Netnography
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Question Number : 9 Question Id : 9286275836 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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Options:

  1. ? ?
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  2. ? ?
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  3. ? ?
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  4. ? (Netnography)

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Question Number : 10 Question Id : 9286275837 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Which of the following methods do not make use of similar approaches in research?

Options:

  1. Case study and Anthropological method

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  2. Interview and FGD
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  3. Observation method and Netnography
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    4. --- Content provided by‌ FirstRanker.com ---

  4. Semiotics and Narratology
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Question Number : 10 Question Id : 9286275837 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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  1. ? ? ? ? ?
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  2. ? ? ? ? ?
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  3. ? ? ? ? (Netnography)

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  4. ? ? ?
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Question Number : 11 Question Id : 9286275838 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

While conducting a survey, a researcher aggregates the sub-populations of a sample. These sub-populations are called

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Options:

  1. Population frame
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  2. Population strata
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    3. --- Content provided by‌ FirstRanker.com ---

  3. Sampling frame
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  4. Sampling strata
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Question Number : 11 Question Id : 9286275838 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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Options:

  1. ? ?
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  2. ? ? ?

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  3. ? ?
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  4. ? ? ?
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Question Number : 12 Question Id : 9286275839 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

The link between Population findings and Sample findings depends on

Options:

  1. Sample probability
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  2. Sampling technique
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  3. Sample selection
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  4. Sample stratification

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Question Number : 12 Question Id : 9286275839 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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

Options:

  1. ? ?

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  2. ? ?
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  3. ? ?
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  4. ? ?
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Question Number : 13 Question Id : 9286275840 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Find Mean for the following dataset :

48, 52, 50, 36, 35, 32, 27, 27, 44, 22, 46

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Options:

  1. 46-09
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  2. 57-09
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    3. --- Content provided by⁠ FirstRanker.com ---

  3. 38-09
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  4. 29-09
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Question Number : 13 Question Id : 9286275840 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? :

48, 52, 50, 36, 35, 32, 27, 27, 44, 22, 46

Options:

  1. 46-09
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  2. 57-09
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  3. 38-09
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  4. 29-09

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Question Number : 14 Question Id : 9286275841 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

If a researcher has to find the media habits of a community, which is the best method to employ?

Options:

  1. Interview method

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  2. Group discussion
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  3. Content analysis
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  4. Survey method
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Question Number : 14 Question Id : 9286275841 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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

Options:

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  2. ? ?
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  3. ? ?

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  4. ? ?
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Question Number : 15 Question Id : 9286275842 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

What is the relationship between two or more variables called?

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Options:

  1. Research question
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  2. Hypothesis
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  3. Correlation
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  4. Randomisation
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Question Number : 15 Question Id : 9286275842 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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Options:

  1. ? ?
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  2. ?

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  3. ?
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  4. ? (?) (Randomisation)
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Question Number : 16 Question Id : 9286275843 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

When rise in economic status of a community is observed due to better education, variable economic status will be classified as?

Options:

  1. Independent variable
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  2. Extraneous variable
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  3. Confounded variable
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  4. Dependent variable

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Question Number : 16 Question Id : 9286275843 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 0

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

Options:

  1. ? ?

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  2. ? (Extraneous) ?
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  3. ? (Confounded) ?
    92862722623.

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  4. ? ?
    92862722624.

Question Number : 17 Question Id : 9286275844 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Which of the following factor indicates a greater need for trend studies ?

Options:

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  1. Demystification
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  2. Technological intervention
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  3. Audience fragmentation

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  4. Political motivation
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Question Number : 17 Question Id : 9286275844 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No Correct Marks : 0

? ? ? ?-? ? ? ? (Trend Studies) ? ? ? ? ? ?

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Options:

  1. ? (Demystification)
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  2. ? ?
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  3. ? ?
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