McqMate
1. |
Research is only ………..enquiry into the system of knowledge to disapprove or approve or to arrive at new conclusions for the betterment of the existing system. |
A. | Systematic |
B. | computerized |
C. | general |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. Systematic |
2. |
Business research means the discovery of new knowledge in the field of …. |
A. | Management |
B. | administration |
C. | business |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. business |
3. |
In ……..research, the researchers try to find out answers for unsolved questions related with business problems. |
A. | Management |
B. | administration |
C. | business |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. business |
4. |
A ………..analysis determines the cost of each production item used to produce goods and services. |
A. | Marketing |
B. | financial |
C. | technical |
D. | investment |
Answer» B. financial |
5. |
……….is a set of logically interrelated statements in the form of empirical assertions about properties of infinite class of events or things. |
A. | Abstract |
B. | theory |
C. | conclusion |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. theory |
6. |
A theory explains and predict about a ………… |
A. | Phenomenon |
B. | principles |
C. | conclusion |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. Phenomenon |
7. |
……..theory represents the common view of the nature of the relationship between theory and research. |
A. | Induction |
B. | deduction |
C. | rational |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. deduction |
8. |
…….. is regarded as reasoning from the general to particular |
A. | Induction |
B. | deduction |
C. | rational |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. deduction |
9. |
A ……….is an abstraction formed by generalizations from particulars |
A. | Constructs |
B. | concept |
C. | induction |
D. | deduction |
Answer» B. concept |
10. |
A ………is a statement about observable phenomena that may be judged as true or false. |
A. | construct |
B. | concept |
C. | proposition |
D. | hypothesis |
Answer» C. proposition |
11. |
A hypothesis is a …… about the predicted relationships among events or variables |
A. | Statement |
B. | conclusion |
C. | prediction |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. Statement |
12. |
………..research deals with practical problems. |
A. | Basic |
B. | exploratory |
C. | applied |
D. | experimental |
Answer» C. applied |
13. |
……………research is mainly concerned with generalizations and with the formulation of a theory. |
A. | Basic |
B. | exploratory |
C. | applied |
D. | experimental |
Answer» A. Basic |
14. |
……………research is a preliminary study of a new problem about which the researcher has little or no knowledge. |
A. | Basic |
B. | exploratory |
C. | applied |
D. | experimental |
Answer» B. exploratory |
15. |
The ……………..research leads to discovery of new theories and development of existing theories. |
A. | Pure |
B. | exploratory |
C. | applied |
D. | experimental |
Answer» A. Pure |
16. |
……………research is a fact finding investigation. |
A. | Formulative |
B. | causal |
C. | descriptive |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. descriptive |
17. |
…………research seeks to explain what is happening in a particular situation. |
A. | Formulative |
B. | causal |
C. | descriptive |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. causal |
18. |
……research is a management tool that can be used for creating business strategies, managing production and managing growth. |
A. | Social |
B. | business |
C. | educational |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. business |
19. |
A set of logically interrelated statements in the form of empirical assertions about properties of infinite class of events or things is known as……….. |
A. | Theory |
B. | concept |
C. | construct |
D. | hypothesis |
Answer» A. Theory |
20. |
………….building broadly consists of observation, induction and deduction. |
A. | Theory |
B. | concept |
C. | construct |
D. | hypothesis |
Answer» A. Theory |
21. |
……………follows an approach which is from “general to specific”. |
A. | Retroduction |
B. | induction |
C. | deduction |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. deduction |
22. |
The …………..method consists of studying several individual cases and drawing generalization. |
A. | Retroduction |
B. | induction |
C. | deduction |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. induction |
23. |
……………follows an approach which is “top-down”. |
A. | Retroduction |
B. | induction |
C. | deduction |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. deduction |
24. |
A …………….is an abstraction formed by generalizations from particulars. |
A. | Theory |
B. | concept |
C. | construct |
D. | hypothesis |
Answer» B. concept |
25. |
