The document discusses key concepts in research methods such as longitudinal and cross-sectional research approaches, experimental and ex-post facto research, workshops, seminars, and conferences. It provides multiple choice questions and answers related to defining these terms and understanding their appropriate uses and objectives. For example, it notes that the main cognitive objective of a workshop is to attain higher cognitive and psychomotor objectives of research through comprehending theoretical and practical aspects. It also emphasizes that research should be conducted objectively and without personal biases to avoid producing polluted or inadequate results.

1. Research Aptitude
50 QUESTIONS
NET PAPER I/ PHD ENTRANCE EXAM

2. The information’s to be collected in survey method are
related to
A) Present position
B) Aims of the research
C) The attainment of the aim of the research
D) All the above

3. • D) All the above

4. In Ex-Post Facto research the position of the variable is
A) Generally, the Independent variable happened before the
research
B) The researcher begins with single dependent and
independent variables
C) And after it he studies the possible relation in a regressed
form
D) All the above

5. • D) All the above

6. The experimental method is
A) A method for verifying a hypothesis
B) A method deriving inferences
C) A variable controlling method
D) None of the above

7. • A) A method for verifying a hypothesis

8. The wrong statement in relation to experimental
method is
A) Observation under controlled condition is
experiment
B) It is method of effective control of variables
C) Careful observation of a phenomenon under
controlled conditions
D) It is an useful method in laboratories

9. • D) It is an useful method in laboratories

10. The characteristic feature of a workshop is
A) To attain the higher cognitive and Psychomotor
objectives of the research
B) To comprehend the theoretical and practical
aspects of the research
C) To explore the possibilities of applied aspects of
the research
D) All of the above

11. • D) All of the above

12. Which one of the following is NOT a type of
Seminar?
A) House-committee
B) International Seminar
C) National Seminar
D) Focal Seminar

13. • A) House-committee

14. The central role in workshop is of
A) The Director
B) The Expert
C) The Participants
D) All of the above

15. • B) The Expert

16. The research papers are generally prepared by
A) The research scholars
B) The research supervisors
C) The scientists
D) All of the above

17. • D) All of the above

18. The main cognitive objective of seminar is
A) To develop critical and analytical capacities in a
researcher
B) To develop observational and experiential
presenting capabilities in a researcher
C) To develop synthetic and evaluation related
abilities in a researcher
D) All of the above are correct statements

19. • D) All of the above are correct statements

20. The basic requirement for preparing a research
paper is
A) The research orientation of the person
B) The research skills in the person
C) The research attitudes in the person
D) All of the above

21. • D) All of the above

22. The advantages of preparing the research
paper is
A) The exchange of ideas related to research
B) The familiarity with the research approaches
C) The awareness about present researches
D) All of the above

23. • D) All of the above

24. The Seminar can be organized
A) In a class
B) In a school
C) In a district level
D) At all the levels

25. • D) At all the levels

26. Conference is a
A) Provision to discuss on serious matters
B) Adequate solution of research problems
C) Wider manipulation of research inferences
D) All of the above

27. • D) All of the above

28. The main Psycho-motor objective of the workshop
is
A) The expertise of formulating research design
B) The ability of selection and determining of the
problems
C) The skills of construction of research apparatus
D) All of the above

29. • D) All of the above

30. The advantage of Seminar is
A) The attainment of higher Cognitive and
Affective objectives of the research
B) The development of democratic values
C) The formation of good learning habits
D) All of the above

31. • D) All of the above

32. Seminar provides the following opportunity to
a researcher
A) Expression of feelings
B) Exchange of ideas
C) Spontaneous learning
D) All of the above

33. • D) All of the above

34. The research paper and the research article are
A) Two separate names of one and same thing
B) First is factual and later a theoretical in
nature
C) First is having survey background the latter is
experiment in nature
D) B and C are the correct statements

35. • D) B and C are the correct statements

36. The step of research workshop is
A) The presentation and explanation of the
topic
B) The practice of following an approach
C) Follow-up and evaluation of a topic
D) All of the above

37. • D) All of the above

38. The affective objective of seminar is
A) To incorporate the qualities of patience and
tolerance in the researcher
B) To appreciate the research inferences
C) To incorporate emotional stability and
motivation in the researcher
D) All of the above statements are correct

39. • D) All of the above statements are correct

40. The UGC has made it compulsory for every teacher to
participate in Seminars because
A) The teacher is the nation builder
B) The teacher is awakening the nation
C) The teacher is the transmitter of democratic values
D) The teacher is the builder of young generation

41. • D) The teacher is the builder of young
generation

42. In organization of a workshop, the following
cognitive objective is primarily included
A) To search the solutions for complicated
problems
B) To discuss the Socio-philosophical aspects of the
research
C) To determine the research methods
D) All of the above

43. • D) All of the above

44. The new values and principles establishes
through
A) Philosophical research
B) Natural researches
C) Human motivation
D) Social situations

