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This section includes 3246 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1251. |
The smallest and the largest possible measurements in each class areknown as class…………. |
| A. | Boundaries |
| B. | interval |
| C. | limits |
| D. | mark |
| Answer» D. mark | |
| 1252. |
Which of the following is the example of random sampling techniques? |
| A. | Taking the name of every person in a telephone book |
| B. | Generating a list of numbers by picking numbers out of a hat and matching these numbers to names in the telephone book |
| C. | Taking every tenth or twentieth name from a list of everybody in the telephone book |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Taking every tenth or twentieth name from a list of everybody in the telephone book | |
| 1253. |
……………follows an approach which is from “general to specific”. |
| A. | Retroduction |
| B. | induction |
| C. | deduction |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 1254. |
Combining different methods of sampling is called…… sampling |
| A. | Simple random |
| B. | systematic |
| C. | multi- stage |
| D. | area |
| Answer» D. area | |
| 1255. |
The objective of …………research is to test hypotheses about cause andeffect relationships. |
| A. | Formulative |
| B. | causal |
| C. | descriptive |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. descriptive | |
| 1256. |
The ……………phase in a research report is ordering the parts andplanning in writing. |
| A. | first |
| B. | second |
| C. | third |
| D. | last |
| Answer» B. second | |
| 1257. |
Under …….. ….sampling method, the samples are selected non- randomly according to some fixed quota. |
| A. | Systematic |
| B. | snow ball |
| C. | judgment |
| D. | quota |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1258. |
When a phenomenon cannot be fully understood because of technicaldifficulties, the hypothesis made about is called…….. |
| A. | Tentative |
| B. | descriptive |
| C. | explanatory |
| D. | hypothesis concerning law |
| Answer» B. descriptive | |
| 1259. |
A questionnaire is a devise that is most frequently used in collecting………. Data. |
| A. | Secondary |
| B. | primary |
| C. | both |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» C. both | |
| 1260. |
……………… measurement is the highest level of measurement and isused for quantitative data. |
| A. | Interval |
| B. | ranking |
| C. | ratio |
| D. | ordinal |
| Answer» D. ordinal | |
| 1261. |
………… is a list of sources used by the researcher to get informationfor research report. |
| A. | Appendix |
| B. | bibliography |
| C. | index |
| D. | glossary |
| Answer» C. index | |
| 1262. |
Likert’s scale is an example of ………. Scale |
| A. | Comparative |
| B. | non comparative |
| C. | verbal |
| D. | numeric |
| Answer» C. verbal | |
| 1263. |
……….is a comprehensive listing of the works relevant to the study ofthe researcher. |
| A. | Appendix |
| B. | glossary |
| C. | literature cited |
| D. | bibliography |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1264. |
Plan of study of a researcher is called the…………….. . |
| A. | Research design |
| B. | research method |
| C. | research procedure |
| D. | research problem. |
| Answer» B. research method | |
| 1265. |
Business research is research undertaken in the field of …………. |
| A. | Management |
| B. | Administration |
| C. | Business |
| D. | Natural science |
| Answer» D. Natural science | |
| 1266. |
Which of the following are public documents? |
| A. | Newspapers |
| B. | historical documents |
| C. | statistics |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1267. |
…… scale is the highest level of measurement scales. |
| A. | Nominal |
| B. | ordinal |
| C. | interval |
| D. | ratio |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1268. |
Research is a ………….endeavor to discover answers to questions. |
| A. | Systematic |
| B. | Collective |
| C. | General |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Collective | |
| 1269. |
The assumption of normal distribution for the variable under consideration or some assumption for a parametric test is not valid or is doubtful then we use |
| A. | Parametric Test |
| B. | Non-Parametric Test |
| C. | Both Parametric Test and Non-Parametric Test |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Both Parametric Test and Non-Parametric Test | |
| 1270. |
………….. is the generation of continuum upon which measured objectsare located. |
| A. | Ranking |
| B. | measurement |
| C. | scaling |
| D. | rating |
| Answer» D. rating | |
| 1271. |
If the variables are measured on nominal and ordinal scales, the toolsof analysis are called ……..statistics. |
| A. | Parametric |
| B. | non parametric |
| C. | descriptive |
| D. | inferential |
| Answer» C. descriptive | |
| 1272. |
If one variable depends upon another variable is termed as……………variable. |
| A. | Independent |
| B. | dependent |
| C. | extraneous |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» C. extraneous | |
| 1273. |
Which steps involves in processing operations of data after collection of data? |
| A. | Coding |
| B. | Classification |
| C. | Editing |
| D. | Tabulation |
| Answer» D. Tabulation | |
| 1274. |
Mode is the …………….and it is not affected by the values of extremeitems. |
| A. | Positional average |
| B. | typical value |
| C. | central values |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. typical value | |
| 1275. |
In validity of measurement scales, validity can be measured through several methods like |
| A. | Content |
| B. | Criterion |
