Q.7 Whether Library is a system?
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71%
Yes, it has various sections as sub-systems coordinating each other forming a system
6%
No, it cannot be a system
5%
It is quite impossible
18%
Library is separate from a system.
Q.8 Which of the following is not the critical feature of qualitative research?
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10%
Actual settings are the direct source of data.
26%
Data take the forms of words or pictures.
19%
Seeking to establish relationships among measured social facts.
45%
Researcher becomes immersed in the situation, present or past related to the phenomena
Q.9 detailed description of methodology of research is required in
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66%
Thesis/Dissertation
9%
Symposium/Workshop
11%
Seminar paper/Articles
13%
Conference and Seminar Papers
Q.10 Research ethics has a direct connection more often with which stages of research ?
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16%
Defining and delimiting the scope of research.
26%
Problem formulation and reporting of research findings.
46%
Defining the population and deciding the sampling technique for research.
11%
Deciding about statistical techniques and data analysis.
Q.1 For advancing knowledge, the latest strategy used by mankind is
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13%
consulting an authority
27%
deductive reasoning
40%
scientific thinking
19%
inductive reasoning
Q.2 In qualitative research paradigm, which of the following features may be considered critical?
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18%
Data collection with standardised research tools.
30%
Sampling design with probability sample techniques.
30%
Data collection with bottom-up empirical evidences.
22%
Data gathering to take with top-down systematic evidences
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)