Unit Number 1 - Introduction to Research

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Unit I: Introduction to Research
1. Research objectives are
a. To gain familiarity with a phenomenon or to achieve new insights into it
b. To portray accurately the characteristics of a particular individual,
situation or a group
c. To determine the frequency with which something occurs or with which
it is associated with something else
d. All of above
2. _____________ means that any conclusions drawn are based upon hard
evidence gathered from information collected from real-life experiences or
observations.
a. Rigorous
b. Systematic
c. Empirical
d. Critical
3. _____________ implies that the procedures adopted to undertake an
investigation follow a certain logical sequence.
a. Rigorous
b. Systematic
c. Empirical
d. Critical
4. Which of the following option indicate that the procedures followed to find
answers to questions are relevant, appropriate and justified?
a. Rigorous
b. Systematic
c. Empirical
d. Critical

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5. __________includes surveys and fact-finding enquiries of different kinds
a. Descriptive research
b. Analytical research
c. Applied research
d. Fundamental research
6. __________ is mainly concerned with generalisations and with the
formulation of a theory.
a. Descriptive research
b. Analytical research
c. Applied research
d. Fundamental research
7. In __________, the researcher has to use facts or information already
available, and analyze these to make a critical evaluation of the material.
a. Descriptive research
b. Analytical research
c. Applied research
d. Fundamental research
8. __________ aims at finding a solution for an immediate problem facing a
society or an industrial/business organisation.
a. Descriptive research
b. Analytical research
c. Applied research
d. Fundamental research
9. ________________is based on the measurement of quantity or amount.
a. Quantitative research
b. Qualitative research
c. Conceptual research
d. Empirical research

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10.________________ relies on experience or observation alone, often without
due regard for system and theory.
a. Quantitative research
b. Qualitative research
c. Conceptual research
d. Empirical research
11.________________ is concerned with the phenomena relating to or
involving quality or kind.
a. Quantitative research
b. Qualitative research
c. Conceptual research
d. Empirical research
12.________________ is related to some abstract idea(s) or theory.
a. Quantitative research
b. Qualitative research
c. Conceptual research
d. Empirical research
13.The methods of research utilized in descriptive research is/ are
a. Survey methods of all kinds, including comparative and correlational
methods
b. Some natural phenomenon or relating to pure mathematics
c. Conclusions (say, a solution) facing a concrete social or business
problem
d. Survey conducted to understand the amount of time a doctor takes to
tend to a patient when the patient walks into the hospital

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14.Example of applied research is/are
a. Survey methods of all kinds, including comparative and correlational
methods
b. Some natural phenomenon or relating to pure mathematics
c. Conclusions (say, a solution) facing a concrete social or business
problem
d. Survey conducted to understand the amount of time a doctor takes to
tend to a patient when the patient walks into the hospital
15.Example of fundamental research is/are
a. Survey methods of all kinds, including comparative and correlational
methods
b. Some natural phenomenon or relating to pure mathematics
c. Conclusions (say, a solution) facing a concrete social or business
problem
d. Survey conducted to understand the amount of time a doctor takes to
tend to a patient when the patient walks into the hospital
16.Example of quantitative research is/are
a. Survey methods of all kinds, including comparative and correlational
methods
b. Some natural phenomenon or relating to pure mathematics
c. Conclusions (say, a solution) facing a concrete social or business
problem
d. Survey conducted to understand the amount of time a doctor takes to
tend to a patient when the patient walks into the hospital
17.Example of conceptual research is/are
a. Survey methods of all kinds, including comparative and correlational
methods
b. Solving real-world problems
c. Conclusions (say, a solution) facing a concrete social or business
problem
d. Survey conducted to understand the amount of time a doctor takes to
tend to a patient when the patient walks into the hospital

