This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Research Aptitude > Research Methodology – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Methodology Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The conclusions/findings of which type of research cannot be generalized to other situations A) Historical research. B) Experimental Research. C) Descriptive Research. D) Causal Comparative Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Experimental Research. 2. Who is an effective communicator? A) The one who is a humourous speaker. B) The one who is claer with what he says. C) The one with histrionic talents. D) The one who can speak in many languages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The one who is claer with what he says. 3. Good 'research ethics' means A) Discussing with your colleagues confidential data from a research paper that you are reviewing for an academic journal. B) Not disclosing the holdings of shares/stocks in a company that sponsors your research. C) Assigning a particular research problem to one Ph.D./research student only. D) Submitting the same research manuscript for publishing in more than one journal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assigning a particular research problem to one Ph.D./research student only. 4. The importance of the correlation co-efficient lies in the fact that: A) It is one of the most valid measure of statistics. B) It is a non-parametric method of statistical analysis. C) There is a linear relationship between the correlated variables. D) It allows one to determine the degree or strength of the association between two variables. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It allows one to determine the degree or strength of the association between two variables. 5. Bibliography given in a research report: A) Has no relevance to research. B) Shows vast knowledge of the researcher. C) Helps those interested in further research. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helps those interested in further research. 6. Hypothesis relates ..... A) Constant to variables. B) Variables to variables. C) Variables to constant. D) Constant to constant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Variables to variables. 7. Research ethics do not include A) Objectivity. B) Integrity. C) Subjectivity. D) Honesty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subjectivity. 8. A detailed description of methodology of research is required in A) Thesis/Dissertation. B) Symposium/Workshop. C) Seminar paper/Articles. D) Conference and Seminar Papers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thesis/Dissertation. 9. The research is always - A) Exploring new knowledge. B) Verifying the old knowledge. C) Filling the gap between knowledge. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 10. Normal Probability Curve should be A) Negatively skewed. B) Leptokurtic skewed. C) Positively skewed. D) Zero skewed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zero skewed. 11. Determining the relationship between two or more variables occurs in ..... A) Action research. B) Correlational research. C) Survey research. D) Naturalistic observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correlational research. 12. ..... is not required for an effective communication A) Appropriate gestures. B) Good knowledge of the content. C) Speech modulation. D) Charming personality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Charming personality. 13. The sequential operations in scientific research are A) Elimination of Spurious Relations, Theorisation, Generalisation, Co-variation. B) Co-vaiation, Elimination of Spurious Relations, Generalisation, Theorisation. C) Theorisation, Generalisation, Elimination of Spurious Relations, Co-variation. D) Generalisation, Co-variation, Theorisation, Elimination of Spurious Relations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Co-vaiation, Elimination of Spurious Relations, Generalisation, Theorisation. 14. A research problem is feasible only when: A) It is researchable. B) It has utility and relevance. C) It is new and adds something to knowledge. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 15. Which of the following is classified in the category of the developmental research? A) Action research. B) Descriptive research. C) Philosophical research. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 16. A researcher is interested in studying the prospects of a particular political party in an urban area. What tool should he prefer for the study? A) Rating scale. B) Schedule. C) Questionnaire. D) Interview. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Questionnaire. 17. What do you consider as the main aim of inter disciplinary research? A) To over simplify the problem of research. B) To create a new trend in research methodology. C) To bring out holistic approach to research. D) To reduce the emphasis of single subject in research domain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To bring out holistic approach to research. 18. The term 'phenomenology' is associated with the process of A) Qualitative Research. B) Correlational Study. C) Probability Sampling. D) Analysis of Variance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Qualitative Research. 19. With which one of the following techniques communality is associated? A) Factor analysis. B) SWOT analysis. C) Univariate analysis. D) Case studies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Factor analysis. 20. A common test in research demands much priority on A) Objectivity. B) Reliability. C) Useability. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 21. Dramaturgical interviewing is carried out through ..... A) Sampling. B) Role playing. C) Case study. D) Debating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Role playing. 22. "Male and female students perform equally well in a numerical aptitude test." This statement indicates a A) Statistical hypothesis. B) Research hypothesis. C) Null hypothesis. D) Directional hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Null hypothesis. 23. Controlled group condition is applied in A) Experimental Research. B) Survey Research. C) Historical Research. D) Descriptive Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Experimental Research. 24. Which of the following statement is correct? A) Objectives should be pin-pointed. B) Another word for problem is variable. C) Objectives can be written in statement or question form. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Objectives should be pin-pointed. 25. Which one of the following is not a type of experimental method? A) Single group experiment. B) Parallel group experiment. C) Rational group experiment. D) Residual group experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Residual group experiment. 26. Which one of the following methods is best suited for mapping the distribution of different crops as provided in the standard classification of crops in India? A) Isopleth technique. B) Chorochromatic technique. C) Dot method. D) Pie diagram. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chorochromatic technique. 27. Which of the following statements is true in the context of the testing of a hypothesis? A) It is only the null hypothesis, that can be tested. B) It is only the alternative hypothesis, that can be tested. C) Both, the alternative and the null hypotheses can be tested. D) Both, the alternative and the null hypotheses cannot be tested. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is only the null hypothesis, that can be tested. 28. In the purposive method of sampling design, items are selected according to ..... A) Personal judgement. B) Law of probability. C) Law of certainty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personal judgement. 29. A research paper A) Can be published in more than one journal. B) Contains peer-reviewed original research or evaluation of research conducted by others. C) Is a compilation of information on a topic. D) Contains original research as deemed by the author. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contains peer-reviewed original research or evaluation of research conducted by others. 30. A research problem is not feasible only when: A) It is researchable. B) It has utility and relevance. C) It is new and adds something to knowledge. D) It consists of independent and dependent variables. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It consists of independent and dependent variables. Next →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesResearch Methodology Quiz 2Research Methodology Quiz 3Research Methodology Quiz 4Research Methodology Quiz 5Research Methodology Quiz 6Intellectual Property Rights QuizQualitative Research QuizQuantitative Research Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books