WBCS 10 questions from old question paper: Practice SET 2

WBCS 10 questions from old question paper: Practice SET 2
Time: 10 minutes    Marks: 20

11. A poll is done to estimate the proportion of employees of an organization who think that they are actively engaged in their jobs. The poll is based on a random sample of 400 employees. What is the conservative margin of error of this poll?

 

(A) 0.05

(B) 0.04

(C) 0.25

(D) 0-10

 

12. The discrepancies between the estimate and a population parameter is known as

 

(A) Formula Error

(B) Sampling Error

(C) Non-sampling Error

(D) Common Method Bias

 

 

13. If there is linear trend present in the population, then which of the following methods is the most efficient sampling technique?

 

(A) Cluster Sampling

(B) Systematic Sampling

(C) Stratified Sampling

(D) Simple Random Sampling

 

14. Who called the study of communication 'Rhetoric'?

 

(A) Socrates

(B) Karl Marx

(C) Aristotl

(D) Noam Chomsky

 

 

15. The most significant approach of evaluation is (A) continuous and comprehensive evaluation

 

(B) conducting objective term-end examination

(C) maintaining cumulative records of students

(D) semester system evaluation

 

16. Which of the following includes examples of quantitative variables?

 

(A) Age, Temperature, Income, Height

(B) Gender, Religion and Ethnic Group

(C) Grade Point Average, Anxiety level, Reading performance

(D) Both (A) and (C)

 

 

17.  Statements :

(a) All branches are flowers

(b) All flowers are trees

 

Conclusions:

(i) All branches are trees

(ii) All trees are branches

(iii) All flowers are branches

(iv) Some trees are branches

 

Codes:

(A) Only (i) and (iii) follows

(B) Only (i) and (ii) follows

(C) Only (i) and (iv) follows

(D) Only (i) follows

 

18. There are many countries in the world which despite high levels of per capita income and GDP growth/real income, experience high mortality rate, undernourishment rate, poor literacy and so on. What is this state called?

 

(A) Growth with Development

(B) Development

(C) Growth without Development

(D) Development without Growth

 

19. Which of the following research method is based on controlled observation?

 

(A) Historical Research

(B) Philosophical Research

(C) Descriptive Research

(D) Field Experimentation

 

20. In communication, language is a

 

(A) Non-verbal code

(B) Symbolic code

(C) Iconic code

(D) Verbal code