Module 7 Previous Year Questions:
Q1) Creative Problem Solving is required when problem is:
A) Structured
B) Simple
C) Routine
D) Unstructured and complex
Answer Key:
D) Unstructured and complex
Q2) Which of the following is a characteristic of divergent thinking?
A) Ambiguity
B) Inductive reasoning
C) Elaboration
D) Rigidity
Answer Key:
C) Elaboration
Q3) Applied research aims at:
A) Finding solutions to problems in real life
B) Generating new knowledge
C) Finding solutions to problems faced by a practitioner
D) Determining worth of policies
Answer Key:
A) Finding solutions to problems in real life
Q4) Paired comparison analysis helps in:
A) Comparing various alternatives with each other
B) Comparing the pros and cons of each idea
C) Comparing each alternative with an evaluation criteria
D) Prioritizing the alternatives
Answer Key:
A) Comparing various alternatives with each other
Q5) In brain writing, the last step is:
A) Silent recording and elaborating
B) Round – robin recording
C) Discussion
D) Prioritization
Answer Key:
D) Prioritization
Q6) Which of the following is an example of radical innovation?
A) Sleeker model of iPhone
B) Artificial Intelligence
C) Coca Cola lite
D) All of the given options
Answer Key:
B) Artificial Intelligence
Q7) If change is brought into the way the business is done, the innovation is referred to as:
A) Paradigm innovation
B) Product innovation
C) Process innovation
D) Position innovation
Answer Key:
A) Paradigm innovation
Q8) Prototype of product is developed on mass scale at the stage of:
A) Advocacy and screening
B) Commercialization
C) Experimentation
D) Diffusion and implementation
Answer Key:
B) Commercialization
Q9) Problems and Conflicts may arise at the stage of :
A) Identifying capabilities of members
B) Forming
C) Norming
D) Performing
Answer Key:
D) Performing
Q10) In team building, standards of behavior and performance are finalized at the stage of:
A) Forming
B) Norming
C) Storming
D) Performing
Answer Key:
B) Norming
Q11) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a team?
A) Common purpose
B) Synergy
C) Coordination
D) Pursuance of individual goals
Answer Key:
D) Pursuance of individual goals
Q12) Which of the following is NOT the principle of effective team?
A) Clarity of purpose
B) Commitment
C) Communication
D) Individual goals
Answer Key:
D) Individual goals
Q13) Which of the following is NOT a barrier to creativity?
A) Allergy to ambiguity
B) Fear
C) Rigidity
D) Originality
Answer Key:
D) Originality
Q14) Creative problem solving CANNOT be developed among students by:
A) Assigning simple & structured problems
B) Assigning open ended problems
C) Rewarding originality
D) Accepting failures
Answer Key:
A) Assigning simple & structured problems
Q15) Applied research aims at:..
A) Finding solutions to problems in real life
B) Generating new knowledge
C) Finding solutions to problems faced by a practitioner
D) Determining worth of policies
Answer Key:
A) Finding solutions to problems in real life
Q16) Correlation research aims at:
A) Determining status of resources, processes etc
B) Determining relationship between variables
C) Determining the worth of processes, programmes, policies etc
D) Establishing true cause and effect relationships
Answer Key:
B) Determining relationship between variables
Q17) Selecting or developing measuring instruments is undertaken at the stage of:
A) Identifying & Defining Problem
B) Describing the methodology of research
C) Collecting Data
D) Analyzing & Interpreting the results
Answer Key:
B) Describing the methodology of research
Q18) Review of related literature helps in:
A) Determining status of research in the area
B) Identifying gaps in research
C) Formulating the hypotheses for the study
D) All of the given options
Answer Key:
D) All of the given options
Q19) An educated guess regarding the relationship between the two variables is referred to as referred to as:
A) Theory
B) Principle
C) Hypothesis
D) Construct
Answer Key:
D) Construct
Q20) Which of the following research questions is related to the study on Performance of First Year Postgraduate Students in Mathematics?
