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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