This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Research Aptitude > Research Methodology – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Methodology Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A hypothesis is a A) Canon. B) Law. C) Supposition. D) Postulate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supposition. 2. Which of the following statements is not true in the context of participatory research? A) It recognizes knowledge as power. B) It emphasises on people as experts. C) Its sole purpose is production of knowledge. D) It is a collective process of enquiry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Its sole purpose is production of knowledge. 3. Which of the following is the biggest barrier to communication in a classroom? A) Confusion on the part of the teacher. B) Noise in the classroom. C) Outside disturbance. D) Lack of teaching aids. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confusion on the part of the teacher. 4. If a researcher conducts a research on finding out which administrative style contributes more to institutional effectiveness? This will be an example of A) Applied Research. B) Action Research. C) Basic Research. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Applied Research. 5. Random sampling is helpful as it is ..... A) Reasonably accurate. B) Free from personal biases. C) An economical method of data collection. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 6. How can the objectivity of the research be enhanced? A) Through its validity. B) Through its reliability. C) Through its impartiality. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 7. The process not needed in experimental research is: A) Controlling. B) Observation. C) Reference collection. D) Manipulation and replication. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Observation. 8. Which one of the following does not come under the methods of data classification? A) Qualitative. B) Spatial. C) Quantitative. D) Normative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spatial. 9. Which one of the following is the most comprehensive source of population data? A) National Family Health Surveys. B) Demographic Health Surveys. C) National Sample Surveys. D) Census. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Census. 10. The first step of research is: A) Selecting a problem. B) Searching a problem. C) Finding a problem. D) Identifying a problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Identifying a problem. 11. Books and records are the primary sources of data in: A) Historical research. B) Laboratory research. C) Participatory research. D) Clinical research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Historical research. 12. How is the competency of a teacher judged? A) Meeting the needs of students. B) Books published. C) Personality. D) Length of association with a school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meeting the needs of students. 13. Which one of the following methods serve to measure correlation between two variables? A) Two-way table. B) Coefficient of Rank Correlation. C) Scatter Diagram. D) Frequency Distribution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coefficient of Rank Correlation. 14. Suppose you want to investigate the working efficiency of nationalized bank in India, which one of the following would you follow? A) Area Sampling. B) Sequential Sampling. C) Quota Sampling. D) Multi-stage Sampling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Multi-stage Sampling. 15. Workshops are meant for A) Giving lectures. B) Multiple target groups. C) Showcase new theories. D) Hands on training/experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hands on training/experience. 16. Identify the category of evaluation that assesses the learning progress to provide continuous feedback to the students during instruction. A) Diagnostic. B) Formative. C) Placement. D) Summative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Formative. 17. The depth of any research can be judged by: A) Duration of the research. B) Title of the research. C) Objectives of the research. D) Total expenditure on the research. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Objectives of the research. 18. Which of the following is not the critical feature of qualitative research? A) Actual settings are the direct source of data. B) Data take the forms of words or pictures. C) Seeking to establish relationships among measured social facts. D) Researcher becomes immersed in the situation, present or past related to the phenomena. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seeking to establish relationships among measured social facts. 19. In a thesis, figures and tables are included in A) A separate chapter. B) The text itself. C) The concluding chapter. D) The appendix. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The text itself. 20. The format of thesis writing is the same as in A) A research dissertation. B) Preparation of a research paper/article. C) Writing of seminar presentation. D) Presenting a workshop/conference paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A research dissertation. 21. A doctor studies the relative effectiveness of two drugs of dengue fever. His research would be classified as A) Descriptive Survey. B) Case Study. C) Experimental Research. D) Ethnography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Experimental Research. 22. The 'Sociogram' technique is used to study A) Vocational Interest. B) Professional Competence. C) Human Relations. D) Achievement Motivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Human Relations. 23. Research can be classified as: A) Basic, Applied and Action Research. B) Quantitative and Qualitative Research. C) Philosophical, Historical, Survey and Experimental Research. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 24. Tippit table refers to ..... A) Table of random digits. B) Table used in sampling methods. C) Table used in statistical investigations. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 25. ..... is a preferred sampling method for the population with finite size. A) Area sampling. B) Purposive sampling. C) Cluster sampling. D) Systematic sampling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Systematic sampling. 26. Which technique is generally followed when the population is finite? A) Systematic Sampling Technique. B) Purposive Sampling Technique. C) Area Sampling Technique. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Systematic Sampling Technique. 27. Which of the following methods will you choose to prepare choropleth map of India showing urban density of population: A) Quintiles. B) Quartiles. C) Break - point. D) Mean and SD. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quartiles. 28. One of the aims of the scientific method in research is to: A) Improve data interpretation. B) Eliminate spurious relations. C) Confirm triangulation. D) Introduce new variables. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eliminate spurious relations. 29. Which of the following is not an example of a continuous variable? A) Intelligence. B) Family size. C) Attitude. D) Height. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intelligence. 30. Which of the following variables cannot be expressed in quantitative terms? A) Socio-economic Status. B) Numerical Aptitude. C) Professional Attitude. D) Marital Status. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Professional Attitude. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesResearch Methodology Quiz 1Research Methodology Quiz 2Research 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