Q.3 Which of the following is an initial mandatory requirement for pursuing research?
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13%
Developing a research design
37%
Formulating a research question
29%
Deciding about the data analysis procedure
21%
Formulating a research hypothesis
Q.4 The format of thesis writing is the same as in
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23%
preparation of a research paper/article
14%
writing of seminar presentation
53%
a research dissertation
10%
presenting a workshop/conference paper
Q.5 Which of the following statements is not true in the context of participatory research?
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13%
It recognizes knowledge as power.
28%
It emphasises on people as experts.
36%
It is a collective process of enquiry.
23%
Its sole purpose is production of knowledge.
Q.6 Which of the following statements is true in the context of the testing of a hypothesis?
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11%
It is only the alternative hypothesis, that can be tested.
19%
It is only the null hypothesis, that can be tested.
61%
Both, the alternative and the null hypotheses can be tested.
9%
Both, the alternative and the null hypotheses cannot be tested.
Q.7 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?
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18%
Rating scale
26%
Interview
53%
Questionnaire
3%
Schedule
Q.8 Ethical norms in research do not involve guidelines for:
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29%
Thesis format
20%
Copyright
32%
Patenting policy
19%
Data sharing policies
Q.9 Consider the argument given below:
‘Pre - employment testing of teachers is quite fair because doctors, architects and engineers who are now employed had to face such a testing.’ What type of argument it is?
‘Pre - employment testing of teachers is quite fair because doctors, architects and engineers who are now employed had to face such a testing.’ What type of argument it is?
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25%
Deductive
41%
Analogical
29%
Psychological
5%
Biological
Q.10 A definition that has a meaning that is deliberately assigned to some symbol is called:
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33%
Lexical
24%
Precising
34%
Stipulative
9%
Persuasive
Q.1 A Cluster of propositions with a structure that exhibits some inference is called
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20%
An inference
35%
An argument
29%
An explanation
15%
A valid argument
Q.2 A good thesis writing should involve
(a) reduction of punctuation and grammatical errors to a minimum
(b) careful checking of references (c) consistency in the way the thesis is written (d) a clear and well written abstract
(a) reduction of punctuation and grammatical errors to a minimum
(b) careful checking of references (c) consistency in the way the thesis is written (d) a clear and well written abstract
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43%
(a), (b), (c) and (d)
22%
(a), (b) and (c)
20%
(a), (b) and (d)
15%
(b), (c) and (d)
Q.3 Jean Piaget gave a theory of cognitive development of humans on the basis of his
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34%
Fundamental research
30%
applied research
17%
Action research
18%
Evaluation Research
Q.4 "Male and female students perform equally well in a numerical aptitude test."
This statement indicates a
This statement indicates a
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23%
research hypothesis
34%
null hypothesis
24%
directional hypothesis
19%
statistical hypothesis
Q.5 The conclusions/findings of which type of research cannot be generalized to other
situations
situations
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25%
Historical research
20%
Descriptive Research
40%
Experimental Research
14%
Causal Comparative Research
Q.6 Which of the following steps are required to design a questionnaire
(a) Writing primary and secondary aims of the study
(b) Review of the current literature (c) Prepare a draft of questionnaire (d) Revision of the draft
(a) Writing primary and secondary aims of the study
(b) Review of the current literature (c) Prepare a draft of questionnaire (d) Revision of the draft
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11%
(a), (b) and (c)
21%
(a), (c) and (d)
23%
(b), (c) and (d)
45%
(a), (b), (c) and (d)
Q.7 When the purpose of a definition is to explain the use or to eliminate ambiguity the definition is called
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20%
Stipulative
35%
Theoretical
30%
Lexical
15%
Persuasive
Q.8 What is a Research Design?
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18%
A way of conducting research that is not grounded in theory.
26%
The choice between using qualitative or quantitative methods.
9%
The style in which you present your research findings e.g. a graph.
47%
A framework for every stage of the collection and analysis of data.
Q.10The frequency distribution of a research data which is symmetrical in shape similar to a normal distribution but center peak is much higher, is
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33%
Skewed
25%
Mesokurtic
38%
Leptokurtic
5%
Platykurtic