Paper Code : MBA-202

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Examination : MARCH 2021
2nd Semester
Research Methodology
Time : 1 Hours ] [ Max. Marks : 60

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1. The final stage is a survey is ……………….

(A) Reporting
(B) Field Work
(C) Assignment
(D) Calculation
2. Research design is a blue print, outline and a …………….
(A) Plan
(B) System
(C) Strategy
(D) Guide
3. Research undertaken for knowledge sake is
(A) Pure Research
(B) Sample
(C) Action Research
(D) Historical Research
4. A research which follows case study method is called
(A) Clinical or Diagnostic
(B) Quantitative
(C) Causal
(D) Analytical
5. Population Census is an example of ………….. Research
(A) Survey
(B) Conceptual Research
(C) Clinical Research
(D) Diagnostic
6. Which comes first, theory or research? a) b) c) d)
(A) Theory, because otherwise you are working in the dark
(B) Research, because that’s the only way you can develop a theory
(C) It depends on your point of view
(D) The question is meaningless, because you can’t have one without the other
7. The process not needed in experimental researches is
(A) Reference collection
(B) Controlling
(C) Observation
 (D) Manipulation and replication
8. What is another name for the ‘scientific method’?
(A) Trial and Error
(B) Hypothetico-deductive method
(C) Deducto-hypotheical method
(D) Theoretical-empirical method
9. Deductive reasoning involves….
(A) Reasoning from the general to the particular.
(B) Reasoning from the particular to the general.
(C) Generalising results to the population.
(D) None of the above.
10. When the characteristic being studied is nonnumeric, it is called a:
(A) Quantitative variable
(B) Qualitative Variable
(C) Discrete variable
(D) Continuous variable
11. A question which requires a solution is ………….
(A) Observation
(B) Problem
(C) Data
(D) Experiment
12. A condition or characteristic that can take on different values or categories is called
(A) A constant
(B) a variable
(C) a cause and effect relationship
(D) a descriptive relationship
13. The conclusion/findings of which type of research cannot be situations?generalised to other situation
(A) Descriptive Research
(B) Historical Research
(C) Causal Comparative Research
(D) Experimental Research
14. Good ‘research ethics’ means
(A) Not disclosing the holdings of shares/stocks in a company that sponsors your research.
(B) Assigning a particular research problem to one Ph.D./research student only.
Discussing with your colleagues confidential data from a research paper that you are reviewing for an
(C)
academic journal.
(D) Submitting the same research manuscript for publishing in more than one journal.
15. The formidable problem that follows the task of defining the research problem is the preparation of the
design of the research project, popularly known as the ___________
(A) Problem Statement
(B) Research Design
(C) Sample Design
(D) Sampling Design
16. Research related to abstract ideas or concepts is
(A) Empirical Research
(B) Conceptual Research
 (C) Qualitative Research
(D) Quantitaive Research
17. Research through experiment and observation is called
(A) Empirical Research
(B) Experimental research
(C) Clinical Research
(D) Laboratory Research
18. Identifying causes of a problem and possible solution to a problem is
(A) Field Study
(B) Diagnostic Study
(C) Action Study
(D) Pilot Study
19. Nine years old children are taller than 7 years old ones. It is an example of
(A) Vertical studies
(B) Cross-sectional studies
(C) Experimental studies
(D) Case studies
20. Formulation of hypothesis may not be necessary in
(A) Survey studies
(B) Fact finding (historical) studies
(C) Experimental studies
(D) Normative studies
21. Research in common parlance refers to a _______ .
(A) Destroying a knowledge
(B) Creating a new problems
(C) Search for knowledge
(D) Reducing a knowledge
22. Criteria of good research
(A) The purpose of the research should be clearly defined and common concepts be used.
The procedural design of the research should be carefully planned to yield results that are as objective as
(B)
possible.
(C) Both
(D) None of the Above
23. Research in common parlance refers to a _______
(A) Destroying a knowledge
(B) reducing a knowledge
(C) Search for knowledge
(D) creating a new problems
24. The research stream of immediate application is
(A) Conceptual Research
(B) Empirical Research
(C) Action Research
(D) Fundamental Research
25. Research ethics do not include
(A) Honesty
(B) Integrity
 (C) Subjectivity
(D) Objectivity
26. ICSSR stands for
(A) Indian Council for Survey and Research
(B) Indian Council for strategic Research
(C) Indian Council for Social Science Research
(D) Inter National Council for Social Science Research
27. Facts or information’s are analyzed and critical evaluation is made in
(A) Action Research
(B) survey
(C) Analytical research
(D) Pilot Study
28. The core ingredients of a dissertation are:
(A) Introduction; Data collection; Data analysis; Conclusions and recommendations.
(B) Executive summary; Literature review; Data gathered; Conclusions; Bibliography
(C) Introduction; Literature review; Research methods; Results; Discussion; Conclusion
(D) Research plan; Research data; Analysis; References
29. Attributes of objects, events or things which can be measured are called
(A) Data
(B) ribulose biphosphate
(C) Variables
(D) None of the above
