Research Methodology MCQs with Answers (Multiple Choice Questions)

DNYANSAGAR ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, BALEWADI, PUNE45

Subject – Research Methodology (504) Class : TYBBA (2013 Pattern)

PROF . SWATI BHALERAO www.dacc.edu.in

Unit 1. Introduction to Research

1. Sampling is advantageous as it

a) Help in Capital-Saving

b) Saves Time

c) Increasing Accuracy

d) Both (a) and (b)

2. The data of research is

a) Qualitative only

b) Quantitative only

c) Both (a) and (b)

d) Neither (a) nor (b)

3. Basic Research is also known as

a) Pure Research

b) Fundamental Research

c) Theoretical Research

d) All of the above

4. Research conducted to solve any problem of theory or practice is known as

a) Applied research

b) Pure research

c) Theoretical research

d) Action Research

5. Why the man went to moon? is an example of

a) Fundamental research

b) Applied research

c) Action Research

d) All of the Above

6. "A survey of the reading habits of Children in North Karnataka" is an example of

a) Descriptive Research

b) Comparative Research

c) Exploratory Research

d) Diagnostic Research

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7. Research is

a) Searching again and again

b) Finding solution to any problem

c) Working in a scientific way to search for truth of any problem

d) None of the above

8. Which of the following is the first step in starting the research process?

a) Searching sources of information to locate problem.

b) Survey of related literature

c) Identification of problem

d) Searching for solutions to the problem

9. What is a research design?

a) A way of conducting research that is not grounded in theory.

b) he choice between using qualitative or quantitative methods.

c) The style in which you present your research findings, e.g. a graph.

d) A framework for every stage of the collection and analysis of data.

10. What is a cross-sectional design?

a) A comparison of two or more variables longitudinally

b) A design that is devised when the researcher is in a bad mood

c) The collection of data from more than one case at one moment in time.

d) Research into one particular section of society, e.g. the middle classes.

11. What does the term 'longitudinal design' mean?

a) A study completed far away from where the researcher lives.

b) A study which is very long to read.

c) A study with two contrasting cases.

d) A study completed over a distinct period of time to map changes in social phenomena.

12. Which sequence of research steps is logical in the list given below ?

a) Problem formulation, Analysis, Development of Research design, Hypothesis

making, Collection of data, Arriving at generalizations and conclusions.

b) Development of Research design, Hypothesis making, Problem formulation, Data

analysis, Arriving at conclusions and data collection.

c) Problem formulation, Hypothesis making, Development of a Research design,

Collection of data, Data analysis and formulation of generalizations and conclusions.

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DNYANSAGAR ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, BALEWADI, PUNE45

Subject – Research Methodology (504) Class : TYBBA (2013 Pattern)

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d) Problem formulation, Deciding about the sample and data collection tools,

Formulation of hypothesis, Collection and interpretation of research evidence.

13. Which of the following statement is NOT true about Random Sampling?

a) Random sampling is reasonably accurate

b) Random sampling is free from personal biases

c) An economical method of sampling

d) Can be applied for all types of data collections

14. Which is the main objective of research?

a) To review the literature

b) To summarize what is already known

c) To get an academic degree

d) To discover new facts or to make fresh interpretation of known facts

15. Which one of the following is a nonprobability sampling method?

a) Simple Random Sampling

b) Stratified Sampling

c) Cluster Sampling

d) Quota Sampling

16. Which of the following sampling methods is based on probability?

a) Convenience sampling

b) Quota sampling

c) Judgement sampling

d) Stratified sampling

17. Arrange the following steps of research in correct sequence :

(1) Identification of research problem

(2) Listing of research objectives

(3) Collection of data

(4) Methodology

(5) Data analysis

(6) Results and discussion

a) 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6

b) 1 – 2 – 4 – 3 – 5 – 6

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DNYANSAGAR ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, BALEWADI, PUNE45

Subject – Research Methodology (504) Class : TYBBA (2013 Pattern)

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c) 2 – 1 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6

d) 2 – 1 – 4 – 3 – 5 – 6

18. Which one of the following is a research tool?

a) Graph

b) Illustration

c) Questionnaire

d) Diagram

19. If a researcher conducts a research on finding out which administrative style

contributes more to institutional effectiveness ? This will be an example of

a) Basic Research

b) Action Research

c) Applied Research

d) None of the above

20. Action-research is:

a) An applied research

b) A research carried out to solve immediate problems

c) A longitudinal research

d) All the above

21. The essential qualities of a researcher are

a) Spirit of free enquiry

b) Reliance on observation and evidence

c) Systematization or theorizing of knowledge

d) All the above

22. In the process of conducting research ‘Formulation of Hypothesis” is followed by

a) Statement of Objectives

b) Analysis of Data

c) Selection of Research Tools

d) Collection of Data

23. Which of the following statement is not true?

a) A research proposal is a document that presents a plan for a project

b) A research proposal shows that the researcher is capable of successfully conducting the

proposed research project

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Subject – Research Methodology (504) Class : TYBBA (2013 Pattern)

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c) A research proposal is an unorganized and unplanned project

d) A research proposal is just like a research report and written before the research project

24. After identifying the important variables and establishing the logical reasoning in

theoretical framework, the next step in the research process is..........

