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

Statement I:Research questions are used more in studies that do not focus on the statistical significance of results

Statement II:Research questions normally dominate exploratory studies

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true ✓ Correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false

CStatement I is true but Statement II is false

DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Explanation

Both statements are true: research questions are common where statistical significance is not the focus and they dominate exploratory studies.

Statement 1 is true, because qualitative studies rely on research questions rather than significance testing.

Statement 2 is true, because exploratory work in unknown areas is guided by open research questions, not fixed hypotheses.

A hypothesis suits confirmatory studies that predict and test a specific relationship.

A research question is broader and invites discovery rather than a yes or no verdict.

Exploratory research often precedes and generates the hypotheses later studies will test.

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