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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
…………. Scale is used to draw out a yes or no answer. |
| A. | Lickert |
| B. | rating |
| C. | dichotomous |
| D. | category. |
| Answer» D. category. | |
| 2. |
The survey is a non- experimental, ………………. Research method. |
| A. | Descriptive |
| B. | non descriptive |
| C. | causal |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. non descriptive | |
| 3. |
Nominal variables allow for ………….. classification. |
| A. | Quantitative |
| B. | qualitative |
| C. | both (a) & (b) |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» C. both (a) & (b) | |
| 4. |
When law becomes familiar it becomes a………….. |
| A. | Hypothesis |
| B. | theory |
| C. | fact |
| D. | statement |
| Answer» D. statement | |
| 5. |
Variables that contain data have only two categories are called………… |
| A. | Interval |
| B. | ordinal |
| C. | nominal |
| D. | dichotomous |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
The …………. Scale places events in order. |
| A. | Nominal |
| B. | ordinal |
| C. | interval |
| D. | ratio. |
| Answer» C. interval | |
| 7. |
When there is long time gap between data collected and presentationof report, the study may lose its significance. In such cases………… report is presented. |
| A. | Summary |
| B. | technical |
| C. | public |
| D. | interim |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
The procedure of classifying the answers to a question into meaningful categories is called |
| A. | Coding |
| B. | Classification |
| C. | Editing |
| D. | Tabulation |
| Answer» B. Classification | |
| 9. |
Which analysis is the simultaneous analysis of two variables? |
| A. | Univariate Analysis |
| B. | Bivariate Analysis |
| C. | Multivariate Analysis |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Multivariate Analysis | |
| 10. |
Method that involves recording the behavioural pattern of people, objects and events in asystematic manner to obtain information about the phenomenon of interest |
| A. | Observation |
| B. | Online Survey |
| C. | Schedules |
| D. | Warranty Cards |
| Answer» B. Online Survey | |
| 11. |
………………..error is known as non- cumulative error. |
| A. | Unbiased |
| B. | biased |
| C. | technical |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. biased | |
| 12. |
Respondent errors and administrative errors are examples of …………. |
| A. | Sampling error |
| B. | standard error |
| C. | non- sampling error |
| D. | standard deviation |
| Answer» D. standard deviation | |
| 13. |
What is abbreviation of ANOVA? |
| A. | Analysis of variance |
| B. | Analysis of variation |
| C. | Analysis of variant |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Analysis of variation | |
| 14. |
…………………….variables are undesirable because they add error to anexperiment. |
| A. | dependent |
| B. | Extraneous |
| C. | independent |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» C. independent | |
| 15. |
…………….is the best way of reflecting the central tendency of a set ofscores where the scores themselves are measured on a nominal scale. |
| A. | Mode |
| B. | median |
| C. | mean |
| D. | range |
| Answer» B. median | |
| 16. |
The oldest method of data collection is through……….. |
| A. | Interview |
| B. | group discussion |
| C. | questionnaire |
| D. | observation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
The person who runs the focus group session is called |
| A. | Umpire |
| B. | Coach |
| C. | Referee |
| D. | Moderator |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
Which is not type of test of significance for small sample ? |
| A. | t- test |
| B. | z-test |
| C. | F-test |
| D. | Q-test |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
The major use of ………..research is explanation of the state of affairs,as it exists at present. |
| A. | Formulative |
| B. | causal |
| C. | descriptive |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 20. |
Which of the following is not a random sampling technique? |
| A. | Purposive sampling |
| B. | Stratified Sampling |
| C. | Cluster sampling |
| D. | Systematic sampling |
| Answer» B. Stratified Sampling | |
| 21. |
a researcher uses paired comparison scaling techniques to measureconsumer preference between 7 brands of toilet soaps . He will present…………pairs of brands to the respondents. |
| A. | 14 |
| B. | 21 |
| C. | 35 |
| D. | 18 |
| Answer» C. 35 | |
| 22. |
An intervening variable tells……… there is a relationship between twovariables. |
| A. | How |
| B. | When |
| C. | What |
| D. | Why |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Which among the following is type of frequency? |
| A. | Relative frequency |
| B. | Percentage frequency |
| C. | Cumulative frequency |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
HDI is a …………. |
| A. | Construct |
| B. | Concept |
| C. | Hypothesis |
| D. | Proposition |
| Answer» B. Concept | |
| 25. |
Suppose that a population with N = 200 has µ = 30. What is the mean of the samplingdistribution of the mean for sample of size 40? |
| A. | Not possible to determine as this information is inadequate |
