This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Commerce > Economics Statistics For Economics > Class 11 Economics (Statistics For Economics) Chapter 2 Collection Of Data – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Economics (Statistics For Economics) Chapter 2 Collection Of Data Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Structured observation is appropriate in case of: A) Fundamental studies. B) Experimental studies. C) Analytical studies. D) Descritive statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Descritive statistics. 2. Technique which gives every items of the universe an equal chance of being selected is A) Convenient sampling. B) Random Sampling. C) Judgement sampling. D) Non-random sampling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Random Sampling. 3. What is primary sources? A) Your own created data. B) Your own data collection from own investigation. C) The first data acquired. D) Data gather from previous research. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your own data collection from own investigation. 4. Questions that do not relate to what you want to learn is acceptable. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. Name the quarterly journal published by NSSO. A) Rudrekshana. B) Sarvekshana. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarvekshana. 6. Respondant is one who gives A) Response to the investigator. B) Takes interviews. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Response to the investigator. 7. The following is an advantage of Direct Personal Investigation: A) Highest Response Rate. B) Free from Personal Bias. C) Wide Coverage. D) Economical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Highest Response Rate. 8. Total units under study means A) Aggregate. B) Population. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population. 9. In which method data is collected from some units of the population? A) Sample method. B) Census method. C) Both sample and census. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sample method. 10. ..... data need to be adjusted to suit the objective of study in hand A) Prinary. B) Secondary. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary. 11. The Feature of Primary Data- A) Already Collected. B) Saving of Time and Money Both. C) Collected for a Specific Objectives. D) Proper Check of Data before use. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Collected for a Specific Objectives. 12. Sampling errors are related to the error of measurement and error of non-response. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. There is a certain bias involved in the non-random selection of samples ..... A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. What is full form of NSSO: A) National Space Structure Orbit. B) National Sample Survey Organisation. C) National Seeds Selling Outlets. D) National Scout Serving Organisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) National Sample Survey Organisation. 15. Which of the Following is a method of secondary data collection? A) Direct Personal Investigation. B) Indirect Oral Investigation. C) Both. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None. 16. ..... is the largest organisation in India conducting regular socio-economic survey. A) NSSO. B) CSO. C) RGI. D) Census of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NSSO. 17. Many years ago, a New York Times Poll on women's issues interviewed 1025 women randomly selected from the United States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii. One question was "Many women have better jobs and more opportunities than they did 20 years ago. Do you think women had to give up too much in the process, or not?" 48% of women in the sample said "Yes." What is the sample size for this survey? A) American Adults. B) 48%. C) 1025. D) American Adult Women. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1025. 18. Primary data is available in the form of published or unpublished reports. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. A good sample is always based on: A) Random Sampling. B) Satisfied Sampling. C) Cluster Sampling. D) Judgement Sampling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Random Sampling. 20. What is secondary source of data collection? A) Data collect from an experiment. B) Publications, government documents, brochures, newsletters, annual reports. C) Any data gained from a survey or questionnaires. D) Interview session with the sample. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Publications, government documents, brochures, newsletters, annual reports. 21. A good questionnaire should have: A) Minimum questions. B) Concise. C) Clear. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 22. Technique which gives every item of the universe an equal chance of being selected is ..... A) Convienient Sampling. B) Random sampling method. C) Judgement Sampling. D) Non-random Sampling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Random sampling method. 23. A sampling technique in which members of the population are listed and samples are selected in intervals. A) Lottery sampling. B) Systematic sampling. C) Stratified random sampling. D) Cluster sampling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Systematic sampling. 24. The statement 'it was raining outside' is which of these? A) Data. B) Information. C) Knowledge. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Information. 25. Which is the corresponding level of measurement:A magazine claims the Senator is ranked 7th in the polls. A) Ratio. B) Nominal. C) Interval. D) Ordinal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ordinal. 26. Who has defined economics as "The study of man in the ordinary business of life" ? A) Adam Smith. B) Alfred Marshall. C) Lionel Robbins. D) Amartya Sen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alfred Marshall. 27. Data collection is the process of ..... A) Gathering and measuring information on variables of interest. B) Gathering and measuring books on variables of interest. C) Gathering and measuring newspapers on variables of interest. D) Gathering and measuring diaries on variables of interest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gathering and measuring information on variables of interest. 28. Which of the following statements is not an example of statistics? A) Birth rate in India is 18 per thousand as compared to 8 per thousand in the US. B) Ramesh has a Rs. 100 note in his pocket. C) Over the last 10 years, India has won 60 test matches in cricket and lost 50. D) Average pocket allowance of the students of Class XI is Rs. 500 per month. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ramesh has a Rs. 100 note in his pocket. 29. In this method, the universe is divided into homogeneous groups and equal sample is taken from each group. A) Stratified random sampling. B) Unrestricted random sampling. C) Systematic sampling. D) Cluster sampling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stratified random sampling. 