MB0034 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

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1. KAP stands for a. b. c. d. Ans. A 2. It is defined as a systematic viewing of specific phenomena in its proper setting for the specific purpose of gathering data for a particular study a. b. c. d. Ans. A 3. The ________ is a part of the phenomenon or group which is observed and he acts as both an observer and a participant a. b. c. d. Researcher Observe Analyses None of the above Observation Research Analysis Scientific method Knowledge awareness practice Knowledge authority process Knowledge awareness process None of the following

Ans. B 4. A __________ is the arrangement of conditions for collection and analysis of data in a manner that aims to combine relevance to the research purpose with economy in procedure. a. b. c. d. Research design Research study Research model Both a & c

Ans. D 5 Research is a.and..study of an issue. a. b. c. d. Systematic and logical Arbitrary and scientific Verifiable and accurate Rational and precise.

Ans:-A 6 Who said- Research is a systematic controlled, empirical and critical investigation of hypothetical propositions about the presumed relations among natural phenomena. a. Young b. Kerlinger c. Porter d. None of the above Ans:-B 7 Scientific Method impliesa. Systematic step-by-step procedure following the logical processes of reasoning. b. Means for gaining knowledge of the universe c. It doesnt refer to a specific subject of matter d. All of the above Ans:-D Research simply stands for: a. Search for facts b. Answers to questions c. Solutions to problems d. All of the above Ans:-D 9 Research is fora. To find explanations to unexplained phenomenon b. To clarify the doubtful facts c. To correct the misconceived facts d. All of the above Ans:-D 10. Good research design reduces the was tage of _____ and _______ a. b. c. d. Ans. A 11. Whether the given statement is true or not: Research design is a tentative plan, which undergoes modifications, new aspects, new conditions etc. come to light & insight into the study deepens. Time, cost All resources Manpower, time Time, data

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Ans. 12. It is a two way systematic conversation between an investigator and an informant, initiated for obtaining information relevant to a specific study. a. Research b. Interview c. Interviewing d. Observation Ans: C 13. When a sufficient number of qualified interviewers are available, .is feasible a. Personal interview b. Individual interview c. Group interview d. None of the above Ans: A 14. This type of interview is used for large-scale formalized surveys. a. None-directed interview b. Focused interview c. Structured interview d. Depth interview Ans: C This interviewing is more useful in case studies rather than are surveys. a. Unstructured b. Non-directive interview c. Both a and b d. Focused interview Ans: C

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16. The..interview permits the interviewer to obtain details of personal reactions, specific emotions and the like. a. Focused b. Clinical c. Depth d. Structured Ans: A 17. Social case work, prison administration, psychiatric clinics etc. are most common type of .interview. a. Focused b. Clinical

c. Depth d. Structured Ans: B 18. This requires much more training on inter-personal skills. a. Depth interview b. Structured interview c. Clinical interview d. Focused interview Ans: A 19. Information furnished by the respondent in the interview is recorded by the: a. Interviewer b. Investigator c. Observer d. Researcher Ans: B 20. Interview is an .process a. Interactive b. Interaction c. Dealing d. Communicating Ans: B 21. The investigator should plan the.for dealing with various situations of respondents. a. Methods b. Procedure c. Strategies d. Cases Ans: C 22. Before starting research interview, the interviewer should establish aalso called a friendly relationship with the respondent. a. Report b. Relationship c. Image d. Goodwill Ans: A 23. ..distinguish five principal symptoms of inadequate response. a. Blummar b. Kahn and Cannel c. Taylor d. Doan John Ans: B ..reduce the effective sample size and its representative ness.

