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Ph.D Entrance Sample Question paper Part 3 of 4
- What is the aim of research in education?
a. Help in personal growth of an individual
b. Help the candidate to become an eminent educationist
c. Increase job opportunities of the individual
d. Increase social status of the individual
Answer :b. Help the candidate to become an eminent educationist - Inferring about the whole population based on the observations made on a small part is called ……….. .
a. Deductive inference
b. Inductive inference
c. Pseudo-inference
d. Objective inference
Answer :b. Inductive inference - The most important advantage of sampling method of data collection is …………. .
a. Increase accuracy
b. The only method of data collection
c. Save timed. Easy to handle the data
Answer :c. Save time
Sampling is the method of drawing a certain number of the individuals from a particular set. Sampling helps in capital-saving and saving time. - Which of the following statement is NOT true about Tippit table?
a. It is a table of random digits
b. Used in sampling
c. A table used in statistical investigation
d. Values are logarithmic
Answer :d. Values are logarithmic
This table was first published by L.H.C Tippett in 1927. - Which of the following statement is NOT true about Random Sampling?
a. Random sampling is reasonably accurate
b. Random sampling is free from personal biases
c. An economical method of sampling
d. Can be applied for all types of data collections
Answer :d. Can be applied for all types of data collections - A researcher is said to be committed the Type – I error when………… .
a. When he reject a null hypothesis which is actually true
b. When he accept a null hypothesis which is actually false
c. Both the null and alternate hypothesis is rejected
d. None of the above
Answer :a. When he rejects a null hypothesis which is actually true
Type-I Error is also known as an error of the first kind. - The best sampling method for sampling a population finite size:
a. Area Sampling
b. Systematic Sampling
c. Purposive Sampling
d. Quota Sampling
Answer :b. Systematic Sampling
Random selection is done in systematic sampling. - Which of the following statements are true about the data in research?
a. In research the data can be qualitative
b. In research the data can be quantitative
c. In research the data can be both qualitative and quantitative
d. In research the data can be quantitative but never qualitative
Answer :c. In research the data can be both qualitative and quantitative - ……………….is referred to as “the father of research on teaching”?
a. N. L. Gage
b. David Berliner
c. Egon Brunswik
d. Donald T. Campbell
Answer :a. N. L. Gage
Gage defined the term ‘principle’ as a “statement of the relationship between two or more concepts”. - Which of the following can be considered as an evaluation research? a. How well are we doing?
b. What are we doing?
c. Why are we doing?
d. All of these
e. None of these
Answer :a. How well are we doing?
Evaluation research make sure whether the objectives are met or not. - Which of the following best suit for ‘Action Research’?
a. It is an applied research
b. It is a quantity research
c. It is a survey research
d. It is a population research
Answer :a. It is an applied research
Applied research is used to solve practical problems. - Which of the following statements regarding hypothesis is true?
a. Hypothesis relates variables to constants
b. Hypothesis relates constants to constants
c. Hypothesis relates constants to variables
d. Hypothesis relates variables to variables
Answer : d. Hypothesis relates variables to variables
Variables are required for further data processing. - Which of the following can be the source of primary data in research?
a. Survey
b. Experiment
c. Survey and Experiment
d. Survey and Reference
Answer :c. Survey and Experiment
Original data is collected through primary research. - The correlational research seeks to:
a. Determine the relationship between two or more variables
b. Study the effect of one on other
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of these
Answer :a. Determine the relationship between two or more variables - The following are the features of a good research student except
a. Should be replicable
b. Should be systematic and objective
c. Should be ethical and unbiased
d. Should be unethical and biased
Answer :d. Should be unethical and biased - The population Census carried out by the Government of India can be an example of:
a. Exploratory Research
b. Causal Research
c. Descriptive Research
d. All of the above
Answer :c. Descriptive Research
Descriptive research is used to describe characteristics of a population or phenomenon being studied. It does not answer questions about how/when/why the characteristics occurred. Rather it addresses the “what” question. - The main purpose of research in education is to ……………….. .
a. Increase social status of an individual
b. Increase job prospects of an individual
c. Help in the personal growth of an individual
d. Help the candidate become an eminent educationist
Answer :d. Help the candidate become an eminent educationist - …………… refers to inferring about the whole population based on the observations made on a small part.
a. Pseudo-inference
b. Objective inference
c. Inductive inference
d. Deductive inference
Answer : c. Inductive inference - Sampling is advantageous as it ……………… .
a. Saves time
b. Helps in capital-saving
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. Increases accuracy
Answer :c. Both (a) and (b) - Random sampling is helpful as it is …………………. .
