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Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
Which statement best defines a research problem?
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Explanation:
• A research problem is a focused issue, difficulty or gap that can be investigated systematically.
• It transforms a broad area of interest into a specific scholarly concern.
• A mere topic, bibliography or predetermined conclusion does not constitute a research problem.
• A sound problem should be significant, researchable and appropriately limited.
• It transforms a broad area of interest into a specific scholarly concern.
• A mere topic, bibliography or predetermined conclusion does not constitute a research problem.
• A sound problem should be significant, researchable and appropriately limited.
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
In research, a research gap refers to:
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Explanation:
• A research gap is an area that previous scholarship has not adequately addressed.
• It may involve a neglected text, population, period, method, comparison or theoretical perspective.
• Identifying a gap helps justify the need for a new study.
• A gap must be demonstrated through critical engagement with existing literature rather than merely asserted.
• It may involve a neglected text, population, period, method, comparison or theoretical perspective.
• Identifying a gap helps justify the need for a new study.
• A gap must be demonstrated through critical engagement with existing literature rather than merely asserted.
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
Which option correctly distinguishes a research aim from research objectives?
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Explanation:
• The research aim expresses the overall purpose or intended direction of the study.
• Research objectives break that broad purpose into specific and achievable tasks.
• Objectives should normally be clear, relevant and capable of guiding method and analysis.
• Confusing aims with objectives often produces a poorly structured research design.
• Research objectives break that broad purpose into specific and achievable tasks.
• Objectives should normally be clear, relevant and capable of guiding method and analysis.
• Confusing aims with objectives often produces a poorly structured research design.
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
Which is the most appropriately framed research question?
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Explanation:
• The question about code-switching identifies a phenomenon, a function and a defined population.
• It is focused, researchable and open to evidence-based analysis.
• The other questions are overly broad, evaluative or based on unexamined assumptions.
• Effective research questions should be clear, specific, significant and answerable through an appropriate method.
• It is focused, researchable and open to evidence-based analysis.
• The other questions are overly broad, evaluative or based on unexamined assumptions.
• Effective research questions should be clear, specific, significant and answerable through an appropriate method.
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
A research hypothesis is best described as:
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Explanation:
• A hypothesis is a provisional proposition formulated before analysis and tested against evidence.
• It commonly predicts a relationship between variables or a difference between groups.
• It must be sufficiently clear to be supported, rejected or refined.
• A hypothesis is not an unquestionable conclusion or an unsupported assumption.
• It commonly predicts a relationship between variables or a difference between groups.
• It must be sufficiently clear to be supported, rejected or refined.
• A hypothesis is not an unquestionable conclusion or an unsupported assumption.
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
Which statement represents a null hypothesis?
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Explanation:
• A null hypothesis states that no significant relationship or difference exists.
• Researchers test whether the evidence is strong enough to reject this proposition.
• The first option is a directional alternative hypothesis.
• The remaining options are vague or universal claims that are not adequately framed for testing.
• Researchers test whether the evidence is strong enough to reject this proposition.
• The first option is a directional alternative hypothesis.
• The remaining options are vague or universal claims that are not adequately framed for testing.
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
In research design, an assumption is:
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Explanation:
• An assumption is a condition or proposition accepted as reasonably true within the study.
• Assumptions may concern participants, instruments, language competence or the adequacy of a method.
• They should be stated when they materially affect the design or interpretation.
• Unlike findings, assumptions are not conclusions produced by the completed analysis.
• Assumptions may concern participants, instruments, language competence or the adequacy of a method.
• They should be stated when they materially affect the design or interpretation.
• Unlike findings, assumptions are not conclusions produced by the completed analysis.
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
A variable is best defined as:
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Explanation:
• A variable is an attribute, condition or factor that varies across persons, texts, groups, contexts or time.
• Examples include test score, age, teaching method, dialect, frequency and genre.
• Variables are central to many quantitative and mixed-method studies.
• A concept becomes analytically useful when its variation can be identified or measured.
• Examples include test score, age, teaching method, dialect, frequency and genre.
• Variables are central to many quantitative and mixed-method studies.
• A concept becomes analytically useful when its variation can be identified or measured.
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
In a study examining the effect of teaching method on vocabulary scores, the teaching method is the:
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Explanation:
• The independent variable is the factor treated as the presumed cause, predictor or grouping condition.