a) To conduct surveys

b) To generate the hypothesis

c) To focus group discussions

d) To use experiments in an investigation

25. The one which will always appear in a research proposal is.......

a) Business objective

b) Research objective

c) Marketing objective

d) Creative objective

26. Good research proposals will always-.......

a) Consider all possible research that had previously been done on the topic

b) Provide respondent names and addresses

c) Focus on the Harvard style

d) Focus on addressing the research objectives

27. Define the correct sequence in the stage of sampling:

a) i) Sampling method selection

ii) Population definition

iii) Sampling frame development

iv) Sampling unit specification

v) Sample size determination

b) i) Population definition

ii) Sampling frame development

iii) Sampling unit specification

iv) Sampling method selection

v) Sample size determination

c) i) Sampling method selection

ii) Sampling unit specification

iii) Sample size determination

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DNYANSAGAR ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, BALEWADI, PUNE45

Subject – Research Methodology (504) Class : TYBBA (2013 Pattern)

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iv)Population definition

v) Sampling frame development

d) i) Sample size determination

ii) Population definition

iii) Sampling frame development

iv)Sampling unit specification

v) Sampling method selection

28. What are the two types of sampling methods?

a) Random or probability sampling and non-probability sampling

b) Probability sampling and random sampling

c) Probability sampling and non-random sampling

d) All of the above

29. It is a special non-probability method used when the desired sample characteristic is

rare, which sampling

a) Panel Sampling

b) Snowball sampling

c) Convenience sampling

d) Purposive Sampling

30. The university book shop selects 200 of its more than 8000 customers to participate

in a study on service quality in the shop. The book Shop has established a ________

for use in its research.

a) Population

b) Field setting

c) Dependent grouping

d) Sample

31. A good sampling frame must be

a) Relevant

b) Complete

c) Precise

d) All of the above

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32. How many different sample of size 3 can be taken from the population comprising 5

elements?

a) 7

b) 12

c) 5

d) 10

33. When sample size increases, which of the followings correct?

a) The standard error remains unchanged

b) The standard error increases

c) The standard error declines

d) None of the above

34. In case the population has a normal distribution, then the sampling distribution of

the mean

a) Has a mean equal to the population mean

b) Has normal distribution

c) Both a and b

d) None of these

35. In which of the following sample designs, maps rather than lists or registers are

used as the sampling frame?

a) Simple random sample

b) Cluster sample

c) Area Sample

d) none of these

36. Suppose that a population with N = 200 has µ = 30. What is the mean of the

sampling distribution of the mean for sample of size 40?

a) Not possible to determine as this information is inadequate

b) 40

c) 25

d) 30

37. A sample study is a study of

a) Whole population

b) Only representative items

c) 51 items

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d) None of these

38. Among the following methods which is not a probability sampling method?

a) Systematic sampling

b) Stratified sampling

c) Cluster sampling

d) Quota sampling

39. Among the following methods which is not the non-probability sampling method?

a) Convenient sampling

b) Quota sampling

c) Judgement sampling

d) Systematic sampling

40. Which of the following is the example of random sampling techniques?

a) Taking the name of every person in a telephone book

b) Generating a list of numbers by picking numbers out of a hat and matching these

c) numbers to names in the telephone book

d) Taking every tenth or twentieth name from a list of everybody in the telephone book

e) All of the above

41. The process of selecting a number of participants for a study in such a way that they

represent the larger group from which they were selected is known as

a) Research Design

b) Sampling

c) Data collection

d) Random assignment

42. The directors of a graduate program in educational research wish to see what types

of jobs their graduates take after they finish their program. They randomly sample

students from the program and have them fill out questionnaires with items asking

about the types of jobs they have had. They also are asked to describe the roles they

play in their current positions. This project is best described as having what kind of

objective—-

a) Descriptive

b) Predictive

c) Explanatory

d) None of the above

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DNYANSAGAR ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, BALEWADI, PUNE45

Subject – Research Methodology (504) Class : TYBBA (2013 Pattern)

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43. A developmental research design that examines age differences at only one point in

time is called the________ _method.

a) Cross-sectional

b) Longitudinal

c) Single-case

d) Sequential

44. Interviewing all members of a given population is called:

A. a sample.

B. a Gallup poll.

C. a census.

D. a Nielsen audit.

45. A simple random sample is one in which:

A. From a random starting point, every nth unit from the sampling frame is selected

B. A non-probability strategy is used, making the results difficult to generalize

C. The researcher has a certain quota of respondents to fill for various social groups

D. Every unit of the population has an equal chance of being selected

Answer Key

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DNYANSAGAR ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, BALEWADI, PUNE45

Subject – Research Methodology (504) Class : TYBBA (2013 Pattern)

PROF . SWATI BHALERAO www.dacc.edu.in

Unit 2. - Sources of Collection of Data

46. The focus groups, individual respondents and panels of respondents are classified as

a) pointed data sources

b) itemized data sources

c) secondary data sources

d) primary data sources

47. The reports on quality control, production and financial accounts issued by the

companies are considered as

a) external secondary data sources

b) internal secondary data sources

c) external primary data sources

d) internal primary data sources

48. The government and non-government publications are considered as

a) external secondary data sources

b) internal secondary data sources

c) external primary data sources

d) internal primary data sources

49. The data which is generated within the company such as routine business activities

is classified as

a) external primary data sources

b) internal primary data sources

c) external secondary data sources

d) internal secondary data sources

50. The type of questions included in questionnaire to record responses in which the

respondent can answer in any way are classified as

a) multiple choices

b) itemized question

c) open ended questions

d) close ended questions

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