Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Statement I:Quantitative research lays emphasis on the generalisability of findings.

Statement II:Probability sampling does not generate a representative sample.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false

CStatement I is true but Statement II is false ✓ Correct

DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct answer: (C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Explanation

Quantitative research genuinely stresses generalisability, so Statement 1 holds, while probability sampling does yield representative samples, so Statement 2 fails.

Numerical measurement and large samples let quantitative findings be projected onto the wider population.

Probability sampling gives each unit a known non-zero chance, which is what secures representativeness.

Statement 2 inverts this by denying the very property probability sampling is designed to deliver.

A verified first statement and a refuted second cannot support a both-true or both-false verdict.

Representativeness lowers sampling error and strengthens external validity.

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