Deck 11: Research Methodology and Techniques

Question 1

Questions which allow only a few alternative way of answering is called ………..

A)Open ended questions
B)Unstructured questions
C)Structural questions
D)Dichotomous questions

Answer 1

Structural questions

Question 2

Questionnaire is filled by ……………….

A)Respondent
B)Everybody
C)Enumerator
D)None of the above

Answer 2

Respondent

Question 3

Sending Questionnaire to a respondent with a request to complete and return by post is called

A)Mail Survey
B)Interview
C)Observation
D)Panel

Answer 3

Mail Survey

Question 4

Theory is " a set of systematically related propositions specifying casual relationship among variables" is defined by

A)Black James and Champion
B)P.V. Young
C)Emory
D)Gibbes

Question 5

A researcher intends to explore the effect of possible factors for the organization of effective mid- day meal interventions. Which research method will be most appropriate for this study?

A)Historical method
B)Descriptive survey method
C)Experimental method
D)Ex-post-facto method

Question 6

Which of the following is an initial mandatory requirement for pursuing research?

A)Developing a research design
B)Formulating a research question
C)Deciding about the data analysis procedure
D)Formulating a research hypothesis

Question 7

In qualitative research paradigm, which of the following features may be considered critical?

A)Data collection with standardised research tools.
B)Sampling design with probability sample techniques.
C)Data collection with bottom-up empirical evidences.
D)Data gathering to take place with top-down systematic evidences.

Question 8

……….. is "systematically conceptual structure of inter related elements in some schematic form"

A)Concept
B)Variable
C)Model
D)Facts

Question 9

which of the following is not a comparative scaling technique?

A)Paired comparison
B)Rank order
C)Constant sum
D)Itemized rating

Question 10

Which of the following is unipolar rating scale developed by John Stapel

A)Stapel scale
B)Likert scale
C)Seentic differential scale
D)Graphic rating scale

Question 11

An extension of pantry audit approach on a regular basis for data collection is known as

A)Warrenty cards
B)Pantry audits
C)Store audits
D)Consumer panel

Question 12

The pictorical technique of data collection which uses ten cards having prints of Ink blots arranged symmetrically

A)Holtzman inkblot test
B)Rorschach test
C)Thematic appreciation test
D)Rosenzweig test

Question 13

The test which is used to judge the randomness of a sample on the basis of the order in which the observations are taken.

A)Run test
B)Kruskul Wallis test
C)Spearman's Rank correlation
D)None of the above

Question 14

An Interview in which interviewer encourage the respondent to talk freely about a given topic is

A)Focused Interview
B)Structured Interview
C)UnStructured Interview
D)Clinical Interview

Question 15

The process of examining the collected raw data to detect errors and omissions and to correct these when possible

A)Editing
B)Coding
C)Tabulation
D)Classification

Question 16

The statistical test used when we want to test the significance of difference among more than two samples at the same time

A)Ztest
B)F test
C)Chi-square test
D)ANOVA

Question 17

In a ………….. observation researcher stands apart and does not participate

A)Structured
B)Unstructured
C)Non Participant
D)Participant

Question 18

Observation of an event personally by the observer is ……………..

A)Indirect observation
B)Direct observation
C)Controlled observation
D)Uncontrolled observation

Question 19

Attributes of objects, events or things which can be measured are called

A)Qualitative mesure
B)Variable
C)Object
D)Data

Question 20

Formulation of hypothesis may not be necessary in

A)Survey studies
B)Historical studies
C)Normative studies
D)Experimental studies

Question 21

In order to augment the accuracy of the study a researcher

A)Should increase the number of sample
B)Should be honest and unbiased
C)Should resort to ethical procedures
D)all the above

Question 22

Research means ????????????????????

A)Search for knowledge
B)Invention
C)Making changes
D)none of these.

Question 23

A good research must be ????????????????????????.

A)Systematic
B)logic
C)Both a &b
D)none of these.

Question 24

Research methodology is a ????????????????????????.

A)Science
B)method
C)invention
D)none of these.