A) What is the difference in the mean achievement scores in Mathematics obtained by male and female students?
B) What is the extent of coverage of syllabus?
C) What is the weightage given to various level of learning outcomes?
D) Is the mark distribution appropriate?
Answer Key:
A) What is the difference in the mean achievement scores in Mathematics obtained by male and female students?
Q21) If an author of a book reports the findings of another researcher, that part of the book becomes a:
A) Secondary source of information
B) Primary source of information
C) Preliminary source of information
D) Review
Answer Key:
A) Secondary source of information
Q22) Application of scientific method to finding solution to the real life problem is referred to as:
A) Inductive reasoning
B) Research
C) Deductive reasoning
D) Logical reasoning
Answer Key:
B) Research
Q23) Deductive reasoning involves:
A) Arriving at generalized rule from examples
B) Arriving at examples based on generalized rule
C) Both (A) and (B)
D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Answer Key:
B) Arriving at examples based on generalized rule
Q24) In Scientific method, collection of data is undertaken at the stage of:
A) Identifying problem
B) Formulating hypotheses
C) Testing of hypotheses
D) Verification of hypotheses
Answer Key:
C) Testing of hypotheses
Q25) Finalizing the variables and stating objectives of the study are part of:
A) Selecting research design and describing procedure
B) Selecting & Defining research problem
C) Collecting data
D) Analyzing & interpreting results
Answer Key:
B) Selecting & Defining research problem
Q26) Selecting Sampling technique is a part of:
A) Selecting research design and describing research procedure
B) Selecting & identifying research problem
C) Collecting data
D) Analyzing & interpreting results
Answer Key:
A) Selecting research design and describing research procedure
Q27) The sources for Review of related literature Does Not include:
A) Preliminary sources
B) Primary sources
C) Secondary sources
D) Tertiary sources of information
Answer Key:
D) Tertiary sources of information
Q28) Which of the following is an example of secondary source of information?
A) Index of Current Journals
B) Edited Book on Research Methodology
C) Journal Article based on one’s own research
D) Dissertation
Answer Key:
B) Edited Book on Research Methodology
Q29) Which of the following is an example of primary source of information?
A) Index of Current Journals
B) Dissertation
C) Edited Book on Research Methodology
D) Handbook
Answer Key:
B) Dissertation
Q30) Which one of the following is a correct way of writing a reference for a Journal Article?
A) Abdelhamed, I., & Augustyn, E. M. (2016). Direct effects of quality management on competitive advantage. International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management , 33 (9), 1-42
B) I. Abdelhamed &, E. M. Augustyn (2016). Direct effects of quality management on competitive advantage. International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management , 33 (9), 1-42
C) I. Abdelhamed & E. M Augustyn,. (2016). Direct effects of quality management on competitive advantage. International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management , 33 (9), 1-42
D) Abdelhamed, I. & Augustyn, E. M. (2016). Direct effects of quality management on competitive advantage. International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management , 33 (9), 1-42
Answer Key:
Dropped
Q31) The second step in literature search is:
A) Identifying the sources of information
B) Identifying the key words
C) Collecting information from various sources
D) Collating information from various sources
Answer Key:
A) Identifying the sources of information
Q32) The sources for identifying research problem include:
A) Personal experience
B) Critical study of literature
C) Interaction with others
D) All of the given options
Answer Key:
D) All of the given options
Q33) While evaluating a research problem, which of the following is a consideration?
A) Size
B) Interest
C) Researcher’s capability
D) Worthwhileness of research
Answer Key:
D) Worthwhileness of research
Q34) Which of the following questions need to be avoided in research?
A) How does Induction training affect teaching effectiveness of teachers?
B) How does the industrial training affect soft skills of students?
C) How many institutions in the state are ready to offer multidisciplinary education
D) What is the meaning of academic autonomy to technical institutions?