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a. Inaccessibility b. Refusal c. Non-responses d. All of the above Ans: C 25. A..is defined as a method of collecting primary data in which a number of individuals with a common interest interact with each other. a. Group interview b. Group discussion c. Both a and b d. None Ans: A 26. A part of population is known as _______________ a. b. c. d. Ans. B 27. Sampling is opted when the amount of money budgeted is __________ then the anticipated cost of census survey. a. b. c. d. Ans. A 28._______ is the primary reason for using sampling by academic and marketing researchers a. Staff b. Access to computer facilities c. Time limit d. Population element Ans. C 29. ________ Only allow measurability kind of computation, where the research objective requires statistical inference. a. Probability samples b. Geographical area c. Size and nature of the population d. Time limit Smaller Larger Equal to None Sampling Sample Model All of the above

Ans. A 30. play an important role in the selection of a topic for research. a. Moral values b. Ethical values c. Personal values d. All Ans:-C 31. way. shape the preference of investigators in a subtle and imperceptible a. Family conditions b. National conditions c. Economic conditions d. Social conditions Ans:-D 32. A.is some difficulty experienced by the researcher in a theoretical or practical situation a. Problem b. Desire c. Situation d. Research Ans:-A 33. Solving the difficulty is the task of. a. Problem-solving b. Research c. Selection of alternatives d. None of the above Ans:-B .is the factual observations which other observers can see and check. a. Accuracy b. Verifiable evidence c. Precision d. Objectivity Ans:-B The selection of a problem is thein research. a. First step b. Last step c. subject matter d. All of the above Ans:-A

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36 an imaginative insight, plays an important role in choosing the problem a. Opinion

b. Vision c. Guidance d. All of the above Ans:-B 37. A research design is the program that guides the investigator in the process of ______ observations. a. b. c. d. Ans. D 38. Needs of research design to assure useful results a. Researcher has to determine how much inaccuracy may be tolerated b. Researcher has to know how much inaccuracy his method of research will produce c. Both a & b d. None of the above Ans. C 39. For a good research design, _______ the affect of extraneous vaiable a. b. c. d. Ans. B 40. The term _________ is used in experimental research to reflect the restrain in experimental conditions. a. b. c. d. Ans. C Variable Experiment Control Hypothesis Maximize Minimize Reduce Raised Collecting Analyzing Interpreting All of the above

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41 A research design is a __________ and _______ prepared for directing a research study. a. b. c. d. Logical & systematic plan Conceived & analysis Innovative, constructive None of the above

Ans. A 42. Research design constitutes the blue print for the collection, ________ and ________ of data a. b. c. d. Analyzing, interpreting Measurement, analysis Measurement, techniques None of the above

Ans. B 43. The qualitative phenomena may also b quantified in terms of the ________ or ______ of the attribute considered. a. b. c. d. Positive or negative Presence or absence Stable or continuous None of the above

Ans. B 44. _______ is group exposed to usual conditions in an experimental hypothesis testing research, where as _________ is the group which is exposed to new or special condition a. b. c. d. Control group, experimental group Control unit, experiment unit Both a & b None of the above

Ans. C 45. Research extends knowledge of human beings,and. a. Social life, environment b. Social life, professional life c. Internal and external environment d. None of the above Ans:-A 46. Two main approaches to research are a. Qualitative and quantitative b. Subjective and objective c. Reliable and verifiable d. All of the above Ans:-A Katz conceptualizes two levels of exploratory studies: First Level Discovery of significant variable in the situation Second Level Discovery of relationships between variables a. b. c. d. True False Cant say Non

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Ans:-A 48. Pure research is also known as.and exploratory research is child as. a. Basic research and fact-finding method b. Basic or fundamental research and formulative research c. Problme oriented and action-directed d. All of the above Ans:-B 49. Researchable problems requires evaluation of alternatives againstand. Criteria a. Internal and external b. Interest and competence c. Feasibility and facility d. None of the above Ans:-A 50. __________is the degree to which bias is absent, where as ___ is measured by standard error. a. b. c. d. Ans. B 51. sampling helps in _________ and ___________ saving a. b. c. d. Ans. C 52. Stratification process involves three major decision, stratification bases, _______ and _______ a. b. c. d. Ans. B 53. The desirability of disproportionate sampling determined by three factors viz. sampling cost __________ & _________ Number, sizes State sample sizes number of strata Both a & b All of the above Accuracy, precision Size, profit Time, cost None of the above Precision, size Accuracy size Probability, precision Size, accuracy

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Internal variance among strata, sizes of strata Number of strata. Strata sample size Nature of strata, number of strata None of the above

