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Question

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

  2. Match the following

    List I

    Ideas

    List II

    Explanation

    A.

    Analytic Hermeneutics

    1.

    Meaning determines reference and our understanding of the being of entities

    B.

    Hermeneutic Realism

    2.

    Methodology of Interpretation

    C.

    Hermeneutic Idealism

    3.

    Combining analytic philosophy with hermeneutics

    D.

    Hermeneutics

    4.

    Nature in itself and Science provides an explanation


    Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
  3. The reasoning which proceeds from a general truth to a particular truth is called:

  4. Match List I with List II

    List I

    Book/Works

    List II

    Sociologists

    A.

    Research Methods in Social Relation

    1.

    William Goode

    B.

    Methods in Social Research

    2.

    Schuessler and Mueller

    C.

    The Rules of Sociological Method

    3.

    Seltiz, Jahoda et. al.

    D.

    Statistical Reasoning in Sociology

    4.

    Emile Durkheim


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  5. 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: 

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