Answer Key:
D) What is the meaning of academic autonomy to technical institutions?
Q35) In the research problem” Effect of Life Skill Training on the leadership, ability to work in team and emotional intelligence of learners “, the independent variables is:
A) Life skill training
B) Ability to work in team
C) Emotional intelligence
D) Leadership
Answer Key:
A) Life skill training
Q36) Which of the following variables is a discrete variable?
A) Weight
B) Height
C) Qualification
D) Achievement scores
Answer Key:
C) Qualification
Q37) Hypothesis is a/an:
A) Objective of the study
B) Research question
C) Relevant factor impinging on the research problem
D) Tentative solution to the problem
Answer Key:
D) Tentative solution to the problem
Q38) Content analysis research is an example of:
A) Correlation research
B) Descriptive research
C) Experimental research
D) Action research
Answer Key:
B) Descriptive research
Q39) Which of the following objectives is NOT an example of survey study?
A) To determine the extent of utilization of physical resources in the technical institutions in the state of J&K
B) To study the grievance handling mechanism in the IIT, Agartala
C) To determine the extent of coverage of syllabus of Undergraduate classes during the pandemic in the state of Maharashtra
D) To study the impact of pandemic on the conduct of laboratory classes in the diploma level institutions in the state of West Bengal
Answer Key:
B) To study the grievance handling mechanism in the IIT, Agartala
Q40) Cohort studies involve:
A) Studying a particular group over a period of time
B) Studying a specific population over a period of time but the sample varies
C) Collecting data from the same sample of the population over a period of time
D) Collecting data from the alumni
Answer Key:
B) Studying a specific population over a period of time but the sample varies
Q41) Multiple Case studies can be undertaken to:
A) Determine the levels of learning outcomes covered in a set of question papers
B) Select appropriate book to be prescribed as text book
C) Identify the problems faced and strategies used to overcome the problems by the first generation entrepreneurs
D) Determine the appropriateness of design and research procedure used in M Tech theses
Answer Key:
C) Identify the problems faced and strategies used to overcome the problems by the first generation entrepreneurs
Q42) The purpose of correlation research is to:
A) Finding solutions to solve classroom problem
B) Determining the existing opinions, reactions etc
C) Determining the effect of independent variable on the dependent variable
D) Determining the relationship between two or more than two variables
Answer Key:
D) Determining the relationship between two or more than two variables
Q43) Perfect positive correlation between two variables means:
A) With an increase in one variable, there will be proportionate increase in another variable
B) With an increase in one variable, there will be no change in another variable
C) With a decrease in one variable, there will be proportionate increase in another variable
D) With an increase in one variable, there will be proportionate decrease in another variable
Answer Key:
A) With an increase in one variable, there will be proportionate increase in another variable
Q44) Statistically speaking, large sample means a sample of:
A) 05
B) 10
C) 20
D) 30 or more
Answer Key:
D) 30 or more
Q45) Which of the following will use an experimental method of research?
A) Enrolment of male and female students in Civil engineering course of UIET
B) Effect of hybrid learning on achievement of students in relation to Gender
C) Communication skills, Ability to work in Teams as predictors of Job success of Graduate Engineers
D) Strategies adopted by an award winning institute to collaborate with industry for research
Answer Key:
B) Effect of hybrid learning on achievement of students in relation to Gender
Q46) Which of the following hypotheses qualifies to be the null hypothesis for a correlational study?
A) There is significant positive correlation between parental education and achievement of students in Class XII
B) There is no correlation between emotional intelligence and job success of Graduate Engineers
C) There is a negative correlation between anxiety and achievement in board examination of students of Mechanical Engineering
D) With an increase in emotional intelligence, there will be proportionate increase in interpersonal skills of teachers
Answer Key:
B) There is no correlation between emotional intelligence and job success of Graduate Engineers
Q47) In the study on” Effect of hybrid learning on achievement of male and female students in Industrial Electronics course”, the dependent variable is:
A) Hybrid learning
B) Achievement in Industrial Electronics
C) Gender
D) Both hybrid learning & gender
Answer Key:
B) Achievement in Industrial Electronics
Q48) Which of the following hypotheses is a non-directional hypothesis?
