430+ Research Methodology (RM) Solved MCQs

1.

Who authored the book “methods in Social Research”

A. Wilkinson
B. CR Kothari
C. Kerlinger
D. Goode and Halt
Answer» D. Goode and Halt
2.

“Research is an organized and systematic enquiry” Defined by

A. Marshall
B. P.V. Young
C. Emory
D. Kerlinger
Answer» C. Emory
3.

Research is a “Scientific undertaking” opined by

A. Young
B. Kerlinger
C. Kothari
D. Emory
Answer» A. Young
4.

“A systematic step-by-step Procedure following logical process of reasoning” called

A. Experiment
B. Observation
C. Deduction
D. Scientific method
Answer» D. Scientific method
5.

Ethical Neutrality is a feature of

A. Deduction
B. Scientific method
C. Observation
D. experience
Answer» B. Scientific method
6.

Scientific method is committed to ……………….

A. Objectivity
B. Ethics
C. Proposition
D. Neutrality
Answer» A. Objectivity
7.

“One of the methods of logical reasoning process” is called

A. Induction
B. Deduction
C. Research
D. Experiment
Answer» A. Induction
8.

An essential Criterion of Scientific study is

A. Belief
B. Value
C. Objectivity
D. Subjectivity
Answer» C. Objectivity
9.

“Reasoning from general to particular “is called

A. Induction
B. deduction
C. Observation
D. experience
Answer» B. deduction
10.

“Deduction and induction are a part of system of reasoning” – stated by

A. Caroline
B. P.V.Young
C. Dewey John
D. Emory
Answer» B. P.V.Young
11.

“ A system of systematically interrelated concepts definitions and propositions that are advanced to explain and predict phenomena” … is

A. Facts
B. Values
C. Theory
D. Generalization
Answer» C. Theory
12.

“ A system of systematically interrelated concepts, definitions and propositions that are advanced to explain and Predict phenomena” defined by

A. Jack Gibbs
B. PV Young
C. Black
D. Rose Arnold
Answer» B. PV Young
13.

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
Answer» A. Black James and Champion
14.

“Empirically verifiable observation” is

A. Theory
B. Value
C. Fact
D. Statement
Answer» C. Fact
15.

Fact is “empirically verifiable observation” --- is defined by

A. Good and Hatt
B. Emory
C. P.V. Young
D. Claver
Answer» A. Good and Hatt
16.

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

A. Concept
B. Variable
C. Model
D. Facts
Answer» C. Model
17.

Social Science deals with ………..

A. Objects
B. Human beings
C. Living things
D. Non living things
Answer» B. Human beings
18.

Science is broadly divided into ……………….

A. Natural and Social
B. Natural and Physical
C. Physical and Mental
D. Social and Physical
Answer» A. Natural and Social
19.

Social Science try to explain …………. Between human activities and natural laws governing them

A. Causal Connection
B. reason
C. Interaction
D. Objectives
Answer» A. Causal Connection
20.

Social Science Research ……………. Problems

A. Explain
B. diagnosis
C. Recommend
D. Formulate
Answer» B. diagnosis
21.

Social research aims at ……………….

A. Integration
B. Social Harmony
C. National Integration
D. Social Equality
Answer» A. Integration
22.

The method by which a sample is chosen

A. Unit
B. design
C. Random
D. Census
Answer» B. design
23.

Basing conclusions without any bias and value judgment is ……………

A. Objectivity
B. Specificity
C. Values
D. Facts
Answer» A. Objectivity
24.

Research is classified on the basis of …….. and methods

A. Purpose
B. Intent
C. Methodology
D. Techniques
Answer» B. Intent
25.

Research undertaken for knowledge sake is

A. Pure Research
B. Action Research
C. Pilot study
D. Survey
Answer» A. Pure Research
26.

Example for fact finding study is

A. Pure Research
B. Survey
C. Action Research
D. Long term Research
Answer» B. Survey
27.

Facts or information’s are analyzed and critical evaluation is made in

A. Survey
B. Action research
C. Analytical research
D. Pilot study
Answer» C. Analytical research
28.

Research conducted to find solution for an immediate problem is ………….

A. Fundamental Research
B. Analytical Research
C. Survey
D. Action Research
Answer» D. Action Research
29.

Fundamental Research is otherwise called

A. Action Research
B. Survey
C. Pilot study
D. Pure Research
Answer» D. Pure Research
30.

Motivation Research is a type of …………… research

A. Quantitative
B. Qualitative
C. Pure
D. applied
Answer» B. Qualitative
31.

Research related to abstract ideas or concepts is

A. Empirical research
B. Conceptual Research
C. Quantitative research
D. Qualitative research
Answer» B. Conceptual Research
32.