Ans. A 54. A ________ refers to the way or mode of gathering data, where as ___________ is an instrument used for the method. Tool method a. b. c. d. Ans. B 55. The sources of data may be classified into ________ and _________ sources a. b. c. d. Internal and external Relevant & irreverent Primary and secondary None of the above Tool, method Method, tool Time, space All of the above

Ans. C 56. Certain types of .and .information get refused in face-to-face interview. a. Personal and professional b. Behavioral, psychological c. Personal and financial d. None of the above Ans: C 57. The interviewing requires some and.. a. Preplanning, preparation b. Observation, planning c. Preparation, budgeting d. All of the above Ans: A For carrying the interview forward, neither nor. a. Argue, dispute b. Observation, probing c. Surprise, disapproval d. None of the above Ans: A

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59. In personal interviewing, the researcher must deal with two problems.and . a. Inadequate response, none-response

b. Inadequate response, interviewers bias c. Partial response, irrelevant response d. All of the above Ans: B 60. in which the respondent gives relevant but incomplete answer, whereas in which the reply is based or distorted. a. None-response, verbalized response b. Irrelevant, inaccurate c. Partial, inaccurate response d. All of the above Ans: C

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61. Match the following 1. Snow ball sampling 2. Quota sampling 3. Judgment sampling 4. Non-random sampling a. b. c. d. Ans. B 62. Match the following 1. Interpenetrating sample 2. Multiphase sampling 3. Multi stage sample 4. Area sampling a. b. c. d. Ans. A I) Subsection of the final sample form a pre-sleeted Larger sample that provided information for Improving the final selection ii) larger field surveys cluster consisting of specific Geographical areas iii) Selection of a certain number of sub samples Rather than one all sample from a population iv) in it at each stage, a sampling unit is a cluster Of the sampling units of the subsequent stage I) Method stratified sampling in which the selection Within strata is non random ii) deliberate selection of sample unite that Conform to predetermined criteria iii) Building up a list or sample of a special Population by using an initial set of its informal iv) It doesnt provide a chance of selection to each Population element

1 (i), 2 (ii), 3 (iii), 4 (iv) 1 (iii), 2 (i), 3 (ii), 4 (iv) 1 (ii), 2 (iv), 3 (iii), 4 (i) All of the above

1 (iii), 2 (i), 3 (iv), 4 (ii) 1 (i), 2 (ii), 3 (iii), 4 (iv) 1 (iii), 2 (iv), 3 (i), 4 (ii) 1 (iv), 2 (iii), 3 (ii), 4 (i)

63. Match the following 1. Cluster sampling 2. Proportionate stratified sampling 3. Simple random sampling 4. Stratified random sampling

I) Equal probability of selection ii) In this population is subdivided into homogeneous iii) Random selection of sampling units consisting of population elements. iv) Drawing a sample from each stratum in proportion to the latters share in the total Population

a. b. c. d. Ans. C

1 (i), 2 (ii), 3 (iii), 4 (iv) 1 (iv), 2 (i), 3 (iii), 4 (ii) 1 (iii), 2 (iv), 3 (i), 4 (ii) None of the above

64. Match the following: _ 1. Demographic characteristic 2. Behavioral variables 3. Organizational data 4. Territorial data a. b. c. d. Ans. B

I) Age, sex, religion, education ii) Opinions, awareness, attitudes, intentions iii) Objectives, resources functions, Performance iv) Population, resource endowments spatial divisions

1 (iv), 2 (iii), 3 (ii), 4 (i) 1 (i), 2 (ii), 3 (iii), 4 (iv) 1 (iv), 2 (iii), 3 (i), 4 (ii) 1 (ii), 2 (iv), 3 (i), 4 (iii)

65. Identify the data needed for social science resource 1. Data pertaining to human beings 2. Data relating to analysis 3. data relating to organization 4. data pertaining to territorial area 5. Relevant data of research studies a. b. c. d. Ans. A 66. Identify the methods of collection primary data :1. Observation 1, 3, 4 2, 3, 4, 5 3, 4, 5, 6 2, 3, 4