A) There is no difference in the achievement in structural engineering of male and female students taught through lecture and case study method
B) There is significant effect of instructional method on achievement of students in Structural Engineering
C) Achievement in structural engineering of students taught through case study method is significantly higher than the students taught through lecture method
D) Mean achievement score in structural engineering of male students is significantly higher than that of the female students
Answer Key:
B) There is significant effect of instructional method on achievement of students in Structural Engineering
Q49) The ex-post facto research aims at establishing:
A) Tentative cause and effect relationship
B) True cause and effect relationship
C) Relation between two variables
D) Trends in employment
Answer Key:
A) Tentative cause and effect relationship
Q50) R X O1 O2 represents
A) Pretest- posttest control group design
B) Post test only design
C) Post test only control group design
D) One group design
Answer Key:
Dropped
Q51) If a researcher uses three irandomized groups to study the effect of three different instructional strategies on achievement, the design used is referred to as:
A) Survey research design
B) Pseudo experimental design
C) Quasi experimental design
D) True experimental design
Answer Key:
D) True experimental design
Q52) Experimental research aims at establishing
A) Tentative cause and effect relationship
B) True cause and effect relationship
C) Relation between two variables
D) Trends in employment
Answer Key:
B) True cause and effect relationship
Q53) Which of the following research method will be used for a study titled “Differential effect of three guidance strategies on the vocational maturity patterns of ninth grade students in Chandigarh”?
A) Experimental research
B) Ex-post facto research
C) Correlation research
D) Survey research
Answer Key:
A) Experimental research
Q54) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of experimental research?
A) Findings are applicable in the context in which research is undertaken
B) Extraneous variables are tightly controlled
C) Results are generalizable
D) Results demonstrate true cause-and-effect relationships
Answer Key:
A) Findings are applicable in the context in which research is undertaken
Q55) As a teacher, if you take up a study on strategies for enhancing student engagement in online teaching learning, the research undertaken will be:
A) Survey research
B) Experimental research
C) Case study research
D) Action research
Answer Key:
D) Action research
Q56) Which of the following is an independent variable in the study “Effect of virtual industrial training on the problem solving ability and ability to work in teams of students of Electronics & Communication Engineering in Chennai”.
A) Ability to work in teams
B) Problem solving
C) Both (A) and (B)
D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Answer Key:
D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Q57) Which one of the following makes Ex-Post Facto research different from experimental research?
A) Selection of groups
B) Manipulation of variable(s)
C) Both (A) & (B)
D) Neither (A) Nor (B)
Answer Key:
C) Both (A) & (B)
Q58) Multivariate experimental studies can include:
A) Inclusion of multiple independent variables
B) Inclusion of multiple dependent variable
C) Both (A) & (B)
D) Neither (A) Nor (B)
Answer Key:
C) Both (A) & (B)
Q59) Which of the following is an
A) Emotional intelligence and leadership as correlates of job success
B) Identifying possible determinants of the road accidents
C) Attitude of students towards internal assessment
D) Perceptions of teachers and students regarding internationalization of higher education
Answer Key:
Dropped
Q60) In a study “Effect of surface corrosion of steel reinforced concrete on the bond strength, tensile strength and flexural behaviour”, the dependent variable will be:
A) Bond strength
B) Flexural behaviour
C) Tensile strength
D) All of the given options
Answer Key:
D) All of the given options
Q61) In which of the following research methods the practioner is the researcher and implements the findings of research too.
