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310+ Business Research Methods (BRM) Solved MCQs

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51.

………………. Data can be obtained by communication or by observation.

A. Secondary
B. primary
C. sample
D. none of these.
Answer» B. primary
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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
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53.

Probability sampling is also known as …………. Sampling.

A. Chance
B. non random
C. restricted
D. none of these.
Answer» A. Chance
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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
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55.

Research …………is the blue print for the study.

A. variable
B. problem
C. design
D. none of these.
Answer» C. design
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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
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57.

…………studies does deal with testing of proposition or hypothesis.

A. Descriptive
B. analytical
C. Causal
D. none of these.
Answer» A. Descriptive
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58.

………….research seeks to find cause and affect relationships between variables.

A. Causal
B. Descriptive
C. analytical
D. none of these.
Answer» A. Causal
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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
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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
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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
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62.

…………………….variables are undesirable because they add error to an experiment.

A. dependent
B. Extraneous
C. independent
D. none of these.
Answer» B. Extraneous
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63.

………………..error is known as non- cumulative error.

A. Unbiased
B. biased
C. technical
D. none of these.
Answer» A. Unbiased
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64.

………….. is the generation of continuum upon which measured objects are located.

A. Ranking
B. measurement
C. scaling
D. rating
Answer» C. scaling
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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
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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.
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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
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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).
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69.

The term ………… is used to indicate measuring of something.

A. Scaling
B. ratio
C. rating
D. none of these.
Answer» A. Scaling
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70.

The …………. Scale places events in order.

A. Nominal
B. ordinal
C. interval
D. ratio.
Answer» B. ordinal
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71.

…………. Scale is used to draw out a yes or no answer.

A. Lickert
B. rating
C. dichotomous
D. category.
Answer» C. dichotomous
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72.

This type of scale makes extensive use of words rather than numbers.

A. Sematic
B. likert
C. rating
D. numerical.
Answer» A. Sematic
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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
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74.

These questions are also called fixed alternative questions.

A. Open ended
B. closed
C. both
D. open response-option questions.
Answer» B. closed
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75.

……………. Questionnaires contain definite, concrete and direct questions.

A. Unstructured
B. structured
C. closed form
D. none of these.
Answer» B. structured
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76.

Data processing consists of …………., coding and tabulation.

A. Editing
B. entry
C. classification
D. none of these.
Answer» A. Editing
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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
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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
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79.

Data classified on the basis of some attributes are known as…………..classification.

A. Qualitative
B. Quantitative
C. Geographical
D. chronological
Answer» A. Qualitative
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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
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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
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82.

If the study is related one variable it is called………… analysis.

A. Bivaralite
B. correlation
C. casual analysis
D. unidimensional
Answer» D. unidimensional
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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
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84.

……….. is the most common measure of central tendency.

A. Mode
B. median
C. mean
D. range
Answer» C. mean
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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
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86.

…………. Report is a report prepared for a layman.

A. Technical
B. popular
C. general
D. specific.
Answer» B. popular
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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.
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88.

There are ……… primary scales of measurement.

A. One
B. two
C. three
D. four
Answer» D. four
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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
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90.

The ……………. Scale is known as nominal scale.

A. Interval
B. ordinal
C. ranking
D. ratio.
Answer» C. ranking
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91.

……………. Scales is also known as the cardinal level of measurement.

A. Interval
B. ordinal
C. ratio
D. ranking
Answer» A. Interval
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92.

Nominal variables allow for ………….. classification.

A. Quantitative
B. qualitative
C. both (a) & (b)
D. none of these.
Answer» B. qualitative
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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)
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94.

………… ended questions are called free answer questions.

A. Closed
B. open
C. multiple choice question
D. none of these.
Answer» B. open
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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
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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
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97.

Mail survey is the other method of collecting ……………… data.

A. Secondary
B. primary
C. both
D. none of these.
Answer» B. primary
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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
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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.
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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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