Research Management (RM) MCQ's




Question 61 :
Second step in problem formulation is

  1. Statement of the problem
  2. Understanding the nature of the problem
  3. Survey
  4. Discussions
  

Question 62 :
What type of editing implies that all forms should get a thorough editing by a single editor in a small study and by a team of editors in case of a large inquiry?

  1. Field
  2. Central
  3. Translating
  4. Simple
  

Question 63 :
Conference proceedings are considered as ________ documents.

  1. Conventional
  2. Primary
  3. Secondary
  4. Tertiary
  

Question 64 :
Alternate Hypothesis is proved tobe

  1. TRUE
  2. Partially true
  3. Partially wrong
  4. Completely wrong
  

Question 65 :
The numbers assigned to the members of Team India is an example of ______ scale.

  1. Nominal
  2. Ordinal
  3. Ratio
  4. Interval
  

Question 66 :
Survey research studies _________

  1. Circumstances
  2. Events
  3. Populations
  4. Processes
  

Question 67 :
Which are interviews are those interviews that are designed to discover underlying motives and desires and are often used in motivational research?

  1. Content
  2. Depth
  3. Personal
  4. Pre-requisite
  

Question 68 :
The value of correlation coefficient lies between

  1. 0 and 1
  2. 1.0 and -1.0
  3. 0 and -1.0
  4. 1.0 and -2.0
  

Question 69 :
The most frequently occurring score in a distribution

  1. Mean
  2. Mode
  3. Median
  4. Quartile
  

Question 70 :
A good qualitative problem statement:

  1. Defines the independent and dependent variables
  2. Conveys a sense of emerging design
  3. Specifies a research hypothesis to be tested
  4. Specifies the relationship between variables that the researcher expects to find
  

Question 71 :
In the determination of average per cent of change i.e., it is often used in the preparation of index numbers or when we deal in ratios, which type of mean is used?

  1. Geometric mean
  2. Harmonic mean
  3. Mode
  4. Median
  

Question 72 :
If we need to study the effect of two extraneous variables on dependent variable, which experimental research design should be used?

  1. Latin Square design
  2. Randomised block diagram
  3. Factorial design
  4. Completely randomised design
  

Question 73 :
Which of the following is not a problem statement for the applied research study

  1. Is genetically modified food hurting health?
  2. Is violence in the media and in video games damaging children's mental health?
  3. A study assessing whether men or women are more likely to suffer from depression
  4. How does immigration affect the economy of the India
  

Question 74 :
In an experimental hypothesis-testing research, when a group is exposed to usual conditions, it is called as _____.

  1. Control group
  2. Experimental group
  3. Usual group
  4. Treatment group
  

Question 75 :
Social science research provides

  1. Research degree along with its consequential benefits
  2. Solution for an immediate problem
  3. Conclusions which are capable of being verified by observation or experiment
  4. Information to the people that are scientifically proven so that end users can rely upon it.
  

Question 76 :
According to the authors, research methods are everything except:

  1. Unstructured
  2. Unbiased
  3. Sequential
  4. Directed
  

Question 77 :
In which of the following scales the objects are arranged according to their magnitude in an ordered relationship?

  1. Nominal scale
  2. Ordinal scale
  3. Interval scale
  4. Ratio scale
  

Question 78 :
In Research Methodology, Scientific method is committed to

  1. Objectivity
  2. Ethics
  3. Proposition
  4. Neutrality
  

Question 79 :
In the cluster sampling, the elements within the clusters are ________ and the clusters are _______.

  1. Homogeneous , heterogeneous
  2. Heterogeneous, Homogeneous
  3. Heterogeneous, Heterogeneous
  4. Homogeneous, Homogeneous
  

Question 80 :
A research paper is a brief report of research work based on __________.

  1. Secondary data only
  2. Primary data only
  3. Both primary and Secondary data
  4. Neither from secondary nor from primary data
  

Question 81 :
In the process of conducting research 'formulation of hypothesis' is followed by

  1. Statement of objectives
  2. Analysis of data
  3. Selection of research tools
  4. Collection of data
  

Question 82 :
Non-probability sampling design is used in

  1. Descriptive research
  2. Exploratory research
  3. Exponential research
  4. Pure research
  

Question 83 :
Which of the following variables cannot be expressed in quantitative terms?

  1. Socio-economic Status
  2. Marital Status
  3. Numerical Aptitude
  4. Professional Attitude
  

Question 84 :
Which of the following is not absolute meaning of Research methodology

  1. Way to efficiently solving research problems
  2. Entire strategy towards achievement of objective
  3. Different investigation techniques
  4. Science of understanding, how research is performed methodically
  

Question 85 :
From a random sample of 36 New Delhi civil service personnel, the mean age and the sample standard deviation were found to be 40 years and 4.5 years respectively. Construct a 95 per cent confidence interval for the mean age of civil servants in New Delhi.

  1. 40±1.47
  2. 44.5±1.47
  3. 40±1.7
  4. 45±1.7
  

Question 86 :
Which one of the following principles is not applicable to sampling?

  1. Sample units must be clearly defined
  2. Sample units must be dependent on each other
  3. Same units of sample should be used throughout the study
  4. Sample units must be chosen in a systematic and objective manner
  

Question 87 :
Indian Researchers encounters various problems while conduction research in India', i.e. i. Not existence of code of conduct for researchers ii. Inter-university and interdepartmental rivalries iii. Unavailability of adequate and timely secretarial assistance, iv. Library/resource management and functioning is not satisfactory Which of the following is correct.

  1. i,ii and iii
  2. i,iii and iv
  3. ii,iii and iv
  4. i,ii,iii and iv
  

Question 88 :
Which of the following statement related to the hypothesis is true

  1. Hypothesis relates constants with variables
  2. Hypothesis relates Variables with constants
  3. Hypothesis relates constants with constants
  4. Hypothesis relates variable with variables
  

Question 89 :
The prime managerial value of business research is that it ________ uncertainty by providing information that improves the decision-making process.

  1. Intensifications
  2. Equals
  3. Reduces
  4. Increases
  

Question 90 :
Seeing a very big rally it was reported that congress will win the election. The conclusion was based on

  1. Random sampling
  2. Cluster sampling
  3. Systematic sampling
  4. Purposive sampling
  
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