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18.Example of empirical research is/are
a. Survey methods of all kinds, including comparative and correlational
methods
b. Solving real-world problems
c. Pharmaceutical companies use empirical research to try out a specific
drug on controlled groups or random groups to study the effect and
cause
d. Survey conducted to understand the amount of time a doctor takes to
tend to a patient when the patient walks into the hospital
19.In the _________, the research is confined to a single time-period.
a. One-time research
b. Longitudinal research
c. Field-setting research
d. Laboratory research
20.In the _________, the research is carried on over several time-periods.
a. One-time research
b. Longitudinal research
c. Field-setting research
d. Laboratory research
21._________ are those with substantial structure and with specific hypotheses
to be tested
a. Exploratory research
b. Formalized research
c. Historical research
d. Decision-oriented
22.The objective of _________ is the development of hypotheses rather than
their testing
a. Exploratory research
b. Formalized research
c. Historical research
d. Decision-oriented

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23.__________ is that which utilizes historical sources like documents,
remains, etc. to study events or ideas of the past, including the philosophy of
persons and groups at any remote point of time
a. Exploratory research
b. Formalized research
c. Historical research
d. Decision-oriented
24.In ___________ a researcher is free to pick up a problem, redesign the
enquiry as he proceeds and is prepared to conceptualize as he wishes.
a. Exploratory research
b. Decision-oriented
c. Conclusion-oriented
d. Formalized research
25.______________ is always for the need of a decision maker and the
researcher in this case is not free to embark upon research according to his
own inclination.
a. Exploratory research
b. Decision-oriented
c. Conclusion-oriented
d. Formalized research
26.__________ is characterised by much greater control over the research
environment and in this case some variables are manipulated to observe their
effect on other variables
a. Inferential approach
b. Experimental approach
c. Simulation approach
d. None

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27.The purpose of ____________ to research is to form a data base from which
to infer characteristics or relationships of population
a. Inferential approach
b. Experimental approach
c. Simulation approach
d. None
28.____________ involves the construction of an artificial environment within
which relevant information and data can be generated.
a. Inferential approach
b. Experimental approach
c. Simulation approach
d. None
29.__________refer to the methods; the researchers use in performing research
operations.
a. Research methods
b. Research methodology
c. Both a and b
d. None
30.__________ a way to systematically solve the research problem.
a. Research methods
b. Research methodology
c. Both a and b
d. None
31. What is/are criteria of good research?
a. The purpose of the research should be clearly defined
b. The analysis of data should be sufficiently adequate to reveal its
significance
c. The researcher should report with complete frankness, flaws in
procedural design and estimate their effects upon the findings
d. All

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32.In the context of government, research as a tool to economic policy has
a. Investigation of economic structure
b. diagnosis of events that are taking place and the analysis of the forces
underlying them
c. The prognosis, i.e., the prediction of future developments
d. All
33.___________ is the investigation of the structure and development of a
market for the purpose of formulating efficient policies for purchasing,
production and sales.
a. Operations research
b. Market research
c. Motivational research
d. None
34.___________refers to the application of mathematical, logical and analytical
techniques to the solution of business problems of cost minimization or of
profit maximization.
a. Operations research
b. Market research
c. Motivational research
d. None
35.___________ of determining why people behave as they do is mainly
concerned with market characteristics.
a. Operations research
b. Market research
c. Motivational research
d. None

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36.What is/ are the problems encountered by Researchers in India?
a. Efforts to provide short duration intensive courses
b. Insufficient interaction between the university research departments
c. Generating the confidence that the information/data obtained from a
business unit will not be misused
d. Developing a code of conduct for researchers
37.Which of the following is/ are basic research terminologies?
a. Accuracy
b. Control Group
c. Correlation
d. All
38.The layout of the report should contain
a. Preliminary pages
b. Main text
c. End matter
d. All
39.Under which method of data collection, enumerators are appointed and
given training
a. Through schedules
b. By mailing of questionnaires
c. Through telephone interviews
d. Through personal interview
40.Which of the following method/s is/ are survey methods?
a. By mailing of questionnaires
b. Through telephone interviews
c. Through personal interview
d. All