2. Interviewing 3. Mail survey 4. Experimentation 5. Simulation 6. Projective technique a. b. c. d. Ans. D 67. Match the following :1. Data pertinence I) Actual coverage of the published data, which depends on the methodology & sampling design adopted by the original organization ii) It refers to their accuracy, reliability and completeness. iii) In this, researcher may be able to redefine his research problem so as to make use of otherwise unusable available data iv) Data pertaining to human beings and territorial areas, relating to organization 1, 3, 5, 6 2, 3, 4, 5 3, 4, 5, 6 All of the above

2. Data quality 3. Data completeness 4. Social science research data a. b. c. d. Ans. A

1 (iii), 2 (ii), 3 (i), 4 (iv) 1 (i), 2 (ii), 3 (iii), 4 (iv) 1 (iv), 2 (ii), 3 (iii), 4 (i) All of the above

68. Identify the types of observations:1. Participant and no-participant observations 2. Direct and indirect observations 3. Scheduled and unscheduled observations 5. Uncontrolled and controlled observations a. b. c. d. 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 4 1, 3, 4 2, 3, 4

Ans. B 69. Write the steps of observation process in correct sequence:1. Researcher carefully examine the relevance of observation method to the data needs of the study 2. He then identify the investigative questions

3. Then decide the observation content 4. For each variable, specify the operational definition 5. Observation setting & other details of the task should be determnined 6. Observers should be selected & trained a. b. c. d. Ans. D 70. Identify the general characteristics of observation method 1. Observation is selective 2. It is both physical and a mental activity 3. observer should be selected & trained 3. It is purposive not casual 4. Observation content should include the relevant variables 5. It should be exact and be based on standardized tools. a. 2, 3, 5, 6 b. 1, 2, 4, 6 c. 2, 3, 4, 5 d. All of the above Ans. B 71 Match the following: a. Reliance on Empirical Evidence b. Relevant concepts c. Objectivity d. Ethical Neutrality A. 1-(ii), 2-(iv), 3-(i), 4-(iii) B. 1-(i), 2(iii), 3-(iv), 4-(ii) C. 1-(iv), 2-(i), 3-(ii), 4-(iii) D. All are in correct sequence Ans:-A 72 Match the following : a. Generalization b. Verifiability (i) Answer to a question is not Decided by intuition or imagination (ii) Employment of comparisons and (i) Judgement upon facts unbiased bypersonal impressions. (ii) Validity and reliability of data are checked carefully (iii) Science never imposes anything, only states (iv) Facts are things which actually exists. 2, 3, 1, 5, 4, 6 6, 5, 3, 1, 4, 2 6, 1, 3, 2, 4, 5 All are already in correct sequence

c. Logical reasoning process d. Reliance of empirical evidence

Control groups. (iii) Expose method and conclusions To critical seurtitive (iv) Involves logical process of reasoning.

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A. 1-(iv), 2-(ii), 3-(i), 4-(iii) B. 1-(ii), 2-(iii), 3-(iv), 4-(i) C. 1-(ii), 2-(i), 3-(iii), 4-(iv) D. 1-(i), 2-(ii), 3-(iii), 4-(iv) Ans:-B According to the methods of study research may be classified as: a. Experimental Research b. Applied research c. Analytical study d. Diagnostic study e. Historical research f. Evaluation g. Survey h. Action research a. 1, 2, 5, 7 b. 3, 4, 6, 8 c. 1, 3, 4, 5 d. 1, 2, 4, 6 Ans:-A Match the following : a. Research consumer b. Research-consumers objectives c. Doubt in Regard to selection of alternatives d. Alternative means to meet the objective A. 1-(iii), 2-(iv), 3-(i), 4-(ii) B. 1-(i), 2-(ii), 3-(iii), 4-(iv) C. 1-(ii), 2-(iv), 3-(i), 4-(iii) D. None of the above Ans:-A

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1) Research consumer must have some doubt as to which alternative to select 2) alternative means for achieving the objectives he desires 3) An individual or group which experiences some diffculty 4) Reserch-consumer must have available, alternative means for achieving the objectives he desires.

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Identify the source from which one may identify research problems:

a. Daily experience b. Consultation c. Intitution a. Academic experience b. Exposure to field situation c. Review of literature A. 1, 2, 5, 6 B. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 C. 1, 2, 4, 5 D. all of the above Ans:-D