Match List I (Research methodology) with List II (Approaches or beliefs) and choose the correct answer from the options given below.

List I

i.Source criticism

ii.Positivism

iii.Interpretivism

iv.Post-positivism

List II

a.The observer is part of what is being observed

b.Reality cannot be known with certainty

c.The process of evaluating the qualities of the origin of information

d.Human interests are irrelevant

Ai-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d

Bi-b, ii-a, iii-d, iv-c

Ci-c, ii-d, iii-a, iv-b ✓ Correct

Di-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a

Correct answer: (C) i-c, ii-d, iii-a, iv-b

Explanation

The true match is i-c, ii-d, iii-a and iv-b.

Source criticism is the process of evaluating the qualities of the origin of information, pairing with c.

Positivism treats human interests as irrelevant to objective knowledge, pairing with d.

Interpretivism holds that the observer is part of what is being observed, pairing with a.

Post-positivism accepts that reality cannot be known with full certainty, pairing with b.

Post-positivism sees knowledge as probable and always open to revision.

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