This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Research Characteristics > Characteristics Of Research – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Characteristics Of Research Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In research, all variables, except those that are tested/ experimented on, are kept constant. A) Employs hypothesis. B) Objective. C) Original work. D) Controlled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Controlled. 2. If a research is digging into a topic in a valid way or a way that makes sense, it is ..... A) Cyclical. B) Logical. C) Empirical. D) Analytical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logical. 3. Which is the weakest reason for interpretivist/qualitative research findings to be not-generalisable? A) Sample size is too small. B) Research is concerned with understanding uniqueness. C) Social phenomena is a subjective matter. D) Data is from interview alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sample size is too small. 4. Which of the following is NOT a class-based project? A) Community-based learning. B) Campus-based learning. C) Surveys. D) Term papers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surveys. 5. Research exhibits careful and precise judgment. A) Empirical. B) Logical. C) Cyclical. D) Critical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Critical. 6. Which of these research paradigms closely adhere to natural science's assumptions about researching? A) Interpretivist/qualitative research. B) Action research. C) Positivist research. D) Critical theory research. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Positivist research. 7. This characteristic refers to the repeatability of a research instrument ..... A) Generalization. B) Reliability. C) Credibility. D) Empirical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reliability. 8. Which of the following is NOT a role of research? A) To expand knowledge and discoveries. B) To increase understanding of a phenomenon. C) To lead to breakthroughs. D) To share valuable information. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To share valuable information. 9. Source for qualitative data is A) Exam marks. B) Recorded voice or video. C) Financial report. D) Experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recorded voice or video. 10. The following are goals of research EXCEPT ..... A) Improvement of existing ways. B) Limiting of new knowledge. C) Discovery of new facts. D) Improvement of the quality of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limiting of new knowledge. 11. Research means what? A) To search again. B) Find solution to a certain problem. C) Organized, Systematic and scientific way of answering questions. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. Complete the statement:Students take ownership of their ..... A) Curiosity. B) Questions. C) Inquiry. D) Research. E) Not Given. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Not Given. 13. What is the characteristic of research where research is based on direct experience or observation by the researcher? A) Empirical. B) Analytical. C) Critical. D) Cyclical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Empirical. 14. It is someone's right to keep his personal matters and relationships secret . A) Privacy. B) Intellectual property. C) Voluntary participation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Privacy. 15. The research design and procedures are replicated A) Analytical. B) Empirical. C) Replicability. D) Critical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Replicability. 16. A researcher must have important reason in doing the research. What is this characteristic? A) Replicability. B) Testability. C) Objectivity. D) Purposiveness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Purposiveness. 17. What is discovering of truths by investigating a problem scientifically and systematically? A) Curiosity. B) Inquiry. C) Research. D) Questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Research. 18. This characteristic of research refers to being tested for accuracy and is based on real life experiences ..... A) Empirical. B) Reliability. C) Validity. D) Accuracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Empirical. 19. Which is the key instrument of qualitative research? A) Psychological tests. B) Observation checklists. C) The researcher. D) Surveys. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Observation checklists. 20. This characteristic refers to following a set of procedures that have been tested over a period of time ..... A) Validity. B) Systematic. C) Credibility. D) Reliability. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Systematic. 21. Characteristics of research that should always be based theories and other known studies. A) Systematic. B) Empirical. C) Scientific. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scientific. 22. This characteristic measures whether research tools have been selected in best possible manner ..... A) Validity. B) Credibility. C) Reliability. D) Accuracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accuracy. 23. In acronym SMART, T means ..... A) Timer. B) Time. C) Time-bounded. D) Time-rebound. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Time-bounded. 24. Valid procedures and principles A) Methodical. B) Replicability. C) Empirical. D) Logical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Logical. 25. The research questions in qualitative/interpretivist research should fit which of the following guidelines? A) They must suggest cause effect relationship. B) They should begin with "what" , "how" or "why". C) They must contain variables to show relationship. D) They must be set broadly to cover the wide array of the phenomenon to be studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They must be set broadly to cover the wide array of the phenomenon to be studied. 26. The process of gathering, modeling, and transforming data with the goal of highlighting useful information, suggesting conclusions, and supporting decision making. A) Presentation of Facts. B) Analysis of Data. C) Collection of Data. D) Presentation of Data. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Analysis of Data. 27. If a research starts with a problem and ends with a problem, it is ..... A) Empirical. B) Critical. C) Logical. D) Cyclical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cyclical. 28. Research should start with a problem and ends with ..... A) Solution. B) Problem. C) Observation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Problem. 29. Conducted without bias using systematic method and procedures A) Logical. B) Methodical. C) Replicability. D) Empirical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Methodical. 30. The researcher is always doubtful as to the truthfulness of the results. A) Intellectual creativity. B) Prudence. C) Healthy criticism. D) Intellectual curiosity. 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