• Here, the teaching method is varied or compared to examine its effect.
• Vocabulary score is the dependent variable because it is the measured outcome.
• Clear identification of variables helps align the hypothesis, method and analysis.
• Here, the teaching method is varied or compared to examine its effect.
• Vocabulary score is the dependent variable because it is the measured outcome.
• Clear identification of variables helps align the hypothesis, method and analysis.
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
In the same study, the vocabulary score is the:
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Explanation:
• The dependent variable is the outcome measured to determine whether it changes in relation to the independent variable.
• Vocabulary score is therefore the dependent variable.
• A control variable is held constant or statistically managed.
• A delimitation is a boundary deliberately imposed on the study.
• Vocabulary score is therefore the dependent variable.
• A control variable is held constant or statistically managed.
• A delimitation is a boundary deliberately imposed on the study.
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
Which option is the best operational definition of reading proficiency?
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Explanation:
• An operational definition states exactly how a concept will be observed, measured or identified in a particular study.
• Defining reading proficiency as a score on a named test makes the concept measurable.
• The other options remain broad, evaluative or conceptually vague.
• Operational definitions improve clarity, consistency and replicability.
• Defining reading proficiency as a score on a named test makes the concept measurable.
• The other options remain broad, evaluative or conceptually vague.
• Operational definitions improve clarity, consistency and replicability.
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
Which of the following is a delimitation?
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Explanation:
• A delimitation is a boundary deliberately set by the researcher.
• Restricting the corpus by region, genre and publication period defines what the study will cover.
• Participant non-response and damaged materials are limitations rather than delimitations.
• Delimitations help make a project focused and manageable.
• Restricting the corpus by region, genre and publication period defines what the study will cover.
• Participant non-response and damaged materials are limitations rather than delimitations.
• Delimitations help make a project focused and manageable.
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
Which factor is most directly related to the feasibility of a proposed research project?
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Explanation:
• Feasibility concerns whether the proposed study can realistically be completed.
• Time, funding, access to texts or participants, technical competence and ethical approval are key considerations.
• A significant topic may still be unsuitable if the required evidence cannot be obtained.
• Feasibility should be assessed before finalising the research problem.
• Time, funding, access to texts or participants, technical competence and ethical approval are key considerations.
• A significant topic may still be unsuitable if the required evidence cannot be obtained.
• Feasibility should be assessed before finalising the research problem.
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
A conceptual framework primarily:
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Explanation:
• A conceptual framework maps the main concepts, categories and expected relationships guiding the inquiry.
• It may be developed from prior research, established concepts and the researcher's reasoned synthesis.
• It helps clarify what will be examined and how the parts of the study connect.
• It does not replace research questions, evidence or analysis.
• It may be developed from prior research, established concepts and the researcher's reasoned synthesis.
• It helps clarify what will be examined and how the parts of the study connect.
• It does not replace research questions, evidence or analysis.
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
A theoretical framework is best understood as:
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Explanation:
• A theoretical framework provides the established theoretical perspective through which the problem and evidence are interpreted.
• Examples in English studies include feminism, postcolonial theory, narratology and sociolinguistic theory.
• It influences the questions asked, concepts selected and interpretations made.
• It should be relevant to the problem rather than added merely for display.
• Examples in English studies include feminism, postcolonial theory, narratology and sociolinguistic theory.
• It influences the questions asked, concepts selected and interpretations made.
• It should be relevant to the problem rather than added merely for display.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
Statement I: A good research question should be answerable through evidence and an appropriate method.
Statement II: A good research question must contain the researcher's preferred conclusion.
Statement II: A good research question must contain the researcher's preferred conclusion.
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Explanation:
• Statement I is correct because a research question must be investigable through identifiable evidence and method.
• Statement II is incorrect because embedding a preferred conclusion introduces bias and closes inquiry prematurely.
• Research questions should permit findings that may support, complicate or challenge initial expectations.
• Therefore, Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect.
• Statement II is incorrect because embedding a preferred conclusion introduces bias and closes inquiry prematurely.
• Research questions should permit findings that may support, complicate or challenge initial expectations.
• Therefore, Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
Match List I with List II.
