This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Research Aptitude > Research Methodology – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Methodology Quiz 6 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following methods is best suited to show on a map the types of crops being grown in a region? A) Isopleth. B) Choropleth. C) Choroschematic. D) Chorochromatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Choropleth. 2. Research and Development become the index of development of country. Which of the following reasons are true with regards to this statement? A) Because R & D targets the human development. B) Because R & D can improve the standard of living of the people in a country. C) Because R & D reflect the true economic and social conditions prevailing in a country. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 3. A thesis statement is A) A discussion. B) An assertion. C) An observation. D) A fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An assertion. 4. A working hypothesis is A) A scientific theory. B) Not required to be tested. C) A proven hypothesis for an argument. D) A provisionally accepted hypothesis for further research. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A provisionally accepted hypothesis for further research. 5. Which one of the following is a non probability sampling? A) Stratified. B) Purposive. C) Systematic. D) Simple Random. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Purposive. 6. Research problem is selected from the stand point of: A) Researcher's interest. B) Availability of relevant literature. C) Financial support. D) Social relevance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Social relevance. 7. Which of the following is NOT the characteristic of a research? A) Research is problem oriented. B) Research is not a process. C) Research is not passive. D) Research is systematic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Research is not a process. 8. A research paper is a brief reportof research work based on A) Primary Data only. B) Secondary Data only. C) Both Primary and Secondary Data. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both Primary and Secondary Data. 9. When a research problem is related to heterogeneous population, the most suitable sampling method is A) Stratified Sampling. B) Cluster Sampling. C) Lottery Method. D) Convenient Sampling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stratified Sampling. 10. Which is the main objective of research? A) To review the literature. B) To summarize what is already known. C) To get an academic degree. D) To discover new facts or to make fresh interpretation of known facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To discover new facts or to make fresh interpretation of known facts. 11. The essential qualities of a researcher are A) Systematization or theorizing of knowledge. B) Reliance on observation and evidence. C) Spirit of free enquiry. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 12. The data of research is ..... A) Qualitative only. B) Quantitative only. C) Both (A) and (B). D) Neither (a) nor (b). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both (A) and (B). 13. A definition that has a meaning that is deliberately assigned to some symbol is called: A) Precising. B) Stipulative. C) Persuasive. D) Lexical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stipulative. 14. The frequency distribution of a research data which is symmetrical in shape similar to a normal distribution but center peak is much higher, is A) Leptokurtic. B) Skewed. C) Mesokurtic. D) Platykurtic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leptokurtic. 15. A Cluster of propositions with a structure that exhibits some inference is called A) An argument. B) An explanation. C) A valid argument. D) An inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An argument. 16. From the following list of statements identify the set which has negative implications for 'research ethics' : A) Related studies are cited without proper references. B) Conduct of practitioner is screened in terms of reported research evidences. C) Both policy making and policy implementing processes are regulated in terms of preliminary studies. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. The variable which impacts the relationship between an independent variable and a dependent variable is known as A) Antecedent variable. B) Precedent variable. C) Control variable. D) Predictor variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Control variable. 18. Ex Post Facto research means A) The research is carried out after the incident. B) The research is carried out keeping in mind the possibilities of an incident. C) The research is carried out along with the happening of an incident. D) The research is carried out prior to the incident. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The research is carried out after the incident. 19. Authenticity of a research finding is its: A) Validity. B) Objectivity. C) Originality. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Objectivity. 20. What is a Research Design? A) Sampling using a sampling frame. B) Literally the researcher's brief case. C) Identifying people who are suitable for research. D) Sampling of people, newspapers, television programmes etc. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sampling of people, newspapers, television programmes etc. 21. For advancing knowledge, the latest strategy used by mankind is A) Scientific thinking. B) Consulting an authority. C) Deductive reasoning. D) Inductive reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scientific thinking. 22. The research that applies the laws at the time of field study to draw more and more clear ideas about the problem is: A) Experimental research. B) Applied research. C) Action research. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Experimental research. 23. The important pre-requisites of a researcher in sciences, social sciences and humanities are A) Laboratory skills, records, supervisor, topic. B) Topic, supervisor, good temperament, pre-conceived notions. C) Supervisor, topic, critical analysis, patience. D) Archives, supervisor, topic, flexibility in thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supervisor, topic, critical analysis, patience. 24. Ethical norms in research do not involve guidelines for: A) Copyright. B) Data sharing policies. C) Patenting policy. D) Thesis format. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thesis format. 25. One of the following is not a quality of researcher: A) He must be of alert mind. B) Unison with that of which he is in search. C) His assertion to outstrip the evidence. D) Keenness in enquiry. 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