Sheth N.K.T.T.

College ,Thane

Objective questions in Research Methodology

Multiple Choice questions

Module I & II

1) _______refers to population of interest for the purpose of research.

a) Universe
b) Sample size
c) Respondents
2) ____-test is used to prove hypothesis of smaller sample.
a) t
b) f
c) z
d) P
3) _____tailed test is used when the researcher's interest is primarily on one side of the issue.
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
4) ____________sampling is based on judgment of the researcher.
a) Judgmental
b) Convenience
c) Accidental
d) Snowball
5) ________refers to previous research studies, reference books and other published sources.
a) Literature Review
b) Research design
c) Research report
d) Sampling design
6) ________is a part of the universe that can be used as respondents to survey
a) Frame
b) Sample
c) Hypothesis
d) Population
7) __________is a proposition which can be put to a test to determine validity.
a) Problem statement
b) Hypothesis
c) Research Problem
d) Research Proposal
8) ________Hypothesis states that there is no relationship between two or more variables
a) Null
b) Alternative,
c) Negative

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 d) Positive
9) ___________________research is also called as fundamental research.
a) Basic
b) Empirical
c) Applied
d)
10) ___________research helps to solve practical problems.
a) Qualitative
b) Applied
c) Basic
d) Descriptive
11) ______ is an instrument to obtain addresses or other information about the universe
a) frame
b) size
c) tool
d) Sample
12)Research__________ is a logical and systematic plan for conducting research study.
a) Problem
b) Design
c) Report
d) Sample
13)_________source of data collection consumes less time and effort gather the data.
a) Secondary
b) Tertiary
c) Primary
d) Can’t say
14)__________consists of research findings and conclusions.
a) Objectives
b) Hypothesis
c) Sampling
d) Research Report
15)____________of data refers to analysis and generalisation of results.
a) Interpretation
b) Processing
c) Sampling
d) Analysis
16)_________data provides in-depth information relating to research problem.
a) Primary,
b) Secondary
c) Tertiary
d) Sampling data
17)_________ is a tool to collect data from respondents when interview conducted.
a) Schedule
b) Programme
c) Procedure
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 d) Hypothesis
18)_________ data is also known as recorded data from published
a) Secondary
b) Tertiary
c) Primary
d) Collected by field staff
19)________is an indirect and impersonal method of conducting survey.
a) Questionnaire
b) Experiment
c) Observation
d) Survey
20)What is the purpose of doing research?
a) To identify problem
b) To find the solution
c) Both a and b
d) None of these
21)Which of the following is non-probability sampling?
a) Snowball
b) Random
c) Cluster
d) Stratified
22)In group interview there are _______
a) One interviewer and one interviewee
b) More than one interviewer and one interviewee
c) One interviewer and more than one interviewee
d) More than One interviewer and more than one interviewee
23) Stratified sampling is a ________
a) Probability sampling
b) Non-Probability sampling
c) Specified sampling
d) Research sampling
24)Action research means ________.
a) A longitudinal research
b) An applied research
c) A research initiated to solve an immediate problem
d) A research with socioeconomic objective
25)Which ONE of these sampling methods is a probability method?
a) Quota.
b) Judgment
c) Convenience.
d) Simple random.
26)Research undertaken for knowledge sake is _______.
a) Pure Research
b) Action Research
c) Pilot study
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 d) Survey
27)Research conducted to find solution for an immediate problem is ………….
a) Fundamental Research
b) Analytical Research
c) Survey
d) Action Research
28)Population Census is an example of ………….. Research
a) Survey
b) Empirical
c) Clinical
d) Diagnostic
29)Which of the following is an example of primary data?
a) Book
b) Journal
c) News Paper
d) Census Report
30)………….. is the first step of Research process
a) Formulation of a problem
b) Collection of Data
c) Editing and Coding
d) Selection of a problem
31)Objectives in problem formulation means
a) Questions to be answered
b) methods
c) Techniques
d) Methodology
32)How is random sampling helpful?
a) Reasonably accurate
b) An economical method of data collection
c) Free from personal biases
d) All of the above
33)______ is the type of questionnaire which is segmented and designed to elicit detailed and
accurate information under the given titles and subtitles.
a) Unstructured
b) Structured
c) Close form
d) Open ended
34)_______ is a simple questionnaire without any segmentation or subdivision.
a) Unstructured
b) Structured
c) Codified
d) Pictorial
35)If in the questionnaire there are many sub-questions which are depend on the answer of
main question is called ________ question.
a) Open ended
b) Close ended
c) Filtered

