MCQ Class 11 Economics Ch 2 Collection of Data CBSE Board

Statistics for Economics

1. What is the main purpose of data collection?

To increase the cost of research

To show evidence for reaching a sound and clear solution to a problem

To avoid conducting surveys

To reduce the amount of information

Question 1 of 20

2. What are data collected through first-hand information called?

Secondary data

Census data

Primary data

Sample errors

Question 2 of 20

3. Which of the following is an example of secondary data?

Information collected directly from students

Answers obtained through personal interviews

Information collected through a new survey

Data obtained from government reports

Question 3 of 20

4. Which of the following is the most common instrument used in surveys?

Questionnaire or interview schedule

Calculator

Map

Graph

Question 4 of 20

5. How should the questions in a questionnaire be arranged?

From difficult to easy

From specific to general

From general to specific

In a completely random order

Question 5 of 20

6. What is a question with only two possible answers, such as Yes or No, called?

Open-ended question

Two-way question

Multiple-choice question

Leading question

Question 6 of 20

7. Which type of question allows respondents to give individualised answers?

Two-way question

Closed-ended question

Structured question

Open-ended question

Question 7 of 20

8. Which method involves face-to-face interaction between the researcher and the respondent?

Personal interview

Mailing questionnaire

Telephone interview

Online survey

Question 8 of 20

9. Which is an advantage of a mailing questionnaire?

It always produces a high response rate

It allows the interviewer to observe reactions

It is less expensive

It requires face-to-face interaction

Question 9 of 20

10. What is a major disadvantage of telephone interviews?

They always require more time than personal interviews

Some people may not own telephones

They cannot clarify questions

They are always more expensive than personal interviews

Question 10 of 20

11. What is a pilot survey?

A survey covering every individual

A survey conducted only by telephone

A survey using only secondary data

A trial survey conducted with a small group

Question 11 of 20

12. What is a census or complete enumeration?

A survey that includes every element of the population

A survey that selects only a few individuals

A survey that uses only random sampling

A survey that collects only secondary data

Question 12 of 20

13. How often is the Census of India regularly conducted?

Every five years

Every two years

Every ten years

Every twenty years

Question 13 of 20

14. What does a sample refer to?

The entire population under study

A group or section of the population selected for collecting information

Only the people who refuse to respond

Information obtained from published reports

Question 14 of 20

15. What is the main characteristic of random sampling?

Only familiar individuals are selected

The researcher selects people according to convenience

Only people from remote areas are selected

Every individual has an equal chance of being selected

Question 15 of 20

16. Which method of sampling is also called the lottery method?

Random sampling

Non-random sampling

Convenience sampling

Judgment sampling

Question 16 of 20

17. In non-random sampling, how are individuals generally selected?

Every individual receives an equal chance

Only through a lottery

According to judgement, purpose or convenience

Through complete enumeration

Question 17 of 20

18. What is sampling error?

An error caused only by incorrect recording

The difference between a sample estimate and the corresponding population parameter

The refusal of a respondent to answer

An error caused by a poorly written questionnaire only

Question 18 of 20

19. Which type of error is generally more difficult to minimise, even by taking a large sample?

Sampling error

Calculation error only

Tabulation error only

Non-sampling error

Question 19 of 20

20. Which agency conducts nationwide surveys on socio-economic issues in India?

National Sample Survey (NSS)

School examination boards

Local market committees

Private newspaper agencies

Question 20 of 20

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