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This section includes 503 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.
101. |
All of the following are common characteristic of experimental research report. |
A. | It relies primarily on the collection of numerical data. |
Answer» E. | |
102. |
In ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ study , a cross section of a community is studied at a particular period of time. |
A. | Cross‐sectional study |
B. | Correlation study |
C. | Experimental study. |
D. | none |
Answer» B. Correlation study | |
103. |
The combination of interview &‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is known as schedule method. |
A. | Observation |
B. | questionnaire |
C. | Data. |
D. | none |
Answer» C. Data. | |
104. |
Fundamental Research is otherwise called |
A. | Action Research |
B. | Survey |
C. | Pilot study |
D. | Pure Research |
Answer» E. | |
105. |
Which of the following is not one of the six major methods of data collection that are used byeducational researchers? |
A. | Observations |
B. | Interviews |
C. | Questionnaire |
D. | Checklists. |
Answer» D. Checklists. | |
106. |
A problem well put is ………………. |
A. | Fully solved |
B. | Not solved |
C. | Cannot be solved |
D. | half- solved |
Answer» E. | |
107. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ search for knowledge. |
A. | Research |
B. | Research design |
C. | Sample design |
D. | Research report. |
Answer» B. Research design | |
108. |
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» B. Interview | |
109. |
The first step in a survey is ……………. of a problem |
A. | Application |
B. | Rejection |
C. | Selection |
D. | Planning |
Answer» D. Planning | |
110. |
Research means ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ |
A. | Search for knowledge |
B. | Invention |
C. | Making changes |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» B. Invention | |
111. |
Methods and issues in Social Research” is written by |
A. | Black James and Champions |
B. | P.V. Young |
C. | Mortan Kaplan |
D. | William Emory |
Answer» B. P.V. Young | |
112. |
Probability sampling means‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐. |
A. | Every individual has chance of being selected. |
B. | No probability is associated with an individual of being selected. |
C. | none of these. |
D. | none |
Answer» B. No probability is associated with an individual of being selected. | |
113. |
In‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ the interviews are simply given quotas to be filled from the different strata with somerestriction they are to be filled |
A. | Quota sampling |
B. | Cluster sampling |
C. | Stratified sampling |
D. | Sequential sampling. |
Answer» B. Cluster sampling | |
114. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is related to some ideas / theory. |
A. | Empirical research |
B. | Conceptual research |
C. | Analytical research |
D. | Descriptive research. |
Answer» C. Analytical research | |
115. |
When each member of a population has an equally likely chance of being selected this is called. |
A. | A nonrandom sampling |
B. | A Quota sample |
C. | A snowball sample |
D. | A equal probability selection method. |
Answer» E. | |
116. |
Independent variable that are not related to the purpose of the study , but may affect the ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ are termed as extraneous variable. |
A. | Dependent variable |
B. | information |
C. | data. |
D. | none |
Answer» B. information | |
117. |
………….. from theory leads to Hypothesis |
A. | Deduction |
B. | induction |
C. | Logical deduction |
D. | Observation |
Answer» D. Observation | |
118. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is a sampling procedure in which the elements for the sample are chose from thepopulation in groups. |
A. | Stratified sampling |
B. | Systematic sampling |
C. | Cluster sampling |
D. | multiphase sampling. |
Answer» D. multiphase sampling. | |
119. |
“ A system of systematically interrelated concepts definitions and propositions thatare advanced to explain and predict phenomena” … is |
A. | Facts |
B. | Values |
C. | Theory |
D. | Generalization |
Answer» D. Generalization | |
120. |
Sampling design is the blue print of for obtaining sample from ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐. |
A. | sampling frame |
B. | Population |
C. | Research. |
D. | none |
Answer» B. Population | |
121. |
In a Three year Research Programme ………… time can be devoted for preliminaryworks |
A. | 20% |
B. | 50% |
C. | 17% |
D. | 25% |
Answer» D. 25% | |
122. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is a systematized effort to gain new knowledge. |
A. | Primary data |
B. | Secondary data. |
C. | Research . |
D. | none |
Answer» D. none | |
123. |
“Concept is in reality a definition in short hand or a class or group of facts” –defined by |
A. | Kerlinger |
B. | P.V. Young |
C. | Aurthur |
D. | Kaplan |
Answer» C. Aurthur | |
124. |
Which one of the following is not a major method of data collection? |
A. | Questionnaires |
B. | Interviews |
C. | Secondary data |
D. | Focus groups (e) All of the above. |
Answer» E. | |
125. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ aims at finding a solution for an immediate problem facing a society |
A. | Applied research |
B. | Descriptive |
C. | Analytical. |
D. | none |
Answer» B. Descriptive | |
126. |