A) Survey Research
B) Historical Research
C) Case Study
D) Action Research
Answer Key:
D) Action Research
Q62) Purposive sampling is a:
A) Probability sampling techniques
B) Non-probability sampling techniques
C) Both (A) & (B)
D) Neither (A) Nor (B)
Answer Key:
B) Non-probability sampling techniques
Q63) Which of the following is an example of probability sampling?
A) Snowball sampling
B) Quota sampling
C) Purposive sampling
D) Simple random sampling
Answer Key:
D) Simple random sampling
Q64) If the population is homogeneous and consists of male students of fourth year Computer Science, the sampling technique you will prefer to select sample for survey study will be:
A) Simple random sampling
B) Stratified random sampling
C) Purposive sampling
D) Snowball sampling
Answer Key:
A) Simple random sampling
Q65) If you are interested in identifying learning strategies adopted by toppers of various branches of engineering in your college, you will select sample through:
A) Simple random sampling technique
B) Stratified random sampling
C) Purposive sampling technique
D) Snowball sampling technique
Answer Key:
C) Purposive sampling technique
Q66) If the population consists of government, government aided and self financed institutions in rural and urban areas of UP, you will use :
A) Simple random sampling
B) Stratified random sampling
C) Purposive sampling
D) Snowball sampling
Answer Key:
B) Stratified random sampling
Q67) If The population consists of 1500 male and 1000 female students and you are interested in selecting random sample of 1000 students having equal number of male and female students. How many male and female students would you select?
A) Male 600, Female 400
B) Male 400, Female 600
C) Male 500, Female 500
D) Male 550, Female 450
Answer Key:
C) Male 500, Female 500
Q68) In case, you are interested in determining how the technical institution ranking first in NIRF could achieve that position in the year 2022, you would prefer to collect data/information through:
A) Questionnaire
B) Interview schedule
C) Observation schedule
D) Standardized Tests
Answer Key:
B) Interview schedule
Q69) Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of a standardized measuring instrument?
A) Reliable
B) Valid
C) Culture specific
D) Norms
Answer Key:
C) Culture specific
Q70) Information regarding on-going processes need to be collected through:
A) Questionnaire
B) Semi-structured interview schedule
C) Structured interview schedule
D) Observation schedule
Answer Key:
D) Observation schedule
Q71) If you are interested in studying how the teachers plan and conduct practical classes in their respective area of specializations, you would prefer:
A) Questionnaire
B) Interview schedule
C) Observation schedules
D) Both Interview and Observation schedule
Answer Key:
D) Both Interview and Observation schedule
Q72) The steps in developing a questionnaire include the following:
i. Writing questions
ii. Editing the questions
iii. Assembling the questionnaire
iv. Arriving at content of questionnaire
v. Try out the questionnaire
vi. Expert Validation
vii. Finalization of the questionnaire
The correct sequence of these steps is:
A) iv – i – ii – iii – vi – v – vii
B) i – ii – iii – iv – v – vi – vii
C) iv – iii – ii – i – vii – v – vi
D) i – ii – iii – vii – vi – v – iv
Answer Key:
A) iv – i – ii – iii – vi – v – vii
Q73) To arrive at the content of the questionnaire, the last step is to state/write:
A) Research questions
B) Study purpose
C) Criterion questions
D) Questionnaire items
Answer Key:
D) Questionnaire items
Q74) Which of the following behaviour should ‘NOT’ be adopted by the researcher while gathering data through interviews?
A) Establish rapport
B) Influence the respondent
C) Take notes
D) Listen
Answer Key:
B) Influence the respondent
Q75) Which of the following is necessary when conducting an non-participant observations for the purpose of collecting data on quality of question posed by teachers and students?