30. If a theory is correct, then the same findings should emerge if a study is repeated. This is known as…
(A) Duplication
(B) Reproduction
(C) Replication
(D) Propagation
31. A good theory is…
(A) Precise, complex and testable
(B) General, parsimonious and testable.
(C) Precise, parsimonious and testable
(D) Precise, parsimonious and untestable.
32. Research conducted to find solution for an immediate problem is ………….
(A) Fundamental Research
(B) Analytical Research
(C) Survey
(D) Action Research
33. “Doubt is often better than ……………….”
(A) Belief
(B) Value
(C) Confidence
(D) Overconfidence
34. Careful investigation or inquiry specially through search for new facts in any branch of knowledge is
known as _______
(A) Experiment
(B) Science
 (C) Discovery
(D) Research
35. Good Research is always ……………
(A) Slow
(B) Fast
(C) Narrow
(D) Systematic
36. The most widely used method of collecting the primary data is.
(A) Experimental research
(B) observation research
(C) Statistical research
(D) Survey research
37. Which of the following is one of Spradley"s types of relationships
(A) Strict inclusion
(B) Sequence
(C) Cause-effect
(D) All of the above
38. Research which gives solution for business related problems is called
(A) Qualitative
(B) Quantitative
(C) Pure
(D) applied
39. Research conducted in class room atmosphere is called
(A) Field Study
(B) Quantitative
(C) Qualitative Research
(D) Laboratory Research
40. Research method is a part of …………..
(A) Problem
(B) Technique
(C) Experiment
(D) Research Methodology
41. …………is the first step of research
(A) editing and coding
(B) Technique
(C) Experiment
(D) Problem Identification
42. We review the relevant literature to know:
(A) What is already known about the topic
(B) What concepts and theories have been applied to the topic
(C) Who are the key contributors to the topic
(D) All of the above
43. Which of the following is not a type of research question?
(A) A hypothesis
(B) Predicting an outcome
(C) Evaluating a phenomenon
 (D) Developing good practice
44. The research opposite to ex-post facto research is
(A) Experimental studies
(B) Library researches
(C) Normative researches
(D) All of the above
45. The per capital income of India from 1950 to 1990 is four times. This study is
(A) Social
(B) Factorial
(C) Horizontal
(D) Longitudinal
46. Which of the following is a characteristic of qualitative methods?
(A) Uses carefully controlled studies.
(B) Relies on replication of findings to consolidate and generalize conclusions.
(C) Researcher is objective.
(D) Emphasises the exploration of meaning.
47. Research that seeks to examine the findings of a study by using the same design but a different sample is
which of the following?
(A) An exploratory study
(B) A replication study
(C) An empirical study
(D) Hypothesis testing
48. A researcher designs an experiment to test how variables interact to influence job-seeking behaviours. The
main purpose of the study was:
(A) Description
(B) Prediction
(C) Exploration
(D) Explanation
49. A theory:
(A) Is an accumulated body of knowledge
(B) Includes inconsequential ideas
(C) Is independent of research methodology
(D) Should be viewed uncritically
50. Which research method is a bottom-up approach to research?
(A) Deductive method
(B) Explanatory method
(C) Inductive method
(D) Exploratory method
51. A qualitative research problem statement:
(A) Specifies the research methods to be utilized
(B) Specifies a research hypothesis
(C) Expresses a relationship between variables
(D) Conveys a sense of emerging design
52. Sometimes a comprehensive review of the literature prior to data collection is not recommended by:
(A) Ethnomethodology
(B) Grounded theory
 (C) Symbolic interactionism
(D) Feminist theory
53. Which research approach is based on the epistemological viewpoint of pragmatism?
(A) Quantitative research
(B) Qualitative research
(C) Mixed-methods research
(D) All of the above
54. Adopting ethical principles in research means:
(A) Avoiding harm to participants
(B) plagiarized content is used
(C) Deception is only used when necessary
(D) Selected informants give their consent
55. Which research paradigm is most concerned about generalizing its findings?
(A) Quantitative research
(B) Qualitative research
(C) Mixed-methods research
(D) All of the above
56. A variable that is presumed to cause a change in another variable is called:
(A) An intervening variable
(B) A dependent variable
(C) An independent variable
(D) A numerical variable
57. Researchers posit that performance-related pay increases employee motivation which in turn leads to an
increase in job satisfaction. What kind of variable is ‘motivation”’ in this study?
(A) Extraneous
(B) Confounding
(C) Intervening
(D) Manipulated
58. The key defining characteristic of experimental research is that:
(A) The independent variable is manipulated
(B) Hypotheses are proved
(C) A positive correlation exists
(D) Samples are large
59. In an experiment, the group that does not receive the intervention is called:
(A) The experimental group
(B) The participant group
(C) The control group
(D) The treatment group
60. Which of the following are not true of reflexivity?
(A) It recognizes that the researcher is not a neutral observer
(B) It has mainly been applied to the analysis of qualitative data
(C) It is part of a post-positivist tradition
(D) A danger of adopting a reflexive stance is the researcher can become the focus of the study