Which of the following is true concerning observation? |
A. | It takes less time than self‐report approaches. |
B. | It costs less money than self‐report approaches. |
C. | It is often not possible to determine exactly why the people behave as they do. |
D. | All of the above. |
Answer» C. It is often not possible to determine exactly why the people behave as they do. | |
127. |
Identifying causes of a problem and possible solution to a problem is |
A. | Field Study |
B. | diagnosis tic study |
C. | Action study |
D. | Pilot study |
Answer» C. Action study | |
128. |
All items in any field of inquiry constitute ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐. |
A. | Universe/population |
B. | Sample |
C. | Unit. |
D. | none |
Answer» B. Sample | |
129. |
The test which is used to judge the randomness of a sample on the basis of the order in which theobservations are taken. |
A. | Run test |
B. | Kruskul Wallis test |
C. | Spearman’s Rank correlation |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Kruskul Wallis test | |
130. |
The research work is conducted to test the truth of ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐. |
A. | Problem |
B. | hidden things |
C. | Hypothesis |
D. | (‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐) issue. |
Answer» D. (‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐) issue. | |
131. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is a fact finding investigation with adequate interpretation. |
A. | Descriptive research |
B. | Experimental research |
C. | conceptual research |
D. | Analytical research. |
Answer» E. | |
132. |
Concepts represent various degree of …………….. |
A. | Formulation |
B. | Calculation |
C. | Abstraction |
D. | Specification |
Answer» D. Specification | |
133. |
Social Science deals with ……….. |
A. | Objects |
B. | Human beings |
C. | Living things |
D. | Non living things |
Answer» C. Living things | |
134. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is a sample selected from a population in such a way that every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected & the selection of any individual does not influence the selection of any other. |
A. | stratifies sample |
B. | non‐random sample |
C. | Simple random sample |
D. | complex random sample. |
Answer» D. complex random sample. | |
135. |
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» D. Dichotomous questions | |
136. |
“Social Science research begins and ends with observation” ….. stated by |
A. | P.V. Young |
B. | Sidney Webb |
C. | Kaplan |
D. | Rose |
Answer» C. Kaplan | |
137. |
Office Editing and ……….. are two types of Editing in Research |
A. | Lab editing |
B. | Field Editing |
C. | Class Roam Editing |
D. | Book Editing |
Answer» C. Class Roam Editing | |
138. |
The pictorical technique of data collection which uses ten cards having prints of Ink blots arrangedsymmetrically |
A. | Holtzman inkblot test |
B. | Rorschach test |
C. | Thematic appreciation test |
D. | Rosenzweig test |
Answer» C. Thematic appreciation test | |
139. |
Which of the following refers to research supported by measurable evidence? |
A. | Opinion |
B. | Empiricism |
C. | Speculation |
D. | Rationalism |
Answer» C. Speculation | |
140. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐relate to the condition under which the observation are to be made whole conductingresearch studies. |
A. | Sampling design |
B. | observational design |
C. | statistical design |
D. | operation design. |
Answer» C. statistical design | |
141. |
………… is the raw materials for Analysis |
A. | Variables |
B. | Problem |
C. | Data |
D. | Sample |
Answer» D. Sample | |
142. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is a definite plan for obtaining a sample from a given population. |
A. | research |
B. | sample design |
C. | report. |
D. | none |
Answer» B. sample design | |
143. |
What is the opposite of variable? |
A. | a constant |
B. | An extraneous variable |
C. | A dependent variable |
D. | A data set. |
Answer» B. An extraneous variable | |
144. |
No probability is associated with an individual of being selected is known as ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐. |
A. | Non‐probability sampling |
B. | Probability sampling |
C. | none of these. |
D. | none |
Answer» B. Probability sampling | |
145. |
………… helps in social planning |
A. | Social Science Research |
B. | Experience Survey |
C. | Problem formulation |
D. | diagnostic study |
Answer» B. Experience Survey | |
146. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ result in a truly representative sample. |
A. | Sample design |
B. | Research design |
C. | population. |
D. | none |
Answer» B. Research design | |
147. |
Which of the following is a Non parametric test |
A. | Z test |
B. | F test |
C. | ANOVA |
D. | Chi-square |
Answer» E. | |
148. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is a method of collecting data in which information are collected from every individualof the population. |
A. | Census |
B. | sample |
C. | Sampling |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» B. sample | |
149. |
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 |
Answer» B. Likert scale | |
150. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ includes surveys & fact finding enquiries of different kinds. |
A. | Descriptive |
B. | Analytical |
C. | Appli |
D. | d.none |
Answer» B. Analytical | |