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 d) Dichotomous
36)In _____ sampling the population is divided into different segment based on income or
occupation.
a) Cluster
b) Systematic
c) Stratified
d) Convenience
37)In ______ Method each and every element of the universe gets opportunity of being included
in the sample.
a) Probability
b) Non Probability
c) Research design
d) Research process
38)Hypothesis should be _______.
a) Any statement
b) Empirically testable
c) Not empirically testable
d) Can’t say
39)______ is the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true
a) Normal level
b) Significance level
c) Modern level
d) Intermediate level
40)The confidence with which a null hypothesis is accepted or rejected depends on ____.
a) Significance level
b) Selection of appropriate test
c) Formulation oh hypothesis
d) Objectives of study
41)In order to pursue the research, which of the following is priorly required?
a) Developing a research design
b) Formulating a research question
c) Deciding about the data analysis procedure
d) Formulating a research hypothesis

42)Which technique is generally followed when the population is finite?

a) Systematic Sampling Technique
b) Purposive Sampling Technique
c) Area Sampling Technique
d) None of the above

43)A tentative proposition subject to test is

a) Variable
b) Hypothesis
c) Data
d) Concept
44)The original source from which researcher collects information is
a) Primary Source
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 b) Secondary Source
c) Both primary and Secondary
d) None of these
45)Sending Questionnaire to a respondent with a request to complete and return by post is
called
a) Mail Survey
b) Interview
c) Observation
d) Panel
46) Central Editing and ……….. are two types of Editing in Research
a) Lab editing
b) Field Editing
c) Class Room Editing
d) Book Editing
47)Assigning numerals or other symbols to the categories or response is called
a) Editing
b) Coding
c) Transcription
d) Analysis
48)Schedule is used as a ………………..
a) Questionnaire
b) Tool
c) Method
d) Technique
49) Which one among the following is the most comprehensive source of
population data?
a) Census
b) National Sample Surveys
c) Demographic Health Surveys
d) National Family Health Surveys

50)Hypothesis which explain relationship between two variables is

a) Causal
b) Relational
c) Descriptive
d) Tentative
51) In a survey there is an enumerator and a .
a) Guide
b) Respondent
c) Supervisor
d) Messenger
52) A survey is limited by the willingness and of respondent.
a) Co-operation
b) Help
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 c) Access
d) Attitude
41. The final stage is a survey is .
a) Reporting
b) Field work
c) Assignment
d) Calculation

42. A Research Report is a formal statement of .

a) Research Process
b) Research Problem
c) Data collection
d) Data Editing

43. In a observation researcher is a part of observation

a) Non participant
b) Participant
c) Structured
d) Unstructured

44. In a observation, researcher stands apart and does not participate.

a) Structured
b) Unstructured
c) Non Participant
d) Participant

45. A two way systematic conversation between an investigator and respondentis called .
a) Observation
b) Schedule
c) Interview
d) Simulation

46. Interview with a detailed standardized schedule is called

a) Clinical Interview
b) Structured Interview
c) Group Interview
d) Direct Interview

47. Sending Questionnaire to a respondent with a request to complete and returnby post is
called .
a) Mail Survey
b) Interview
c) Observation
d) Panel

48. Questions in which only two alternatives are possible is called

a) Multiple choice questions

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b) Dichotomous questions
c) Open ended questions
d) Structured questions

49. Questionnaire is a
a) Research method
b) Measurement technique
c) Tool for data collection
d) Data analysis technique

50. Which of the following order is recommended in the flowchart of the researchprocess?
a) Formulate Hypothesis, Sampling Design, Process Data, Identify Research
Problem
b) Sampling Design, Process Data, Identify Research Problem, Formulate
Hypothesis
c) Formulate Hypothesis, Process Data, Identify Research Problem, Sampling
Design
d) Identify Research Problem, Formulate Hypothesis, Sampling Design,
ProcessData

51. Which of the following steps can be taken to improve response rates to postalquestionnaires?
a) Write a personalized covering letter to introduce the research
b) Enclose a stamped addressed envelope with a postal questionnaire
c) Send out polite reminder letters
d) All of the above

52. What is an observation schedule?

a) A set of explicit rules for assigning behaviour to categories
b) A timetable of days on which you plan to carry out your observation
c) A list of questions to ask your interviewees
d) A way of testing for measurement validity

