RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

1. The following are some of the problems encountered by researchers in our country
except
(A) Lack of scientific training in the research methodology
(B) Research studies overlapping one another
(C) Sufficient interaction between academia and politicians
(D) Non compliance of codes of conduct for researchers

Ans. (D).

2. All of the following are different types of research except

(A) Secondary research
(B) Applied research
(C) Intuitive non-verbal research
(D) Conceptual research

Ans. (C).

3. one of the following is a direct research method in humanities and social science except
(A) Phenomenological method
(B) Observation
(C) Random sampling
(D) Laboratory experiment

Ans. (D)

4. Research methodology includes all of the following concept except

(A) Particular methods
(B) The logic behind the method adopted for executing a research project
(C) Some theoretical perspective
(D) The subjective understanding of the supporting evidences of the thesis

Ans. (C).

5. Which of the following is not a genuine research paper?

(A) Project report
(B) Dissertation
(C) Newspaper reporting based on available data
(D) Term paper

Ans. (C).
6. Which one of the following is not an essential requirement for being a researcher?
(A) Knowledge in general
(B) An extensive literature survey of research area
(C) Having a masters degree
(D) Knowledge of language of source in which the main part of the research domain is
written

Ans. (C)

7. All of the following are the real benefits of doing research except
(A) Learning some essential skill
(B) Gaining personal wisdom in a particular domain
(C) Living in a rented house away from home
(D) Contributing something new

Ans. (C)

8. The full form of APA which is associated with bibliography formatting, is

(A) American Political Association
(B) American Physiological Association
(C) American Psychological Association
(D) American Peoples Association

Ans. (C).

9. All of the following are misleading/inadequate expressions regarding a point of

distinction between MLA and APA bibliography formats except
(A) The date of publication of a book in MLA format is given at the end, while in APA
format it is given in bracket just after the author
(B) The date of publication of a book in MLA format is given first, while in APA format it
is given in the last
(C) The date of publication of a book in MLA format is given at the end, while in APA
format it is given just after the author
(D) The date of publication of a book in MLA format is given in bracket at the end,
while in APA format it is given just after the title of author

Ans. (D)

10. In which format the following bibliography entry is put?

Freedman, Robert O. (1971). Soviet policy toward the Middle East since 1970. 3rd ed.
New York: Harcourt.
(A) MLA
 (B) APA
(C) BPL
(D) IPA

Ans. (B).

11. Which of the following is in MLA bibliography format (for book)?

(A) Authors last name, first initial. Book title. Additional information. City of publication:
Publishing company. Publication date.
(B) Authors last name, first name. Book title. Additional information. City of
publication: Publishing company, Publication date.
(C) Authors last name, first initial. (Publication date). Book title. Additional information.
City of Publication: Publishing company.
(D) Authors first name, last initial. (Publication date). Book title. Additional information.
City of publication: Publishing company.

Ans. (B).

12. Which of the following is an endnote reference in MLA format?

(A) Frankena, William K. Ethics. 2nd ed. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India, 1999. pp.115-
17.
(B) William K.Frankena. Ethics. 2nd ed. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India, 1999. pp.115-
17.
(C) Frankena, William K. (1999). Ethics. 2nd ed. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India. pp.115-
17.
(D) Frankena, William K. Ethics. 2nd ed. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India, 1999.

Ans. (A).

13. Which of the following is an instance of APA parenthetical note (the details of reference
being available in the formal bibliography)?

(A) A thing is right he tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic
community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise. (Leopold, 1949:93)

(B) A thing is right he tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic
community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise. (Leopold, 93:1949)

(C) A thing is right he tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the
biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise. (Leopold, 93)

(D) A thing is right he tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic
community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise. (93, Leopold, 1949)
 Ans. (C).

14. Which of the following, used in referencing, is incorrect?

(A) ibid is a short form of ibidem, meaning in the same place for consecutive
references to the same work.

(B) op.cit. is an abbreviation of opera citato meaning in the work cited previously.

(C) passim means throughout the work, here and there.

(D) pp means public prosecutor.

Ans. (D).

15. One of the following does not necessarily pertain to research ethics. Identify that

(A) Being a member of a group of researchers in philosophy

(B) To maintain sanctity of data produced out of research findings

(C) Respect for intellectual property right

(D) Maintaining impartiality in recommending a paper for a journal

Ans. (A).

16. Which of the following statements is not correct?

(A) Research methodology describes the entire research process, including definitions,
motivations, steps, etc. whereas, research methods are the tools or techniques applied
in the research process, by which worthwhile research can be accomplished.

(B) Research methodology is an interdisciplinary subject whereas, research method

may be subject-specific.

(C) Research workers in all subjects should know research methodology so that he/she
can systematically do the research.

(d) None of the above.

Ans. (B).

17. Steps involved in defining a research problem are

 (A) statement of the problem in a general way, understanding the nature of the
problem, surveying the available literature, developing ideas and rephrasing the
research problem into working proposition.

(B) statement of the problem not in a general way, understanding the nature of the
problem, surveying the available literature, developing ideas and rephrasing the
research problem into working proposition.

(C) statement of the problem in a general way, surveying the available literature,
developing ideas and rephrasing the research problem into working proposition.

(D) None of above.