a. Reasonably accurate
b. Free from personal biases
c. An economical method of data collection
d. All the above
Answer :d. All the above
In random sampling, each member of the set has equal chance of selection.When the variables go in the same direction then it is known as positive correlation and when the variables go in different directions it is known as negative correlation. - Tippit table refers to ……………… .
a. Table of random digits
b. Table used in sampling methods
c. Table used in statistical investigations
d. All the above
Answer :d. All the above
This table was first published by L.H.C Tippett in 1927. - Type-I Error occurs if …………………….. .
a. The null hypothesis is rejected even though it is true
b. The null hypothesis is accepted even though it is false
c. Both the null hypothesis as well as alternative hypothesis are rejected
d. None of the above
Answer :a. When he rejects a null hypothesis which is actually true
Type-I Error is also known as an error of the first kind. - ………………. is a preferred sampling method for the population with finite size.
a. Systematic sampling
b. Purposive sampling
c. Cluster sampling
d. Area sampling
Answer : a. Systematic sampling
Random selection is done in systematic sampling - Research and Development become the index of development of country. Which of the following reasons are true with regards to this statement?
a. Because R&D targets the human development
b. Because R&D can improve the standard of living of the people in a country
c. Because R&D reflect the true economic and social conditions prevailing in a country
d. All the above
Answer :d. All the above - The data of research is ………………… .
a. Qualitative only
b. Quantitative only
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. Neither (a) nor (b)
Answer : c. Both (a) and (b)
The data can be both qualitative and quantitative - The longitudinal approach of research deals with ………………. .
a. Short-term researches
b. Long-term researches
c. Horizontal researches
d. None of the above
Answer : b. Long-term researches
Longitudinal studies are often targeted at the same people. - Dramaturgical interviewing is carried out through ………………. .
a. Debating
b. Sampling
c. Case study
d. Role playing
Answer :d. Role playing - Which of the following is NOT the characteristic of a research?
a. Research is systematic
b. Research is not passive
c. Research is not a process
d. Research is problem oriented
Answer : c. Research is not a process - A satisfactory statistical quantitative method should not possess one of the following qualities
a. Flexibility
b. Measurability
c. Comparability
d. Appropriateness
Answer : a. Flexibility - The important pre-requisites of a researcher in sciences, social sciences and humanities are
a. Laboratory skills, records, supervisor, topic
b. Supervisor, topic, critical analysis, patience
c. Archives, supervisor, topic, flexibility in thinking
d. Topic, supervisor, good temperament, pre-conceived notions
Answer : b. Supervisor, topic, critical analysis, patience - Which of the following options are the main tasks of research in modern society?
a. To discover new things
b. To keep pace with the advancement in knowledge
c. To systematically examine and critically analyse the investigations/sources with objectivity
d. All of the above
Answer :d. All of the above - Research that can be used to check validity of a general business theory is known as
a. Evaluation research
b. Performance monitoring research
c. Basic business research
d. Applied business research
Answer : c. Basic business research - Essence of both basic and applied research lies in
a. Market orientation
b. Scientific method
c. Performance monitoring research
d. Costing methods
Answer : b. Scientific method - Research that is conducted to address a specific business decision for a specific organization is called
a. Applied business research
b. Basic business research
c. Evaluation research
d. Performance monitoring research
Answer : a. Applied business research
Applied business research refers to a type of inquiry tailored for specific organizations and facilitates managerial
decision-making. - Research that is conducted without having a specific decision in mind is called
a. Basic business research
b. Applied business research
c. Evaluation research
d. Performance monitoring research
Answer : a. Basic business research
Basic business research is conducted without a specific decision in mind, and it usually does not address the needs of a specific organization. - Who authored the book “methods in Social Research”
a. Wilkinson
b. C. R. Kothari
c. Kerlinger
d. Goode and Halt
Answer : d. Goode and Halt - Researchers are primarily concerned with:
a. Ethical violations in methodology
b. What researchers take for granted
c. Misuse of statistics
d. How research is fund
Answer : b. What researchers take for granted
Critical researchers believe most researchers take too much for granted regarding reality, values, assumptions and outcomes for society. They are not especially concerned with ethical violations, statistics or funding. - Absolute research is classified under the general research type of
a. Descriptive research.
b. Associational research.
c. Intervention research.
d. All of the above - Research is a “Scientific undertaking” opined by
a. Young
b. Kerlinger
c. Kothari
d. Emory
Answer :a. Young - 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 - An essential Criterion of Scientific study is
a. Belief
b. Value
c. Objectivity
d. Subjectivity
Answer : c. Objectivity
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