45. • A) Philosophical research

46. Longitudinal Approach is related with
A) Long term researches
B) Transverse researches
C) Horizontal researches
D) All the above

47. • A) Long term researches

48. Reliability in the fundamental quality of a research
which also reflects
A) Validity
B) Verifiability
C) Purity of data
D) Superiority

49. • A) Validity

50. If you are employing scientific method for
solving a problem and interpretation of the
results, then this process is called
A) Scientific
B) Self-satisfying
C) Complementary to personal objectives
D) None of the above

51. • A) Scientific

52. The main Psycho-motor objective of the workshop is
A) The expertise of formulating research design
B) The ability of selection and determining of the
problems
C) The skills of construction of research apparatus
D) All of the above

53. • D) All of the above

54. Conference is a
A) Provision to discuss on serious matters
B) Adequate solution of research problems
C) Wider manipulation of research inferences
D) All of the above

55. • D) All of the above

56. The Seminar can be organized
A) In a class
B) In a school
C) In a district level
D) At all the levels

57. • D) At all the levels

58. Generally research papers have been given more
weightage instead of research articles because these
will be
A) Based on data
B) Incorporated with statistics
C) Both of the above
D) None of the above

59. • C) Both of the above

60. The central role in workshop is of
A) The Director
B) The Expert
C) The Participants
D) All of the above

61. • B) The Expert

62. Which one of the following is NOT a type of
Seminar?
A) House-committee
B) International Seminar
C) National Seminar
D) Focal Seminar

63. • A) House-committee

64. On the basis of the approach the classification of
researches has taken birth(emerged from)
A) Biological sciences
B) Pure sciences
C) Psychology
D) None of the above

65. • A) Biological sciences

66. When a person deriving all the conclusions through
observation and experimentation in his routine life. In
this way the person can be treated as a
A) Scientist
B) Good citizen
C) Intellectual person
D) Normal person

67. • D) Normal person

68. Research approaches are
A) Longitudinal and cross-sectional
B) Oblique and horizontal
C) Long and short section
D) None of the above

69. • A) Longitudinal and cross-sectional

70. Which of the following is not a characteristic of
a research?
A) Irrelevant data collection
B) Irrelevant data analysis
C) Irrelevant conclusions
D) All the above

71. • D) All the above

72. The objectivity of the research can be enhanced
A) Through its reliability
B) Through its validity
C) Through its impartiality
D) All of the above

73. • D) All of the above

74. In order to inculcate the ethical values in the researches,
it is essential that it should be
A) In accordance with the researcher's abilities
B) Providing opportunities to the researcher to work
freely
C) Inculcate maturity in the researcher
D) All of the above

75. • A) In accordance with the researcher's abilities

76. When a researcher is engaged in research in a
subjective manner, the result will be
A) inadequate formulation of objectives
B) inadequate selection of apparatus
C) inadequate collection of data
D) All of the above

77. • D) All of the above

78. The justification explains
A) The inherent truth of a research
B) The logic of the research
C) The significance of the research
D) The adequacy of the research

79. • D) The adequacy of the research

80. The value of a research has been lost when
A) A researcher behaviour become prejudiced
B) A researcher becomes prey of hallucinations
C) A researcher feels agreement with imaginary
assumptions
D) All of the above

81. • D) All of the above

82. If a researcher has the quality of exploration and has the
fine skills in his field of research, the research will be
A) Value oriented
B) Comprehension oriented
C) Anxiety oriented
D) Thinking oriented

83. • A) Value oriented

84. Suppose a researcher has some prejudices in relation to
some problem, then the research carried out by him,
is called as
A) Value oriented research
B) Polluted research
C) Inadequate research
D) Prejudiced research

85. • B) Polluted research

86. Research is a
A) Value oriented process
B) Passive process
C) Self-contained process
D) Discovery oriented process

87. • A) Value oriented process

88. The polluted facts can give birth to
A) A good research
B) Errorless research
C) Polluted research
D) Human sorrows

89. • C) Polluted research

90. • The research should not be carried out with blind-
folded eyes'-the meaning of this phrase is
• A) The research should be free from all personal biases
• B) The research should be free from personal
limitations
• C) The research should be separated from personal
ideology
• D) All of the above

91. • D) All of the above

92. Each word of a research should be
A) justifiable
B) Full of wisdom
C) Enjoyable
D) Entertaining

93. • A) justifiable

94. Problem is
A) Obstacle in the way of needs
B) Suggested question for a problem
C) An interrogative question
D) All the above

95. • D) All the above

96. When a possible solution to the problem has been
written in desired direction, this type of hypothesis is
called
A) Directional hypothesis
B) Non-directional hypothesis
C) Declarative hypothesis
D) None of the above

97. • A) Directional hypothesis

98. The Purposive sample will be
A) Depending on the researcher's whims
B) Based upon a specific objective of sampling
procedure
C) Based on the excellent method of sampling
D) None of the above

99. • B) Based upon a specific objective of sampling
procedure