A ……… is a concept that is not directly observable. |
A. | Theory |
B. | concept |
C. | construct |
D. | hypothesis |
Answer» C. construct |
26. |
An ……….is a procedure agreed upon for translation of a concept into measurement of some kind. |
A. | Operational definition |
B. | concept |
C. | proposition |
D. | hypothesis |
Answer» A. Operational definition |
27. |
A ……….is a statement about observable phenomena that may be judged as true or false. |
A. | Operational definition |
B. | concept |
C. | proposition |
D. | hypothesis |
Answer» C. proposition |
28. |
………research is also known as basic research because it is related with a particular project and problem. |
A. | Pure |
B. | exploratory |
C. | applied |
D. | action |
Answer» D. action |
29. |
The ………research leads to discovery of new theories and development of existing theories. |
A. | Pure |
B. | exploratory |
C. | applied |
D. | experimental |
Answer» A. Pure |
30. |
…………research is a preliminary study of a new problem about which the researcher has little or no knowledge. |
A. | Pure |
B. | exploratory |
C. | applied |
D. | experimental |
Answer» B. exploratory |
31. |
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» C. descriptive |
32. |
The objective of …………research is to test hypotheses about cause and effect relationships. |
A. | Formulative |
B. | causal |
C. | descriptive |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. causal |
33. |
The …………..study is always adopted where only little knowledge or information about a problem is available. |
A. | Situational |
B. | causal |
C. | descriptive |
D. | exploratory |
Answer» D. exploratory |
34. |
Exploratory research is a ……….study of an unfamiliar problem. |
A. | Final |
B. | preliminary |
C. | causal |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. preliminary |
35. |
………..is a method or technique or an approach of exploring or analyzing the life of a social unit. |
A. | Preliminary study |
B. | secondary study |
C. | case study |
D. | pilot |
Answer» C. case study |
36. |
A ……….study is a small scale preliminary study conducted before the main research, in order to check the feasibility or to improve the design of the research. |
A. | Preliminary |
B. | secondary |
C. | case |
D. | pilot |
Answer» D. pilot |
37. |
A ………..analysis is a preliminary investigation or informal gathering of background information. |
A. | Situational |
B. | causal |
C. | descriptive |
D. | exploratory |
Answer» A. Situational |
38. |
……..research is mainly concerned with discovery and with generating or building theory. |
A. | Situational |
B. | causal |
C. | descriptive |
D. | exploratory |
Answer» D. exploratory |
39. |
………….research helps determine the best research design, data collection method and selection of subjects. |
A. | Situational |
B. | causal |
C. | descriptive |
D. | exploratory |
Answer» D. exploratory |
40. |
Secondary data analysis is another form of ………….research. |
A. | Situational |
B. | causal |
C. | descriptive |
D. | exploratory |
Answer» D. exploratory |
41. |
…………is a preliminary study conducted on a limited scale before the original studies are carried out in order to gain some primary information. |
A. | case study |
B. | pilot study |
C. | descriptive study |
D. | diagnostic study |
Answer» B. pilot study |
42. |
Correctly defining the problem is the essential ……….step in the business research process. |
A. | First |
B. | second |
C. | third |
D. | last |
Answer» A. First |
43. |
…………is a tentative explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem that can be tested by further investigation. |
A. | Theory |
B. | concept |
C. | construct |
D. | hypothesis |
Answer» D. hypothesis |
44. |
Plan of study of a researcher is called the…………….. . |
A. | Research design |
B. | research method |
C. | research procedure |
D. | research problem. |
Answer» A. Research design |
45. |
If one variable depends upon another variable is termed as ……………variable. |
A. | Independent |
B. | dependent |
C. | extraneous |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» B. dependent |
46. |
…………….. Research seeks to find cause and affect relationships between variables. |
A. | Descriptive |
B. | explorative |
C. | causal |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» C. causal |
47. |
………………. Are the variables that may have some affects upon a dependent variable but yet are not independent Variables. |
A. | Dependent variables |
B. | independent variables |
C. | Extraneous variables |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» C. Extraneous variables |
48. |
The survey is a non- experimental, ………………. Research method. |
A. | Descriptive |
B. | non descriptive |
C. | causal |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» A. Descriptive |
49. |
………….. Surveys gather data over a period of time. |
A. | Cross- sectional |