List I
1. Research gap
2. Operational definition
3. Delimitation
4. Theoretical framework
List II
A. Deliberately fixed boundary of a study
B. Established interpretive perspective
C. Unresolved issue in existing scholarship
D. Specific procedure for measuring a concept
List I
1. Research gap
2. Operational definition
3. Delimitation
4. Theoretical framework
List II
A. Deliberately fixed boundary of a study
B. Established interpretive perspective
C. Unresolved issue in existing scholarship
D. Specific procedure for measuring a concept
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Explanation:
• Research gap matches C because it identifies an unresolved or insufficiently studied issue.
• Operational definition matches D because it specifies how a concept is measured or recognised.
• Delimitation matches A because it is a boundary deliberately imposed by the researcher.
• Theoretical framework matches B because it supplies the established interpretive perspective.
• Operational definition matches D because it specifies how a concept is measured or recognised.
• Delimitation matches A because it is a boundary deliberately imposed by the researcher.
• Theoretical framework matches B because it supplies the established interpretive perspective.
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Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
Consider the following statements:
1. Research objectives should follow logically from the research problem.
2. Research questions should be unrelated to the proposed method.
3. Operational definitions improve clarity in measurement.
4. Feasibility should be considered before finalising the study.
Which statements are correct?
1. Research objectives should follow logically from the research problem.
2. Research questions should be unrelated to the proposed method.
3. Operational definitions improve clarity in measurement.
4. Feasibility should be considered before finalising the study.
Which statements are correct?
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Explanation:
• Statement 1 is correct because objectives must address the identified problem.
• Statement 2 is incorrect because research questions and methods must be aligned.
• Statement 3 is correct because operational definitions clarify how concepts are observed or measured.
• Statement 4 is correct; therefore, the correct combination is 1, 3 and 4 only.
• Statement 2 is incorrect because research questions and methods must be aligned.
• Statement 3 is correct because operational definitions clarify how concepts are observed or measured.
• Statement 4 is correct; therefore, the correct combination is 1, 3 and 4 only.
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
Assertion: Every research hypothesis must be retained unchanged after data analysis.
Reason: A hypothesis is a tentative proposition that may be supported, rejected or revised.
Reason: A hypothesis is a tentative proposition that may be supported, rejected or revised.
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Explanation:
• The Assertion is incorrect because hypotheses are tested rather than protected from revision.
• The Reason is correct because a hypothesis is provisional and open to support, rejection or modification.
• Evidence may reveal that the predicted relationship is absent, weaker or more complex than expected.
• Therefore, the Assertion is incorrect, but the Reason is correct.
• The Reason is correct because a hypothesis is provisional and open to support, rejection or modification.
• Evidence may reveal that the predicted relationship is absent, weaker or more complex than expected.
• Therefore, the Assertion is incorrect, but the Reason is correct.
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Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
A researcher plans to study the language of all social-media users worldwide but has access to only fifty posts from one college. What is the best initial correction?
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Explanation:
• The proposed claim is far broader than the available evidence can support.
• The researcher should narrow the population, context and conclusions to match the accessible corpus.
• A limited corpus can still produce valuable research when the scope is clearly defined.
• Feasibility and evidential adequacy must shape the final research problem.
• The researcher should narrow the population, context and conclusions to match the accessible corpus.
• A limited corpus can still produce valuable research when the scope is clearly defined.
• Feasibility and evidential adequacy must shape the final research problem.
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Question 21
ప్రశ్న 21
Which situation most convincingly demonstrates a research gap?
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Explanation:
• The first option identifies a specific issue neglected within an established body of scholarship.
• It can justify a new study if the absence is confirmed through a careful literature review.
• Citation style, library hours and chapter structure are procedural matters rather than research gaps.
• A research gap must relate to knowledge, evidence, interpretation or method.
• It can justify a new study if the absence is confirmed through a careful literature review.
• Citation style, library hours and chapter structure are procedural matters rather than research gaps.
• A research gap must relate to knowledge, evidence, interpretation or method.
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Question 22
ప్రశ్న 22
Which set shows the most logical alignment?
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Explanation:
• The second option aligns the problem, research question and objective around peer feedback and revision.
• Good research design requires each component to support the same central inquiry.
• Predetermined proof introduces bias, while unrelated questions and objectives fragment the study.
• Alignment also guides the selection of evidence and method.
• Good research design requires each component to support the same central inquiry.