Ans. (A).
18. Research methodology is

(A) same as that of research method

(B) not a part of the research method
(C) a systematic ways of solving the research problem
(D) None of the above

Ans. (C).

19. A comprehensive layout of the research report should comprise of

(A) (i) preliminary pages with survey, (ii) main text, (iii) result and discussion, (iv)
references

(B) (i) main text, (ii) result and discussion, (iii) references

(C) (i) preliminary pages without survey, (ii) main text, (iii) result and discussion (iv)
references

(D) None of the above

Ans. (C)

20. Let x = a-b. The maximum absolute error in x is

(A) x = ( a+ b)

(B) x = ( a- b)

(C) x = a - b

(D) x = a+ b
 Ans. (A).
21. The mass and length of one side of a cube is measured and its density is calculated. If
the percentage error in measurement of mass and length are 1% and 2& respectively, then
the percentage error in density is

(A) 3% (B) 7% (C) 4% (D) 8%

Ans. (A) 3%
22. The least square fitting is

(A) a statistical method used to determine a line of best fit minimizing the sum of
squares created by a mathematical function.
(B) a statistical method used to determine a line of best fit by averaging the sum of
squares created by a mathematical function.
(C) a statistical method used to determine a line of best fit minimizing the sum of the
difference between observed & fitted values by a mathematical function and then
squaring them.
(D) None of the above.

Ans. (A).
23. An observer measures 2.34 as 2.43 in his lab book. The type of error introduced is

(A) Systematic error

(B) Random error
(C) Mistake
(D) None of the above

Ans. (A).
24. An observer weighs a body repeatedly with the following results in grams: 10.1, 10.6,
10.2, 10.5, 10.3, 10.5, 10.4, 10.6

(A) 0.2 gm.

(B) 0.3 gm.
(C) 0.17 gm.
(D) 0.05 gm

Ans. (C).
25. A resistance is measured by passing a current through it and measuring the resultant
voltage drop. If the voltmeter and ammeter have uncertainities of 3% and 4% respectively.
The uncertainty in the value of resistance is

(A) 1%
(B) 7%
 (C) 3%
(D) 4%

Ans. (B)
26. What is the correct sequence of the following processes that occur during the boot-up
of any modern computer?

(i) Loading of the main operating system

(ii) Running the Bios, the basic input/output system
(iii)Reading the master boot record of the default accessible boot device
(iv) Copying the boot sector code of the default accessible boot device to RAM and
then switching control over to it
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), iv)
(B) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(C) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
(D) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)

Ans. (C)
28. Research design is needed because researcher wants

(A) Maximum information with minimal expenditure of efforts, time and money
(B) Maximum information with sufficient efforts with less time and money
(C) Maximum information with maximum time, money and efforts
(D) None of the above

Ans. (A)
29. Sigma Plot is a software for

(A) Drawing graph

(B) Drawing bar code
(C) Drawing figures
(D) Drawing experimental set up

Ans. (A)
30. The decimal equivalent of the binary number (101101.10101)2 is

(A) 45.65625
(B) 46.65625
(C) 47.57525
(D) 51.67515

Ans. (A)
31. UBUNTU is software package available
(A) Free
(B) On payment
(C) Not for academician
(D) None of the above

Ans. (A)

32. A statistical device called measures of dispersion is used to measure scattered values
is based on the following measurement:

(A) Range, Mean deviation and Standard deviation

(B) Range, Average and Standard deviation

(C) Average, Mean deviation and Standard deviation

(D) None of the above

Ans.

33. The most common way of reporting a measurement should be

(A) Best estimate uncertainty

(B) Best estimate x uncertainty

(c) Ignore any uncertainty

(d) Divide average estimate by uncertainty

Ans.

34. We say two variables x and y have positive correlations when

(A) they change independently of each other

(B) one changes in the positive direction and the other in the negative, by the same
amount

(C) one remains constant and the other varies

(D) both change in the same direction, positive or negative

Ans.

35. The number of significant figures in 2.00 and 0.050 are

(A) three and two

(B) two and three

(C) three and three

(D) two and two

Ans. (A). [2.0 = 2 significant figures, 2.00 = 3 significant figures, 0.050 = 2 significant
figures]

36. In ROM BIOS, the acronym BIOS stands for

(A) basic intuitive output set

(B) basic input organizational system

(C) basic industry operating system

(D) basic input output system

Ans. (D).

37. The best fit values of a and b which the straight line y = ax+b find the following data:

X 0 1 2 4
y 1 1.8 3.3 6.3

are

(A) a = 1.8, b = 2.0

(B) a=0.72, b = 1.33
(C) a=1.0, b=2.0
(D) a=1.0, b=3.0

Ans.

38. Analysis of variance is a statistical method of comparing the ------- of several

population.

(A) standard deviation

(B) variances

(C) means
(D) proportions

Ans. (C)

39. Data structure in which all elements have similar name is considered as

(A) string structure

(B) Positive structure

(C) Data structure

(D) Array

Ans. (D)

40. Program which is written originally by programmer is classified as

(A) object code

(B) machine code

(C) source program

(D) interactive program

Ans. (A)

41. What is malware?

(A) A malicious software used to disrupt computer or mobile operations

(B) A code to enhance performance of the existing computer

(C) A microprocessor chip

(D) A company selling

Ans. (A)