B. | longitudinal |
C. | sample |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» B. longitudinal |
50. |
……….. often is used to measure causality. |
A. | Experiment |
B. | survey |
C. | research design |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» A. Experiment |
51. |
………………. Data can be obtained by communication or by observation. |
A. | Secondary |
B. | primary |
C. | sample |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» B. primary |
52. |
A ……….. Design is a definite plan for obtaining a sample from a given population. |
A. | Research |
B. | sample |
C. | popular |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» B. sample |
53. |
Probability sampling is also known as …………. Sampling. |
A. | Chance |
B. | non random |
C. | restricted |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» A. Chance |
54. |
Under …………. Sampling method the population or universe is divided into number of clusters or large groups. |
A. | Restricted |
B. | random route |
C. | cluster |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» C. cluster |
55. |
Research …………is the blue print for the study. |
A. | variable |
B. | problem |
C. | design |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» C. design |
56. |
If the independent variable is not manipulated, is called ……hypothesis testing research. |
A. | Non-experimental |
B. | experimental |
C. | working |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» A. Non-experimental |
57. |
…………studies does deal with testing of proposition or hypothesis. |
A. | Descriptive |
B. | analytical |
C. | Causal |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» A. Descriptive |
58. |
………….research seeks to find cause and affect relationships between variables. |
A. | Causal |
B. | Descriptive |
C. | analytical |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» A. Causal |
59. |
The survey is a………….. descriptive research method. |
A. | experimental |
B. | non- experimental |
C. | both (a) & (b) |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» B. non- experimental |
60. |
………… surveys are used to gather information on a population at a single point in time. |
A. | cross-sectional |
B. | historical |
C. | Longitudinal |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» A. cross-sectional |
61. |
The ………..method involves a complete enumeration of all units of the population or universe. |
A. | census |
B. | sample |
C. | both (a) & (b) |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» A. census |
62. |
…………………….variables are undesirable because they add error to an experiment. |
A. | dependent |
B. | Extraneous |
C. | independent |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» B. Extraneous |
63. |
………………..error is known as non- cumulative error. |
A. | Unbiased |
B. | biased |
C. | technical |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» A. Unbiased |
64. |
………….. is the generation of continuum upon which measured objects are located. |
A. | Ranking |
B. | measurement |
C. | scaling |
D. | rating |
Answer» C. scaling |
65. |
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» A. Nominal |
66. |
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» D. both (b) and (c) are not permissible. |
67. |
In business research, attitudinal data obtained from rating scales are often treated as …………….. Data. |
A. | Nominal |
B. | ordinal |
C. | interval |
D. | ratio |
Answer» C. interval |
68. |
Which of the following scale is not a type of comparative scale? |
A. | Semantic differential |
B. | constant sum |
C. | likert |
D. | both (a) and(c). |
Answer» D. both (a) and(c). |
69. |
The term ………… is used to indicate measuring of something. |
A. | Scaling |
B. | ratio |
C. | rating |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» A. Scaling |
70. |
The …………. Scale places events in order. |
A. | Nominal |
B. | ordinal |
C. | interval |
D. | ratio. |
Answer» B. ordinal |
71. |
…………. Scale is used to draw out a yes or no answer. |
A. | Lickert |
B. | rating |
C. | dichotomous |
D. | category. |
Answer» C. dichotomous |
72. |
This type of scale makes extensive use of words rather than numbers. |
A. | Sematic |
B. | likert |
C. | rating |
D. | numerical. |
Answer» A. Sematic |
73. |
A questionnaire is a devise that is most frequently used in collecting ………. Data. |
A. | Secondary |
B. | primary |
C. | both |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» B. primary |
74. |
These questions are also called fixed alternative questions. |
A. | Open ended |
B. | closed |
C. | both |
D. | open response-option questions. |
Answer» B. closed |
75. |
……………. Questionnaires contain definite, concrete and direct questions. |
A. | Unstructured |
B. | structured |
C. | closed form |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» B. structured |
76. |