A research which follows case study method is called

A. Clinical or diagnostic
B. Causal
C. Analytical
D. Qualitative
Answer» A. Clinical or diagnostic
33.

Research conducted in class room atmosphere is called

A. Field study
B. Survey
C. Laboratory Research
D. Empirical Research
Answer» C. Laboratory Research
34.

Research through experiment and observation is called

A. Clinical Research
B. Experimental Research
C. Laboratory Research
D. Empirical Research
Answer» D. Empirical Research
35.

Population Census is an example of ………….. Research

A. Survey
B. Empirical
C. Clinical
D. Diagnostic
Answer» A. Survey
36.

The author of “ The Grammar of Science” is

A. Ostle
B. Richard
C. Karl Pearson
D. Kerlinger
Answer» C. Karl Pearson
37.

“The Romance of Research” is authored by

A. Redmen and Mory
B. P.V.Young
C. Robert C meir
D. Harold Dazier
Answer» A. Redmen and Mory
38.

………….. is a way to systematically solve the research problem

A. Technique
B. Operations
C. Research methodology
D. Research Process
Answer» C. Research methodology
39.

Good Research is always ……………

A. Slow
B. Fast
C. Narrow
D. Systematic
Answer» D. Systematic
40.

Good research is ……………

A. Logical
B. Non logical
C. Narrow
D. Systematic
Answer» A. Logical
41.

“Criteria of Good Research” is written by

A. Delta Kappan
B. James Harold Fox
C. P.V.Young
D. Karl Popper
Answer» B. James Harold Fox
42.

Research method is a part of …………..

A. Problem
B. Experiment
C. Research Techniques
D. Research methodology
Answer» D. Research methodology
43.

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» B. diagnosis tic study
44.

………… helps in social planning

A. Social Science Research
B. Experience Survey
C. Problem formulation
D. diagnostic study
Answer» A. Social Science Research
45.

“Foundations of Behavioral Research” is written by

A. P.V. Young
B. Kerlinger
C. Emory
D. Clover Vernon
Answer» B. Kerlinger
46.

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» A. Black James and Champions
47.

“Scientific Social Survey and Research” is written by

A. Best John
B. Emory
C. Clover
D. P.V. Young
Answer» D. P.V. Young
48.

“Doubt is often better than ……………….”

A. Belief
B. Value
C. Confidence
D. Overconfidence
Answer» D. Overconfidence
49.

Research help in explaining the ………… with which something operates.

A. Velocity
B. Momentum
C. Frequency
D. gravity
Answer» C. Frequency
50.

…………… is a motivation for research in students

A. Research degree
B. Research Academy
C. Research Labs
D. Research Problems
Answer» A. Research degree
51.

Which of the following is an example of primary data?

A. Book
B. Journal
C. News Paper
D. Census Report
Answer» C. News Paper
52.

Major drawback to researchers in India is …………….

A. Lack of sufficient number of Universities
B. Lack of sufficient research guides
C. Lack of sufficient Fund
D. Lack of scientific training in research
Answer» D. Lack of scientific training in research
53.

ICSSR stands for

A. Indian Council for Survey and Research
B. Indian Council for strategic Research
C. Indian Council for Social Science Research
D. Inter National Council for Social Science Research
Answer» C. Indian Council for Social Science Research
54.

UGC Stands for

A. University Grants Commission
B. Union Government Commission
C. University Governance Council
D. Union government Council
Answer» A. University Grants Commission
55.

JRF is for

A. Junior Research Functions
B. Junior Research Fellowship
C. Junior Fellowship
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Junior Research Fellowship
56.

………….. is the first step of Research process

A. Formulation of a problem
B. Collection of Data
C. Editing and Coding
D. Selection of a problem
Answer» D. Selection of a problem
57.

A problem well put is ……………….

A. Fully solved
B. Not solved
C. Cannot be solved
D. half- solved
Answer» D. half- solved
58.

……………. is a source of problem

A. Schools and Colleges
B. Class Room Lectures
C. Play grounds
D. Infra structures
Answer» B. Class Room Lectures
59.

A question which requires a solution is ………….

A. Observation
B. Problem
C. Data
D. Experiment
Answer» B. Problem
60.

Converting a question into a Researchable problem is called …………

A. Solution
B. Examination
C. Problem formulation
D. Problem Solving
Answer» C. Problem formulation
61.

While Selecting a problem, problem which is ………….. is no taken

A. Very Common
B. Overdone
C. Easy one
D. rare
Answer» B. Overdone
62.

The first step in formulating a problem is

A. Statement of the problem
B. Gathering of Data
C. Measurement
D. Survey
Answer» A. Statement of the problem
63.

…………….. will help in finding out a problem for research

A. Professor
B. Tutor
C. HOD
D. Guide
Answer» D. Guide
64.

Second step in problem formulation is

A. Statement of the problem
B. Understanding the nature of the problem
C. Survey
D. Discussions
Answer» B. Understanding the nature of the problem
65.

Third step in problem formulation is

A. Statement of the problem
B. Understanding the nature of the problem
C. Survey the available literature
D. Discussion
Answer» C. Survey the available literature
66.