30. Which type of data collection is best for the following situation:Popularity of a candidate running for US president A) Observing outcomes. B) Conducting a survey. C) Taking measurements. D) Reading statistical publications. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reading statistical publications. 31. It refers to the members of the group selected from thepopulation. A) Qualitative. B) Registration. C) Sample. D) Quantitative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sample. 32. The most complete and continuous demographic records of population is provided by: A) Census of India. B) National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO). C) Central Statistical Organisation (CSO). D) Registrar General of India (RGI). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Census of India. 33. Quantitative variables are separated into ..... A) Ordinal and nominal. B) Discrete and continuous. C) Discrete and nominal. D) Ordinal and continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discrete and continuous. 34. The data which are collected through Internet is called: A) Internal secondary data. B) External secondary data. C) Documentary sources. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) External secondary data. 35. What do you mean by Data collection? A) Gathering and measuring information on variables of interest. B) Gathering and measuring books on variables of interest. C) Gathering and measuring newspapers on variables of interest. D) Gathering and measuring diaries on variables of interest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gathering and measuring information on variables of interest. 36. Two types of data scientists collect are ..... A) Random and sample. B) Qualitative and quantitative. C) Descriptive and inferential. D) Parameter and statistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Qualitative and quantitative. 37. Which one of the following survey questions would generate numerical data? A) What is your favourite colour?. B) How long does it take for you to travel to school?. C) What type of car does your family own?. D) What type of dog do you own?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How long does it take for you to travel to school?. 38. Which of the following methods are used for the estimation of population in country? A) Sampling. B) Census. C) Both census and sampling. D) Neither census nor sampling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Census. 39. When population under investigation is infinite, we should use: A) Sample method. B) Census method. C) Both (A) and (B). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sample method. 40. The person whose help is needed by the investigator in collecting the information. A) Respondent. B) Enumerator. C) Interviewer. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enumerator. 41. How would you describe the condition of the vans provided by UTHM? A) Multiple choice. B) Open-ended question. C) Scale. D) Either-or. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Open-ended question. 42. In Singular sense, Statistics means: A) Statistical Methods. B) Numerical Set of Data. C) Science of State. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Statistical Methods. 43. Under which of the following sampling, every individual / unit of the population has an equal chance of being selected? A) Quota Sampling. B) Convenience Sampling. C) Mixed Sampling. D) Random Sampling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Random Sampling. 44. Calculate the mean.23, 18, 9, 10, 5 A) 55. B) 14. C) 17. D) 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 13. 45. ..... collects Demographic data in India. A) Census of India. B) NSSO. C) CSO. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Census of India. 46. Random sampling method is also know as ..... A) Judgement sampling. B) Probability sampling. C) Systematic sampling. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Probability sampling. 47. In this method, sample selection depends on the choice of the investigator: A) Cluster Sampling. B) Systematic sampling. C) Quota sampling. D) Purposive sampling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Purposive sampling. 48. Direct personal investigation method suffers from: A) Personal Bias. B) Excessive expenses. C) Time consuming. D) All of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of above. 49. Statistical error arises due to: A) Error in data acquisition. B) Non-response errors. C) Personal Bias. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All. 50. All numerical information is not statistics. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 51. It is a type of interview that can be done through directconversation. A) Personal Interview. B) Telephone Interview. C) Questionnaire. D) Interview. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personal Interview. 52. It is a type of interview that can be done through the use ofelectronic gadget A) Personal Interview. B) Interview. C) Telephone Interview. D) Text/Chat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Telephone Interview. 53. The data which takes time to collect A) Primary data. B) Quantitative data. C) Secondary data. D) Authentic data. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary data. 54. Who is the father of modern economics? A) Alfred Marshall. B) Lionel Robbins. C) Adam Smith. D) J.M. Keynes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adam Smith. 55. A schedule is generally filled up by A) Informants. B) Educational institutions. C) Government. D) Researcher. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Researcher. 56. What method of collecting data requires the enactments of law to take effect? A) Interview. B) Observation. C) Questionnaire. D) Registration or census. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Registration or census. 57. Primary data refer to information obtained ..... by the researcher on the variables of interest for the specific purpose of the study. A) First-hand. B) Second-hand. C) Third-hand. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First-hand. 58. Who has quoted, "Statistics is both a science as well as an art" . A) Hicks. B) Tippet. C) Alfred Marshall. D) Gotterfied. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tippet. 59. Which is the corresponding level of measurement:The Senator's marital status is "married" . A) Interval. B) Nominal. C) Ratio. D) Ordinal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nominal. 60. Census method is appropriate when conducting a survey if: A) The population is large. B) When cheaper method is needed. C) The population is not so large. D) Time is limited to conduct the survey. 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