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Which of the following should be termed as the qualities of a researcher?

1.The person must possess thinking and reasoning ability

2.The person must have curiosity, active imagination and intuition

3.The researcher should be an inductive thinker for social research

4.Setting out a reasoned argument in ordered steps, that is, disciplined reasoning

5.The researcher must have the mindset to generate new principles and theories

A1, 2 and 3

B2, 3 and 4

C1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 ✓ Correct

D1, 2, 3 and 4

Correct answer: (C) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Explanation

The qualities of a researcher include thinking and reasoning ability, curiosity with active imagination and intuition, inductive thinking for social research, disciplined reasoning in ordered steps and the mindset to generate new principles and theories, so all five hold.

Thinking and reasoning ability lets the researcher analyse problems soundly.

Curiosity, imagination and intuition drive the search for fresh questions.

Disciplined, ordered reasoning keeps arguments rigorous and defensible.

Inductive thinking helps move from observations to broader patterns in social research.

The urge to build new principles and theories advances the field.

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