Last step in problem formulation is

A. Survey
B. Discussion
C. Literature survey
D. Re Phrasing the Research problem
Answer» D. Re Phrasing the Research problem
67.

In the formulation of the problem we need to give a ………….

A. Title
B. Index
C. Bibliography
D. Concepts
Answer» A. Title
68.

Objectives in problem formulation means

A. Questions to be answered
B. methods
C. Techniques
D. methodology
Answer» A. Questions to be answered
69.

The problem selected must have

A. Speed
B. Facts
C. Values
D. Novelty
Answer» D. Novelty
70.

The formulated problem should have

A. Originality
B. Values
C. Coherence
D. Facts
Answer» A. Originality
71.

The purpose of Social Science Research is

A. Academic and Non academic
B. Cultivation
C. Academic
D. Utilitarian
Answer» B. Cultivation
72.

The Academic purpose is to have ……………….

A. Information
B. firsthand knowledge
C. Knowledge and information
D. models
Answer» C. Knowledge and information
73.

Social Science Research creates Social ……………

A. Alienation
B. Cohesion
C. mobility
D. Integration
Answer» B. Cohesion
74.

………… is a quality of Good Researcher

A. Scientific temper
B. Age
C. Money
D. time
Answer» A. Scientific temper
75.

Social Science Research in India aims at a ………. State

A. Secular
B. Totalitarian
C. democratic
D. welfare
Answer» D. welfare
76.

A ……………… is an abstraction formed by generalization from particulars

A. Hypothesis
B. Variable
C. Concept
D. facts
Answer» C. Concept
77.

Concept is of two types

A. Abstract and Coherent
B. Concrete and Coherent
C. Abstract and concrete
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Abstract and concrete
78.

Concepts are of ……………….types

A. 4
B. 6
C. 10
D. 2
Answer» D. 2
79.

There is a concept by ……………………

A. Observation
B. formulation
C. Theory
D. Postulation
Answer» D. Postulation
80.

Another concept is by ………………..

A. Formulation
B. Postulation
C. Intuition
D. Observation
Answer» C. Intuition
81.

Concepts are ……………. of Research

A. guide
B. tools
C. methods
D. Variables
Answer» B. tools
82.

Concepts are ………………….

A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Symbols
D. Models
Answer» C. Symbols
83.

Concepts represent various degree of ……………..

A. Formulation
B. Calculation
C. Abstraction
D. Specification
Answer» C. Abstraction
84.

Concepts which cannot be given operational definitions are ………… concepts

A. Verbal
B. Oral
C. Hypothetical
D. Operational
Answer» C. Hypothetical
85.

“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» B. P.V. Young
86.

Different people hold ……………. of the same thing

A. Same and different
B. Same
C. different
D. None of the above
Answer» C. different
87.

Many concepts find their origin from

A. Greek
B. English
C. Latin
D. Many languages
Answer» D. Many languages
88.

A tentative proposition subject to test is

A. Variable
B. Hypothesis
C. Data
D. Concept
Answer» B. Hypothesis
89.

Analogies are sources of ……………….

A. Data
B. Concept
C. Research
D. Hypothesis
Answer» D. Hypothesis
90.

“A Proposition which can be put to test to determine its validity” Defined by

A. Lund berg
B. Emory
C. Johnson
D. Good and Hatt
Answer» D. Good and Hatt
91.

“ A tentative generalization” stated by

A. Good and Hatt
B. Lund berg
C. Emory
D. Orwell
Answer» B. Lund berg
92.

Propositions which describe the characteristics are …………. Hypothesis

A. Descriptive
B. Imaginative
C. Relational
D. Variable
Answer» A. Descriptive
93.

A Hypothesis which develops while planning the research is

A. Null Hypothesis
B. Working Hypothesis
C. Relational Hypothesis
D. Descriptive Hypothesis
Answer» B. Working Hypothesis
94.

When a hypothesis is stated negatively it is called

A. Relational Hypothesis
B. Situational Hypothesis
C. Null Hypothesis
D. Casual Hypothesis
Answer» C. Null Hypothesis
95.

The first variable is …………….. variable

A. Abstract
B. Dependent
C. Independent
D. Separate
Answer» C. Independent
96.

The second variable is called …………

A. Independent
B. Dependent
C. Separate
D. Abstract
Answer» B. Dependent
97.

Hypothesis which explain relationship between two variables is

A. Causal
B. Relational
C. Descriptive
D. Tentative
Answer» B. Relational
98.

Null means

A. One
B. Many
C. Zero
D. None of these
Answer» C. Zero
99.

…………………. Represent common sense ideas

A. Statistical Hypothesis
B. Complex Hypothesis
C. Common sense Hypothesis
D. Analytical Hypothesis
Answer» C. Common sense Hypothesis
100.

Hypothesis concerned with analytical variable is

A. Null Hypothesis
B. Casual Hypothesis
C. Barren Hypothesis
D. Analytical Hypothesis
Answer» D. Analytical Hypothesis
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