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This section includes 68 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Education and Teaching knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
An investigator wants to study the effect of gender on attitude towards Internal Evaluation by using two groups of students. The nature of this study would be : |
| A. | Descriptive survey |
| B. | Experimental |
| C. | Causal comparative |
| D. | Correlational |
| Answer» E. | |
| 52. |
A teacher prepares a list of latest arrivals in the various libraries of the colleges of a university. His list reflects the number of books as reported. Which of the measurement scales is implied in this? |
| A. | Nominal |
| B. | Ordinal |
| C. | Interval |
| D. | Ratio |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason RAssertion A): Tests with larger number of items have higher reliabilityReason R): Each test item adds to test reliabilityIn the light of the above Statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below: |
| A. | Both A) and R) are correct and R) is the correct explanation of A) |
| B. | Both A) and R) are correct but R) is not the correct explanation of A) |
| C. | is correct but R) is not correct |
| D. | is not correct but R) is correct |
| Answer» D. is not correct but R) is correct | |
| 54. |
In ethnographic research, a researcher uses a non-interactive strategy, which describes people's experiences and connotes their feelings. Which of the following strategies does it refer to? |
| A. | Field notes |
| B. | Inductive analysis |
| C. | Artifact collection |
| D. | Discovery analysis |
| Answer» D. Discovery analysis | |
| 55. |
A researcher given two tests- one in English language and another in Mathematics. He/She finds the mean and standard deviation of each of the two groups n = 100, as follows: EnglishMathematicsMean5060Standard deviation1012 Assuming the curve for the two distributions overlapping, how many students in English language are below the mean of those in Mathematics? |
| A. | 34 |
| B. | 84 |
| C. | 16 |
| D. | 32 |
| Answer» C. 16 | |
| 56. |
An investigator used t-test to compare two groups of students on verbal aptitude. He repeated his experiment 20 times and obtained significant difference 19 times. On the basis of this he decided to reject the null hypothesis. The probability of committing type I error was |
| A. | 0.01 |
| B. | 0.02 |
| C. | 0.05 |
| D. | 0.10 |
| Answer» D. 0.10 | |
| 57. |
For estimating maximum value of multiple correlation, which of the following conditions should be met ?I. Independent variables should correlate high with the dependent variable.II. The Independent variables should correlate low with one another.Select the correct alternative from the following : |
| A. | Only condition I should be met |
| B. | Only condition II should be met |
| C. | Both conditions I and II should be met |
| D. | Neither condition I nor II is necessary |
| Answer» B. Only condition II should be met | |
| 58. |
A school principal gave a spelling test to 256 students. The distribution of scores was found to be normal with a mean of 42 and a standard deviation of 8 points. The probability is 0.95 that the mean of the corresponding population would be less than the upper limit of |
| A. | 42.58 |
| B. | 42.98 |
| C. | 43.29 |
| D. | 43.58 |
| Answer» C. 43.29 | |
| 59. |
An investigator wants to conduct a study on orthopaedically handicapped children. The type of sampling to be used would be |
| A. | Accidental |
| B. | Quota |
| C. | Stratified |
| D. | Purposive |
| Answer» E. | |
| 60. |
Given below are two statements:Statement I: As the alpha level becomes more stringent - goes from 0.05 to 0.01 the power of a statistical test decreasesStatement II: A directional hypothesis leads to more power than a non-directional hypothesisIn the light of the above Statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: |
| A. | Both Statement I and Statement II are true |
| B. | Both Statement I and Statement II are false |
| C. | Statement I is correct but Statement II is false |
| D. | Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true |
| Answer» B. Both Statement I and Statement II are false | |
| 61. |
Below are given some specific features in research as Set - I while their descriptive explanations in Set - II. Match the items of Set - I with that of Set - II and choose correct code :Set - I (Features)Set – II (Descriptive explanations)(a) Empiricism(i) Data collection and analysis procedure from which only one interpretation can be made(b) Precision(ii) Results can be confirmed or revised insubsequent research(c) Parsimonious explanation (iii) Guided by evidence obtained from systematic research methods(d) Verification (iv) Reduce complex realities to simple explanation of phenomena(e) Adler(v) Extensive and detailed description including instrument validity and reliability |
| A. | (a) - (iii), (b) - (v), (c) - (iv), (d) - (ii) |
| B. | (a) - (i), (b) - (iii), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iv) |
| C. | (a) - (ii), (b) - (i), (c) - (v), (d) - (iii) |
| D. | (a) - (iv), (b) - (v), (c) - (ii), (d) - (i) |
| Answer» B. (a) - (i), (b) - (iii), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iv) | |
| 62. |
A researcher used t-test to compare two means based on independent samples and found the t-value to be significant at .05 level. This means that : |
| A. | Chances are 5 out of 100 that the difference between means has occurred due to sampling errors. |
| B. | Chances are 95 out of 100 that the difference between means has occurred due to sampling errors. |
| C. | If experiment is repeated 100 times, it would give the obtained result only 5 times. |
| D. | If the experiment is repeated 5 times, it would give the same result every time. |
| Answer» B. Chances are 95 out of 100 that the difference between means has occurred due to sampling errors. | |
| 63. |
If two variables X and Y have significant negative correlation, which of the following statement is true ? |
| A. | X causes variation in Y |
| B. | Y causes variation in X |
| C. | X and Y vary together |
| D. | X and Y cause each other to vary |
| Answer» D. X and Y cause each other to vary | |
| 64. |
In quantitative research paradigm which of the following sampling methods are given preference?A. Simple random samplingB. Stratified samplingC. Quota samplingD. Snowball samplingE. Systematic samplingChoose the correct answer from the options given below |
| A. | A, B and C only |
| B. | A, B and E only |
| C. | B, C and D only |
| D. | C, D and E only |
| Answer» C. B, C and D only | |
| 65. |
A significant correlation between two variables X and Y indicates that : |
| A. | X and Y are independent |
| B. | X and Y vary together |
| C. | X causes Y to vary |
| D. | Y causes X to vary |
| Answer» C. X causes Y to vary | |
| 66. |
Identify from the list of characteristics given below these which are related to a good hypothesis in a research:a) Simplicity of explanationb) Plausibility of explanationc) Highly difficult to verify the postulated relationsd) Not related to an existing theorye) Relationship formulated among variables having conceptual clarityChoose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: |
| A. | a, b and c only |
| B. | b, c and d only |
| C. | c, d and e only |
| D. | a, b and e only |
| Answer» E. | |
| 67. |
An example of a distal method in Educational Psychology is |
| A. | Clinical method |
| B. | Ex post facto method |
| C. | Operations research |
| D. | Evaluative inquiry |
| Answer» C. Operations research | |
| 68. |
A school teacher plans a research study to find out the relationship between level of aspiration and socio-economic status of students parents. Which type of research design will be appropriate for this study? |
| A. | Experimental research design |
| B. | Descriptive research design |
| C. | Non-experimental research design |
| D. | Historical research design |
| Answer» D. Historical research design | |