Data processing consists of …………., coding and tabulation. |
A. | Editing |
B. | entry |
C. | classification |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» A. Editing |
77. |
………….. helps to become the data accurate, consistent with the intent of the question and other information in the survey, and to see the data is complete in all respects. |
A. | Coding |
B. | tabulation |
C. | editing |
D. | classification. |
Answer» C. editing |
78. |
………. Is the process of assigning figures or other symbols to answers so that responses can be put into a limited number of categories or classes. |
A. | Editing |
B. | coding |
C. | tabulation |
D. | classification. |
Answer» B. coding |
79. |
Data classified on the basis of some attributes are known as…………..classification. |
A. | Qualitative |
B. | Quantitative |
C. | Geographical |
D. | chronological |
Answer» A. Qualitative |
80. |
…………. Is the process of summarizing raw data and displaying it in a compact form for further analysis. |
A. | Classification |
B. | coding |
C. | tabulation |
D. | editing. |
Answer» C. tabulation |
81. |
In statistics, a ………….. is a graphical display of tabulated frequencies. |
A. | Histiogram |
B. | bar diagram |
C. | histogram |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» C. histogram |
82. |
If the study is related one variable it is called………… analysis. |
A. | Bivaralite |
B. | correlation |
C. | casual analysis |
D. | unidimensional |
Answer» D. unidimensional |
83. |
……………… is the middle value in the distribution when it is arranged in descending or ascending order. |
A. | Mode |
B. | mean |
C. | median |
D. | range. |
Answer» C. median |
84. |
……….. is the most common measure of central tendency. |
A. | Mode |
B. | median |
C. | mean |
D. | range |
Answer» C. mean |
85. |
When the study is related with more than two variables it is termed as ……………. Analysis. |
A. | Bivaraite |
B. | multivariate |
C. | casual analysis |
D. | unidimensional. |
Answer» B. multivariate |
86. |
…………. Report is a report prepared for a layman. |
A. | Technical |
B. | popular |
C. | general |
D. | specific. |
Answer» B. popular |
87. |
A ………. Is a list of the sources used by the researcher to get information for research report. |
A. | Bibliography. |
B. | Content |
C. | appendix |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» A. Bibliography. |
88. |
There are ……… primary scales of measurement. |
A. | One |
B. | two |
C. | three |
D. | four |
Answer» D. four |
89. |
………… is a systematic way of assigning numbers or names to objects and their attributes. |
A. | Measurement |
B. | classification |
C. | scaling |
D. | tabulation. |
Answer» A. Measurement |
90. |
The ……………. Scale is known as nominal scale. |
A. | Interval |
B. | ordinal |
C. | ranking |
D. | ratio. |
Answer» C. ranking |
91. |
……………. Scales is also known as the cardinal level of measurement. |
A. | Interval |
B. | ordinal |
C. | ratio |
D. | ranking |
Answer» A. Interval |
92. |
Nominal variables allow for ………….. classification. |
A. | Quantitative |
B. | qualitative |
C. | both (a) & (b) |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» B. qualitative |
93. |
A ………………….. is a device that is most frequently used in collecting primary data. |
A. | Schedule |
B. | questionnaire |
C. | both (a) & (b) |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» C. both (a) & (b) |
94. |
………… ended questions are called free answer questions. |
A. | Closed |
B. | open |
C. | multiple choice question |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» B. open |
95. |
A ......................refers to one which provides several set of alternatives for its answers. |
A. | Closed |
B. | open |
C. | multiple choice question |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» C. multiple choice question |
96. |
A ………………. Is a set of questions which are asked and filled in by the interviewer in a face to face situation with another person. |
A. | Schedule |
B. | questionnaire |
C. | check-list |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» A. Schedule |
97. |
Mail survey is the other method of collecting ……………… data. |
A. | Secondary |
B. | primary |
C. | both |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» B. primary |
98. |
……………. Is the process of assigning figures or other symbols to answers 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» A. Coding |
99. |
…………….. Is the process of summarizing raw data and displaying it in a compact form for further analysis. |
A. | Classification. |
B. | Editing |
C. | coding |
D. | tabulation. |
Answer» D. tabulation. |
100. |
……………. Are specialized types of database. |
A. | Spreadsheets. |
B. | Microsoft word |
C. | Microsoft office |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» A. Spreadsheets. |
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