• Predetermined proof introduces bias, while unrelated questions and objectives fragment the study.
• Alignment also guides the selection of evidence and method.
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Question 23
ప్రశ్న 23
Which statement correctly distinguishes a conceptual framework from a theoretical framework?
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Explanation:
• A conceptual framework arranges the particular concepts and relationships relevant to the study.
• A theoretical framework is anchored in an established theory or body of theory.
• The two may overlap, but they are not identical.
• Both should be selected or developed in relation to the research problem and questions.
• A theoretical framework is anchored in an established theory or body of theory.
• The two may overlap, but they are not identical.
• Both should be selected or developed in relation to the research problem and questions.
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Question 24
ప్రశ్న 24
Which statement about research objectives is incorrect?
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Explanation:
• Research objectives should be clear rather than vague.
• Clear objectives guide data collection, textual selection, analysis and evaluation of the study's success.
• They should follow from the aim and divide it into manageable tasks.
• Vague objectives make it difficult to judge whether the research has answered its central problem.
• Clear objectives guide data collection, textual selection, analysis and evaluation of the study's success.
• They should follow from the aim and divide it into manageable tasks.
• Vague objectives make it difficult to judge whether the research has answered its central problem.
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Question 25
ప్రశ్న 25
A study asks whether exposure to extensive reading increases vocabulary scores among first-year students. It defines exposure as hours recorded in a reading log and vocabulary growth as change on a specified test. Which combination is correct?
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Explanation:
• Exposure to extensive reading is the independent variable because it is the presumed influencing factor.
• Vocabulary growth is the dependent variable because it is the measured outcome.
• Hours in a reading log and change on a specified test provide operational definitions.
• The example shows how a research question, variables and measurement procedures should be aligned.
• Vocabulary growth is the dependent variable because it is the measured outcome.
• Hours in a reading log and change on a specified test provide operational definitions.
• The example shows how a research question, variables and measurement procedures should be aligned.
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: A. A clearly identified issue, difficulty or knowledge deficit that requires systematic investigation సమాధానం: A.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: B. an unanswered, underexplored or inadequately explained issue in existing scholarship సమాధానం: B.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: C. An aim states the broad purpose, whereas objectives specify the steps needed to achieve it. సమాధానం: C.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: D. How does code-switching function in identity construction among bilingual university students? సమాధానం: D.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: A. a tentative and testable proposition about a relationship, difference or expected outcome సమాధానం: A.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: B. There will be no statistically significant difference between the two teaching methods. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: C. a condition accepted as reasonably true for the purpose of the study సమాధానం: C.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: D. a characteristic or condition that can take different values or categories సమాధానం: D.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: A. independent variable సమాధానం: A.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: B. dependent variable సమాధానం: B.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: C. The score obtained on a specified thirty-item reading-comprehension test సమాధానం: C.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: D. The study includes only Indian English novels published between 1990 and 2010. సమాధానం: D.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: A. Whether the study can be completed with the available time, access, skills and resources సమాధానం: A.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: B. organises the key concepts and proposed relationships relevant to the research problem సమాధానం: B.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: C. an established theory or set of theories used to interpret the research problem and evidence సమాధానం: C.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: D. Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect సమాధానం: D.
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Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17Answer: A. 1-C, 2-D, 3-A, 4-B సమాధానం: A.
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Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18Answer: B. 1, 3 and 4 only సమాధానం: B.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: C. Assertion is incorrect, but Reason is correct సమాధానం: C.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: D. Narrow the research problem and claims to match the accessible corpus. సమాధానం: D.
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Question 21 ప్రశ్న 21Answer: A. Previous studies examine gender in a novelist's works, but none analyses disability in the writer's later fiction. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 22 ప్రశ్న 22Answer: B. Problem: limited knowledge of peer feedback; Question: how peer feedback affects revision; Objective: analyse changes in student drafts సమాధానం: B.
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Question 23 ప్రశ్న 23Answer: C. A conceptual framework organises study-specific concepts, whereas a theoretical framework draws on established explanatory theories. సమాధానం: C.
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Question 24 ప్రశ్న 24Answer: D. They should remain vague so that any result can be treated as successful. సమాధానం: D.
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Question 25 ప్రశ్న 25Answer: A. Exposure is the independent variable, vocabulary growth is the dependent variable, and both are operationally defined. సమాధానం: A.