Printed Pages: 14 < Pre Ph.D Admission Test (PAT) - 201 Paper -I GENERAL Time: 1 Hour Maximum Marks : 100 Note: Answer all questions. Each question is of 2 marks: ™ Select the correct answer out of the options given below: 1 Which one is applicable to research? (a) Searching again and again (b) Finding solution to any problem wer Scientific approach to new truth (d) Conducting experiment 4 The first step in the research process is: * fa) Searching sources of informatién (b) Survey of related literature Cm Identification of a broad area of research « (d) Searching for solution to problem 3, Which oneis incorrect about good research? (a) Logical fb) Empirical (c) Systematic and applicable (d) None () 3900& Vv The secondary data can be obtained from: (a) External sources $b) Internal sources (c) Both external and internal sources (d) Door-to-door interview Consider the following statements: (A) Surveys are an example of field research (B) Surveys are usually appropriate for social and behavioural sciences (C) Surveys are conducted in descriptive research studies (D) Surveys involved large sample size The correct statement are: (a) All (b) A, Band c (ec) AandD (d) BandD Which one is applicable to Bibliography? (a) Shows vast knowledge of the researcher (by Helps those interested in further research : (c) Has no relevance -to research (d) Alithe above Q) ,i 10. Which of the following is a method of qualitative research? (a) Experimental research (b) Normative Survey {c) Ethnomethodology (d) Ex-post factor Research Research is: (a) Searching again and again (b) Finding solution to any problem 2) Working in a scientific way to search for truth of any problem (d) None of the above Action-research is: (a) An applied research (b) Aresearch carried out to solve immediate problems (c) Alongitudinal research (d) Allthe above Factorial analysis is used to: (a) Know the relationship between two variables (b) Test the Hypothesis (c) Know the difference between two variables (d) .Know the difference among the many variables Q) PTO.My The experimental study is based on: (a) The manipulation of variables (p) Conceptual parameters (c) Replication of research (d) Survey of literature 12. Which of the following is the first step in starting the research process? : fa) Searching sources of information (b) Survey of related literature (c) Identification of a broad area of research (d) Searching for solutions to problem 3B. Which of the following is an example of primarydata? - (a) Book fe) Joumal 0 Hews Paper (d) Census Report UA. Data related to human beings are called: (a) Territorial data (b) Organizational data oe Demographic data fd) Peripheral data (4)15. One of the aims of the scientific method in research is to: a) Improve data interpretation (b) Eliminate spurious relations (c) Confirm triangulation (d) Introduce new variables The depth of any research can be judged by: fa) Title of the research (b) Objectives of the research (c) Total expenditure on the research (d) Duration of the research How can the objectivity of the research be enhanced? (a) Through its impartiality (b) Through its reliability (c) Through its validity 4d) Allofthese 18: The research which is exploring new facts through the study of the pastis called: {a) Philosophical research fb) Historical research (c) Mythological research (d) Content analysis (5) PTO.Ag. Zl. The test which tests the hypothesis (Hypotheses) of a research problem is termed as: a) Exploratory research (b) Conclusive research (c) Modelling research (d) Algorithmic research The Government of India conducts Census after every 10 years. The method of research used in this process is: (a) Case Study (b) Developmental (2) Survey {d) Experimental The main aim behind establishment of the University Grants Commission is to: {4) Promote research and development in higher education (2) Identify and sustaining insititutions of potential learning (3) Capacity building to teachers (4) Provide autonomy to each and every higher educational institution in India Select the correct answer from the codes given below: (a) (1), (2), and (4) fb) (4), (2), (3) and (4) (c) (1), (2) and (3) (d) (2), (3) and (4) (6)The key advantage of using group counselling over individual counselling is: (a) Confidentiality (b) Social interaction (c) Peer exploration of issues (d) Less fear of speaking about emotions Who pronounced -"A teacher can never truly teach uniess he is still learning himself and a lamp can never light another lamp unless it continues to