| C. | Construct |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1276. |
The …………..method consists of studying several individual cases anddrawing generalization. |
| A. | Retroduction |
| B. | induction |
| C. | deduction |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. deduction | |
| 1277. |
It is a special non-probability method used when the desired sample characteristic is rare, which sampling |
| A. | Panel Sampling |
| B. | Snowball sampling |
| C. | Convenience sampling |
| D. | Purposive Sampling |
| Answer» C. Convenience sampling | |
| 1278. |
A hypothesis is a …… about the predicted relationships among eventsor variables |
| A. | Statement |
| B. | conclusion |
| C. | prediction |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. conclusion | |
| 1279. |
………..research deals with practical problems. |
| A. | Basic |
| B. | exploratory |
| C. | applied |
| D. | experimental |
| Answer» D. experimental | |
| 1280. |
A complete survey of the population is called ………. |
| A. | Census |
| B. | sample |
| C. | panel |
| D. | trend |
| Answer» B. sample | |
| 1281. |
……..research is mainly concerned with discovery and with generatingor building theory. |
| A. | Situational |
| B. | causal |
| C. | descriptive |
| D. | exploratory |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1282. |
…………report is reporting verbally in person. |
| A. | Technical |
| B. | popular |
| C. | written |
| D. | oral |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1283. |
When two attributes are present or absent together in the data and actual frequency is morethan the expected frequency is called |
| A. | Positive Association |
| B. | Negative Association |
| C. | Independent Association |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Negative Association | |
| 1284. |
Which analysis comes under inferential analysis? |
| A. | Univariate Analysi |
| B. | Bivariate Analysis |
| C. | Multivariate Analysis |
| D. | Hypothesis Testing |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1285. |
……..is the generation of a continuum upon which measure objectsare located |
| A. | Ranking |
| B. | measurement |
| C. | scaling |
| D. | rating |
| Answer» D. rating | |
| 1286. |
When a hypothesis relates to the cause and effect relationship of aphenomenon it is called………. |
| A. | Tentative |
| B. | descriptive |
| C. | explanatory |
| D. | hypothesis concerning law |
| Answer» C. explanatory | |
| 1287. |
Issue to be considered for the secondary data include which of the following |
| A. | Sufficiency |
| B. | Reliability |
| C. | Suitability |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1288. |
The ‘Annual Survey of Industries’ is a document published by …….. |
| A. | CSO |
| B. | ICAR |
| C. | FICCI |
| D. | NCEAR |
| Answer» B. ICAR | |
| 1289. |
Involves the orderly and systematic representation of numerical data in a form designed to elucidate the problem under consideration |
| A. | Coding |
| B. | Classification |
| C. | Editing |
| D. | Tabulation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1290. |
When a proposition is formulated for empirical testing, it is called …… |
| A. | Estimate |
| B. | Theory |
| C. | Principle |
| D. | Hypothesis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1291. |
When a ……………… scale is used for the purpose of the identification,there is strict one to one correspondence between the numbers and the objects. |
| A. | Nominal |
| B. | ordinal |
| C. | interval |
| D. | ratio |
| Answer» B. ordinal | |
| 1292. |
………….building broadly consists of observation, induction anddeduction. |
| A. | Theory |
| B. | concept |
| C. | construct |
| D. | hypothesis |
| Answer» B. concept | |
| 1293. |
A …………….is an abstraction formed by generalizations fromparticulars. |
| A. | Theory |
| B. | concept |
| C. | construct |
| D. | hypothesis |
| Answer» C. construct | |
| 1294. |
…………. Study is undertaken where the information known on aparticular subject matter is little. |
| A. | Exploratory |
| B. | Descriptive |
| C. | Casual |
| D. | Action |
| Answer» B. Descriptive | |
| 1295. |
Pat Robertson is running for parliament in the General Election. She needs to know the intended choices of the voters and will undertake a survey. All the voters on the Electoral Register in her constituency would be the study’s |
| A. | Sample |
| B. | Dependent variable |
| C. | Population |
| D. | Independent variable |
| Answer» D. Independent variable | |
| 1296. |
The ………….. is a line chart. |
| A. | Lorenz curve |
| B. | pie chart |
| C. | bar |
| D. | pictogram. |
| Answer» B. pie chart | |
| 1297. |
A set of logically interrelated statements in the form of empiricalassertions about properties of infinite class of events or things is known as……….. |
| A. | Theory |
| B. | concept |
| C. | construct |
| D. | hypothesis |
| Answer» B. concept | |
| 1298. |
The act of providing a measure of a concept is referred to as………… |
| A. | Hypothesis |
| B. | Construct |
| C. | Proposition |
| D. | Operational Definition |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1299. |
In testing of hypothesis, if the null hypothesis is rejected ……….Hypothesis is accepted |
| A. | Alternative |
| B. | relational |
| C. | new |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. relational | |
| 1300. |
Which of the following is not likely to be used to stratify a sample for a study investigating theuse of a computerised algebra program? |
| A. | Gender |
| B. | Ethnicity |
| C. | Socio-economic status |
| D. | Number of siblings in the home |
| Answer» E. | |