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Arrange the following historical human experiments from OLDEST to NEWEST. 

A. Finlay and Reed (Mosquito borne nature of yellow fever) 

B. James Lind (Scurvy) 

C. Goldberger (Pellagra) 

D. Edward Jenner (Cow Pox) 

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct answer is
B, D, A, C

Historical Experiments Chronological Order

To arrange the historical experiments from oldest to newest, we need to determine the approximate time frame for each discovery:

  • B. James Lind (Scurvy): Conducted his landmark study on sailors in 1747.
  • D. Edward Jenner (Cow Pox): Developed the smallpox vaccine using cowpox, with key publications around 1798.
  • A. Finlay and Reed (Yellow Fever): Carlos Finlay proposed the mosquito theory in the 1880s, and Walter Reed's commission confirmed it in 1901.
  • C. Goldberger (Pellagra): Joseph Goldberger's significant research on pellagra occurred in the early 20th century, around 1914-1915.

Experiment Timeline Sequence

Ordering these findings chronologically from oldest to newest yields the sequence:

  1. James Lind (Scurvy) - 1747
  2. Edward Jenner (Cow Pox) - 1798
  3. Finlay and Reed (Yellow Fever) - 1880s/1901
  4. Goldberger (Pellagra) - 1914-1915

This corresponds to the order: B, D, A, C.

Therefore, the correct option representing this order is the one listing B, D, A, C.

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Important Questions from Research methodology

  1. Match List I with List II

    List IList II
    Type of ValidityDescription
    (A)Statistical Validity(I)Validity of a test shown by the extent of agreement between the test content and objectives
    (B)Curricular Validity(II)Discriminative value of an item
    (C)Empirical Validity(III)The worth of a test for a given purpose which has been proven through experience
    (D)Item Validity(IV)Test validity expressed numerically

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  2. Reliability and objectivity of the test are reported by using :

  3. Arrange the following processes in a proper sequence to conduct scientific research:

    (A) Induction

    (B) Making prediction 

    (C) Observation of facts 

    (D) Testing of prediction 

    (E) Development of explanations 

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below: 

  4. Subliminal priming as a research concept was first used in the discipline of
  5. Match List I with List II

    List I

    (Type of analysis)

    List  II

    (Description)

    A.

    Path analysis

    I.

    Looks at argumentation systematically

    B.

    Content analysis

    II.

    Simultaneous analysis of two sets of variables

    C.

    Canonical correlational analysis

    III.

    Represented by structured linear regression equations

    D.

    Discourse analysis

    IV.

    Uses the method of unitisation

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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