burn its own flame": (a) Gandhi (b) Aurobindo fe) Tagore (d) Vivekananda The role of a teacher is to: Ja) Impart knowledge and skills (b) Correct the behaviour of students (c) Conduct examinations and award degree (d) Facilitate learning and development A group of experts in a specific area of knowledge assembled at a place and prepared a syllabus for anew course. The process may be termed as: (a) Symposium (b) Workshop -{c) Conference (d) Seminar 7) PTO.26. The role of Teacher in higher education is to: (a) Provide information to students b) Promote self-learning in students Je) Encourage healthy competition among students (d) Help students to solve their problems PB. Circle graphs are used to show: (a) How various sections share in the whole? _4b) How various parts are related to the whole? (c) Howone whole is related to other wholes? (d) Howone partis related to other parts? 28. Inthe context of a Survey Research, the following steps are taken in a certain order: 1. Sampling 2. Inference 3. Data analysis 4. Data collection Which of the following is the right order of these steps? (a) 2,3,1,4 ob) 1,4;3,2 (c) 3,2,4,1 (d) 4,1,2,3 (8)29. Which of the following is a measure of location? (a) Mode *(b) Mean (c) Percentile a) Standard Deviation 30. Two variables X and Y are correlated. This means that the two variables: (a) Cause variation in each other 4b) Measure the same trait ({c) Vary together (d) Vary independently 31. — Scientific method is committed to: emo tl wxvtel (a) Proposition | oes (b) Ethics do}euphve., cotiteel, ~ {2h Objectivity kept cl end dog jc (d) Neutrality 32. Which of the following is not a measure of dispersion? (a) Range Wey Mode wy Quayle (c) Mean Deviation (d) Standard Deviation (9) PT.O.33. 34. 35. 36. The variance reflecting a systematic difference between groups of measures is termed as: (a) Total Variance (b) Error Variance Sc) Experimental Variance (d) Within Groups Variance The difference between a statistical average based on the entire population and the one based ona sample is known as: (a) Standard Error (b) Mean Difference © Sampling Error (d) Mean Deviation The standard deviation of sampling distribution of a Statistic is known as: fa) Sampling Variance (b) Sandard Error (c) Sampling Error (d) Standard Variance The standard Error of a statistic is a measure of: {@) Sampling Fluctuation (b) Errors of Measurement (c) Errors of Prediction (d) Systematic Variation (10)37. 39. Arrange the following measures of variability in a sequence: : ‘(1) Standard deviation (2) Range (3) Quartile Deviation (4) Average Deviation Aa) 2,4,3,1 (b) 2,3,4,1 (c) 4,3,2,1 (d) 4,2,3,1 Which of the following is not categorized as a probability sampling method? (a) Simple Random Sampling (b) Quota Sampling (c) Stratified Sampling - (d) Systematic Sampling To test null hypothésis, a researcher uses: (a) ttest ot ANOVA (©) x? (d) Factorial analysis (11) PT.O.40. RAM stands for: Pt Random Access Memory (b) Rigid Access Memory (c) Rapid Access Memory (d) Revolving Access Memory 41. Whatis blog? , (@Y A personal or corporate website in the form of an online journal (b) Intranet (c) Online music a) Apersonal or corporate Google Search 42. Akey-board has at least: (a) 91 keys er 101 keys (c) 111 keys (d) 121 keys 43. HTML is basically used to design: er Web-page (b) Tables and Frames (c) Graphics (d) Tables (12)44. CDROMstands for: (a) Computer Disk Read Only Memory (b) Compact Disk Read Over Memory er Compact Disk Read Only Memory (d) Computer Disk Read Over Memory 45. Which part of the Central Processing Unit (CPU) performs. calculation and makes decisions? Ad Arithmetic Logic Unit (b) Alternating Logic Unit (c) Alternate Local Unit (d) American Logic Unit 46. The'brain' of a computer which keeps peripherals under its control is called: (a) Common Power Unit (b) Common Processing Unit (c) Central Power Unit ee Central Processing Unit 47. wwwrepresents: (a) Who what and where (b) Weird wide web (c) Word wide web Ae World wide web (13) PT.O.48. On the keyboard of computer, each character has an "ASCII" value which stands for: (a) American Stock Code for Information Interchange American Standard Code for Information Interchange (c) African Standard Code for Information Interchange (d) Adaptable Standard Code for Information Interchange 49. Which of the following is not a computer language? (a) PASCAL anes UNIX (c) FORTRAN (d) COBOL 50. Whichis the largest unit of storage among the following? \ BY Terabyte (b) Megabyte (c) Kilobyte (d) Gigabyte a4)