wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

collection of data

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of data are contained in the census of population and national income estimates, for the government ?

a)

Primary data

b)

Secondary data

c)

Internal data

d)

None of these

2.

Which of the following is a merit of a good questionnaire?

a)

Difficulty

b)

Less number of questions

c)

Not in proper order

d)

Invalid questions

3.

Indirect oral investigation is applied when the field of investigation is limited.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Primary data is available in the form of published or unpublished reports.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

___________ 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

6.

Data collected from 'The Hindu' is

a)

Primary data

b)

Secondary data

c)

Both (a) and (b)

d)

none of these

7.

Methods of statistical enquiry :

a)

Census method

b)

sampling method

c)

both (a) and (b)

d)

none of these

8.

This method involves study of each and every items of the universe

a)

Sampling

b)

Census

c)

Random sampling

d)

None of these

9.

Census method needs less number of enumerators.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which method of collection of data covers the widest area?

a)

Telephone interview method

b)

Mailed questionnaire method

c)

direct interview method

d)

all of these

11.

The quickest method to collect primary data is :

a)

Direct Personal Investigation

b)

Indirect Oral Investigation

c)

Telephone Interview

d)

Mailed Questionnaire Method

12.

Direct personal investigation method suffers from:

a)

Personal Bias

b)

Excessive expenses

c)

Time consuming

d)

all of above

13.

It is best to use a census while conducting a survey if:

a)

The population is large

b)

the population is small

c)

Time is limited to conduct the survey

d)

cheaper method is needed

14.

primary data is preferred over secondary data where:

a)

Time available is short

b)

Accuracy is important

c)

Sufficient finance is not available

d)

Much accuracy is not required

15.

When population under investigation is infinite, we should use:

a)

Sample method

b)

Census method

c)

Both (A) and (B)

d)

None of these