Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Applied Mathematics - Section B2

Chapter

Question:

Increase in the number of patients in the hospitals due to heat stroke is:

Options:

Secular trend

Irregular variation

Seasonal variation

Cyclic variation

Correct Answer:

Seasonal variation

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Seasonal variation

Increase in hospital patients due to heat stroke occurs at a specific time (summer) each year, not over long term or randomly.

This represents seasonal variation.