Which of the following is NOT a source of primary data? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Which of the following is NOT a source of primary data?
A. An experiment conducted in a lab
B. Census of India 2011 data used by a demographer
C. A questionnaire filled by the respondent online
D. Interviews conducted by the researcher
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Census data is already published; it is secondary data for a demographer.
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The base year of the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) 2011-12 series was revised in:
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Correct Answer: Option C

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The new WPI series with base 2011-12 was launched in 2017.
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Which measure of central tendency is defined only when all observations are positive?
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Geometric mean requires all positive values; otherwise it's undefined or zero. Harmonic mean also requires non-zero values, but GM is more restricted. Actually, GM is defined only for positive data if we want real numbers. So C.
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The probability of obtaining a sum of 9 in a single throw of two dice is:
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Correct Answer: Option C

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