| B. | 40 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | 30 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
……………. Is the process of assigning figures or other symbols toanswers so that responses can be put into a limited number of categories or classes. |
| A. | Coding |
| B. | editing |
| C. | tabulation |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. editing | |
| 27. |
This type of scale makes extensive use of words rather than numbers. |
| A. | Sematic |
| B. | likert |
| C. | rating |
| D. | numerical. |
| Answer» B. likert | |
| 28. |
……… means judging the scalability of the phenomenon under study. |
| A. | Continnum |
| B. | range |
| C. | standard deviation |
| D. | variance |
| Answer» B. range | |
| 29. |
If a group of N observations is arranged in ascending or descending order of magnitude, then themiddle value is called |
| A. | Mean |
| B. | Median |
| C. | Mode |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Mode | |
| 30. |
……………. Questionnaires contain definite, concrete and directquestions. |
| A. | Unstructured |
| B. | structured |
| C. | closed form |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» C. closed form | |
| 31. |
If we estimate a parameter with the help of a single value, it is knownas …………….estimate. |
| A. | Point |
| B. | interval |
| C. | time |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. interval | |
| 32. |
If there is no accessible sampling frame,……… sampling is used |
| A. | Systematic |
| B. | snow ball |
| C. | judgment |
| D. | random |
| Answer» C. judgment | |
| 33. |
………….research seeks to find cause and affect relationships betweenvariables. |
| A. | Causal |
| B. | Descriptive |
| C. | analytical |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. Descriptive | |
| 34. |
Scale in which the respondent directly compares two or more objects and makes choices amongthem is |
| A. | Ranking Scale |
| B. | Rating Scale |
| C. | Graphic Scale |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Rating Scale | |
| 35. |
………….hypothesis explains the happenings of a phenomenon. |
| A. | Tentative |
| B. | descriptive |
| C. | explanatory |
| D. | hypothesis concerning law |
| Answer» D. hypothesis concerning law | |
| 36. |
…………….. Research seeks to find cause and affect relationshipsbetween variables. |
| A. | Descriptive |
| B. | explorative |
| C. | causal |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» D. none of these. | |
| 37. |
……………. Scales is also known as the cardinal level of measurement. |
| A. | Interval |
| B. | ordinal |
| C. | ratio |
| D. | ranking |
| Answer» B. ordinal | |
| 38. |
Data found from CDs and online journals are called ………. |
| A. | Primary data |
| B. | electronic data |
| C. | govt data |
| D. | international data |
| Answer» C. govt data | |
| 39. |
Population measurements are called ………… |
| A. | Parameters |
| B. | statistics |
| C. | estimates |
| D. | hypotheses |
| Answer» B. statistics | |
| 40. |
………… is a systematic way of assigning numbers or names to objectsand their attributes. |
| A. | Measurement |
| B. | classification |
| C. | scaling |
| D. | tabulation. |
| Answer» B. classification | |
| 41. |
In ………. Surveys, researchers are interested in variation. |
| A. | ad hoc |
| B. | permanent |
| C. | longitudinal |
| D. | cross- sectional |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Technique that allow several members of a hiring company to interview a job candidate atthe same time is |
| A. | Panel Interview |
| B. | Self administered interview |
| C. | Mail Interview |
| D. | Electronic Interview |
| Answer» B. Self administered interview | |
| 43. |
Which of the statistics is not permissible with nominally scaled data? |
| A. | Chi square |
| B. | median |
| C. | range |
| D. | both (b) and (c) are not permissible. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
Editing is the ……….. Stage in data processing |
| A. | Fourth |
| B. | third |
| C. | second |
| D. | first |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
Mail survey is the other method of collecting ……………… data. |
| A. | Secondary |
| B. | primary |
| C. | both |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» C. both | |
| 46. |
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 |
| Answer» C. Data collection | |
| 47. |
…………research seeks to explain what is happening in a particularsituation. |
| A. | Formulative |
| B. | causal |
| C. | descriptive |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. descriptive | |
| 48. |
The assignment of objects to nu8mbers or semantics according to arule is called ……… |
| A. | Statistical analysis |
| B. | interpretation |
| C. | scaling |
| D. | labelling |
| Answer» D. labelling | |
| 49. |
Which Statistical tool comes under Bivariate Analysis ? |
| A. | Linear Regression Analysis |
| B. | Association of Attributes |
| C. | Two-way ANOVA |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
In statistics, a ………….. is a graphical display of tabulated frequencies. |
| A. | Histiogram |
| B. | bar diagram |
| C. | histogram |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» D. none of these. | |