Module-III

1) ______mean refers to the value obtained by dividing the sum of the values of all items by the
total
a) number of items.
b) Arithmetic
c) Geometric
d) Harmonic
2) If two series either increases or decreases that means there is___
a) Negative correlation
b) Positive Correlation
c) No correlation
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 3) If 0 < r < 1 means there is____
a) Negative correlation
b) Positive Correlation
c) No correlation
4) Median is based on____
a) All values
b) Some of values
c) Extreme values
5) ______refers to value of a variable which occurs most frequently
a) Mode
b) Median
c) Mean
6) Which of the following is not absolute measures of dispersion?
a) Range
b) Q.D
c) Coefficient of Variation
7) Coefficient of _____ is used to compare variability or consistency two or more distributions.
a) Variation
b) Regression
c) Correlation
8) ______is used to analyse differences between group means and the associated procedures,
a) ANOVA
b) Chi Square
c) Z-test
9) ____test is used to analyse the ratio of the variance of two samples while testing hypothesis
a) F
b) T
c) Z
d) R
10) _____ is the type of bar chart that illustrate a project schedule
a) Gantt chart
b) Histogram
c) Line graph
11)______ is a process of checking errors and omissions in data collection.
a) Editing
b) Coding
c) Tabulation
12)_____ is a special kind of bar graph where intervals are equal
a) Histogram
b) Gantt
c) Line Graph
13)_____ is the difference between highest and lowest value in a series of data.
a) Range
b) Median
c) Mode
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 14)The standard deviation is always___
a) Negative
b) Positive
c) some time negative
15)Which one among the following statement is true in the context of the testing of
hypotheses?
a) It is only the alternative hypotheses that can be tested.
b) It is only the null hypotheses that can be tested.
c) Both the alternative and the null hypotheses can be tested.
d) Both the alternative and the null hypotheses cannot be tested.
16)What are the conditions in which Type-I error occurs?
a) The null hypotheses get accepted even if it is false
b) The null hypotheses get rejected even if it is true
c) Both the null hypotheses as well as alternative hypotheses are rejected
d) None of the above

17) The mode of 2,5,6,4,2,7,2,5 is

a) 5
b) 6
c) 2
d) 7
18) Z test is used to test hypothesis when the sample size is__
a) more than 30
b) less than 30
c) less than 50
19) t-test is used to test hypothesis when the sample size is__
a) more than 30
b) less than 30
c) less than 50
20)Chi square test is ____
a) Parametric
b) Non Parametric
c) None of above
21)The median of 12,10,15,9,14 is____
a) 10
b) 12
c) 14
d) 15
22) Data processing is the intermediary stage between ________ and data analysis.
a) Data collection
b) Presentation
c) None of above
23)In regression analysis there can be ____
a) Dependent variable only
b) Dependent and independent variable
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 c) Independent variable only
24) Mean, Median and Mode are
a) Measures of deviation
b) Measures of dispersion
c) Measures of control tendency
d) Measures of central tendency

25)Which of the following is not a “Graphic representation”?

a) Pie Chart
b) Bar Chart
c) Table
d) Histogram

26) A tentative proposition subject to test is .a)Variable

b) Hypothesis
c) Data
d) Concept

27) A Hypothesis which develops while planning the research is .

a) Null Hypothesis
b) Working Hypothesis
c) Relational Hypothesis
d) Descriptive Hypothesis

28) When a hypothesis is stated negatively it is called .

a) Relational Hypothesis
b) Situational Hypothesis
c) Null Hypothesis
d) Casual Hypothesis

29) Hypothesis which explain relationship between two variables is .

a) Causal
b) Relational
c) Descriptive
d) Tentative

30) Hypothesis must have .

a) Applicability
b) Durability
c) Testability
d) Measurement

31) Office Editing and are two types of Editing in Research.

a) Lab editing
b) Field Editing
c) Class Room Editing
d) Book Editing
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 32) Assigning numerals or other symbols to the categories or response is called
a) Editing
b) Coding
c) Transcription
d) Tablet ion
33) Summarizing raw data and displaying it on compact statistical tables foranalysis is :
a) Tabulation
b) Coding
c) Transcription
d) Editing

34) In hypothesis testing, a Type 2 error occurs when .

a) The null hypothesis is not rejected when the null hypothesis is true.
b) The null hypothesis is rejected when the null hypothesis is true.
c) The null hypothesis is not rejected when the alternative hypothesis is true.
d) The null hypothesis is rejected when the alternative hypothesis is true.

35) By taking a level of significance of 1% it is the same as saying .

a) We are 1% confident the results have not occurred by chance
b) We are 99% confident that the results have not occurred by chance
c) We are 99% confident that the results have occurred by chance
d) We are 1% confident the results have occurred by chance

36) If Ho is true and we reject it is called .

a) Type-I error
b) Type-II error
c) Standard error
d) Sampling error

37) In the statement “an examination of the effects of training on employee

performance”, employee performance is the .
a) Independent variable
b) Dependent variable
c) Discrete variable
d) Mediating variable

38) The correlational research seeks to

a) To determine the relationship or interdependence between two or more variables
b) To study the effect of one on another
c) To study the causal influence of one on another
d) To test the independence of two attributes

39) The Chi-square test seeks to

a) To determine the relationship or interdependence between two or more variables
b) To study the effect of one variable on another
c) To study the causal influence of one variable on another
d) To test the independence of two attributes
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 40) Alternative Hypothesis is also called as .
a) Composite hypothesis
b) Research Hypothesis
c) Simple Hypothesis
d) Null Hypothesis

41) A result is called “statistically significant” whenever .

a) The null hypothesis is true.
b) The alternative hypothesis is true.
c) The p-value is less or equal to the significance level.
d) The p-value is larger than the significance level.

