Research Aptitude - MCQs with Answers - Part 2
1.Dramaturgical interviewing is carried out through ________a) Case study
b) Debating
c) Role playing
d) Sampling
View Answer / Hide Answer2.The word 'Anusandhan' implies _________a) Attaining an aim
b) Goal Orientation
c) Following an aim
d) Praying to achieve an aim
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Following an aim
3.Survey research studies _________a) Circumstances
b) Events
c) Populations
d) Processes
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Populations
Questionnaires and interviews are the types of surveys.
4.Evaluation research is concerned with ___________a) How well are we doing?
b) What are we doing?
c) Why are we doing?
d) None of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) How well are we doing?
Evaluation research make sure whether the objectives are met or not.
5.Action research is a type of _______ a) Applied research
b) Quantity research
c) Survey research
d) Population research
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Applied research
Applied research is used to solve practical problems.
6.Hypothesis relates ________a) Constant to variables
b) Constant to constant
c) Variables to constant
d) Variables to variables
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Variables to variables
Variables are required for further data processing.
7.In the purposive method of sampling design, items are selected according to ___________a) Law of certainty
b) Law of probability
c) Personal judgement
d) None of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Personal judgement
Purposive sampling is a type of non-probability sampling technique.
8.Primary data for the research process be collected through _______. a) Experiment
b) Survey
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both (a) and (b)
Original data is collected through primary research.
9.A researcher wants to study the relationship of family size to income. He classifies his population into different income slabs and then takes a random sample from each slab in order. Which technique of sampling is he working with?a) Cluster sampling
b) Random sampling
c) Stratified random sampling
d) Systematic sampling
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Stratified random sampling
In stratified random sampling technique, the population is divided into small groups.
10.A research problem is not feasible if __________________a) It consists of independent and dependent variables
b) It has utility and relevance
c) It is new and adds something to knowledge
d) It is researchable
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) It consists of independent and dependent variables
Independent variable stands alone and dependent variable depends on other factors.
11.Determining the relationship between two or more variables occurs in _____________. a) Correlational research
b) Action research
c) Naturalistic observation
d) Survey research
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Correlational research
When the variables go in the same direction then it is known as positive correlation and when the variables go in different directions it is known as negative correlation.
12.Participant observation is the process of immersing yourself in the study of ______a) Outcomes
b) Methods
c) People
d) Options
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) People
Different types of participant observations are non-participatory, passive participation, moderate participation, active participation, and complete participation.
13.'Ethnography' describes _______a) Culture
b) Way of life
c) Progeny
d) Both (a) and (b)
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Both (a) and (b)
It is the study of culture and people.