42) A quantitative statement about a population is called .

a) Research hypothesis
b) Composite hypothesis
c) Simple hypothesis
d) Statistical hypothesis

43) If the critical region is located equally in both sides of the samplingdistribution of
test-statistic, the test is called .
a) One tailed
b) Two tailed
c) Right tailed
d) Left tailed

44) The dividing point between the region where the null hypothesis is rejectedand the
region where it is not rejected is said to be .
a) Critical region
b) Critical value
c) Acceptance region
d) Significant region

45) A rule or formula that provides a basis for testing a null hypothesis is called
a) Test-statistic
b) Population statistic
c) Distribution statistic
d) Sample statistic

46) The probability associated with committing type-I error is

a) β
b) α
c) 1 – β
d) 1 – α

47) A failing student is passed by an examiner, it is an example of

a) Type-I error
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 b) Type-II error
c) Unbiased decision
d) Clear decision

48) A passing student is failed by an examiner, it is an example of

a) Type-I error
b) Type-II error
c) Best decision
d) All of the above

49) Critical region is also called .

a) Acceptance region
b) Rejection region
c) Confidence region
d) Statistical region

50) The probability of rejecting Ho when it is false is called .

a) Power of the test
b) Size of the test
c) Level of confidence
d) Confidence coefficient

51) The purpose of statistical inference is .

a) To collect sample data and use them to formulate hypotheses about a population
b) To draw conclusion about populations and then collect sample data to supportthe
conclusions
c) To draw conclusions about populations from sample data
d) To draw conclusions about the known value of population parameter

52) Suppose that the null hypothesis is true and it is rejected, is known as .
a) A type-I error, and its probability is β
b) A type-I error, and its probability is α
c) A type-II error, and its probability is α
d) A type-Il error, and its probability is β
53) The F-test:
a) Is essentially a two-tailed test.
b) Is essentially a one-tailed test.
c) Can be one-tailed as well as two-tailed depending on the hypotheses.
d) Can never be one tailed test.

Module-IV

1) _____is a reference to a published or unpublished source.

a) Citation

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 b) Footnote
c) Bibliography
2) Research ________is a formal statement of the result of an investigation of research work
a) Report
b) Sample
c) Frame
3) ____report is undertaken when there is longtime gap between data collection and
presentation of final report.
a) Interim
b) Summary
c) Technical
4) _____system uses sequential numbers in the text.
a) Vancouver
b) Parenthetical
c) Chicago
5) _____ establishes values for acknowledging sources used in research
a) MLA
b) APA
c) CMS
6) Which of the following are citation styles
a) MLA
b) APA
c) CMS
d) All of above
7) Which of the following is not a citation styles
a) MLA
b) APG
c) CMS
8) The technical report is written in ____
a) simple language
b) Technical language
c) Difficult language
9) Which of the following is not a type of report.
a) Technical
b) Interim
c) Inventory
10)______ report is designed for executives and other non-technical users.
a) Technical
b) Popular
c) Interim
11)The presentation of the work of another person as one’s own or without proper
acknowledgement is called _______
a) Bibliography
b) Citation
c) Plagiarism
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 12)______ is a reference to a published or unpublished source.
a) Citation
b) Footnotes
c) Bibliography
d) Acknowledgement
13)A ____ is a reference , explanation or comment placed below the main text on a printed
page.
a) Bibliography
b) Footnotes
c) Citation
d) Website
14)The full form of APA is _____.
a) American Physical Association
b) American Psychological Association
c) American Psychological Amendment
d) American Psychological Agreement
15)_____ citation style uses a simple two part parenthetical documentation system for citing
sources.
a) APA
b) MLA
c) CMS
d) LMS
16) _____ is one of the effective way to avoid plagiarism.
a) Site
b) Cite
c) Resource
d) Copy
17)The following are the ways to avoid Plagiarism except____.
a) Cite
b) Quoting
c) Referencing
d) Google
18)Full form of SPSS is_____.
a) Statistical Package for Social Sciences
b) Software Package for Social Sciences
c) Social Package of Social Sciences
19)SPSS is useful for_____
a) Data collection
b) Data Analysis
c) None of above
20)_____ is an excel add-in that perform statistical analyses within an excel workbook.
a) SPSS
b) MEGASTAT
c) WORKSHEET
d) CHATS
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