A) The researcher should be alert to expressions and gestures used by the respondent
B) The researcher should be aware of the feelings and attitudes of the respondent
C) The researcher must be interested, friendly and informal
D) The researcher should become inconspicuous during observation process
Answer Key:
D) The researcher should become inconspicuous during observation process
Q76) The interviewer should possess the skill of
A) Negotiating
B) Conflict management
C) Listening
D) Leadership
Answer Key:
C) Listening
Q77) To validate the date collected through questionnaires, the researcher can:
A) Take interviews of selected sample
B) Make observations of the ongoing process or resources
C) Both (A) & (B)
D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Answer Key:
C) Both (A) & (B)
Q78) Interview schedule is to be preferred over questionnaire, when the researcher is interested in gathering:
A) Quantitative data
B) Qualitative data
C) Both (A) & (B)
D) Neither (A) Nor (B)
Answer Key:
B) Qualitative data
Q79) In case, you have classified students on the basis of their scores on creativity into high, average and low, the data is available on a/an:
A) Nominal scale
B) Ordinal scale
C) Interval scale
D) Ratio scale
Answer Key:
A) Nominal scale
Q80) If the data on two variables are available on nominal scale for a sample, which of the following correlation technique would you prefer?
A) Rank order correlation
B) Pearson Product moment correlation
C) Chi-square
D) Point bi-serial correlation
Answer Key:
C) Chi-square
Q81) Rank order correlation is to be preferred, when data are available on:
A) Nominal scale
B) Ordinal scale
C) Interval scale
D) Ratio scale
Answer Key:
B) Ordinal scale
Q82) If you are interested in finding out the relationship between the scores in entrance and end term examination, you will prefer:
A) Pearson Product moment correlation
B) Chi- square
C) ANOVA
D) ANCOVA
Answer Key:
A) Pearson Product moment correlation
Q83) If you are interested in comparing the average performance of students in four year degree programme in Computer Science studying in autonomous and non- autonomous institutions in of your state, you will prefer:
A) Chi-square
B) t-Test
C) ANOVA
D) ANCOVA
Answer Key:
B) t-Test
Q84) If you are interested in determining average performance of students from various disciplines in a Class Test, you will calculate:
A) Mean
B) Median
C) Mode
D) Range
Answer Key:
A) Mean
Q85) If the scores on a variable are not normally distributed, which of the following is true?
A) Mean, Median & Mode will not coincide
B) 50% of the cases will lie below the mean and 50% cases lie above the Mean
C) 68.26% cases will lie between Mean ± 1σ
D) 95% cases will lie between Mean ± 2σ
Answer Key:
A) Mean, Median & Mode will not coincide
Q86) In positively skewed distribution, there is:
A) 50% of the cases lie below the mean and 50% cases lie above the Mean
B) There is concentration of cases on the lower end of the scale
C) There is concentration of cases on the lower end of the scale
D) There is concentration of cases at the mid point of the scale
Answer Key:
B) There is concentration of cases on the lower end of the scale
C) There is concentration of cases on the lower end of the scale
Q87) If the hypothesis is non-directional, the researcher can apply:
A) One-tailed t-test
B) Two-tailed t-test
C) Both (A) & (B)
D) Neither (A) Nor (B)
Answer Key:
B) Two-tailed t-test
Q88) In case, you are likely to predict student achievement scores on the basis of their scores in twelfth class and entrance examination, you will prefer:
A) Chi-square
B) Bi-serial correlation
C) Product moment correlation
D) Regression Analysis
Answer Key:
D) Regression Analysis
Q89) If more than two means are to be compared to study the
A) ANOVA
B) ANCOVA
C) t-Test
D) Regression Analysis
Answer Key:
Dropped
Q90) Which of the following is NOT the purpose of descriptive statistics?
A) Describe the nature of distribution of scores
B) Determine the average performance of any group
C) Determine the distribution of scores around mean
D) Infer about the population from the sample statistics
Answer Key:
D) Infer about the population from the sample statistics
Q91) Which of the following is ‘NOT’ a part of the Body of the Report?
A) Introduction
B) Methodology of research
C) Analysis of Data and Interpretation of Results
D) Annexures
Answer Key:
D) Annexures
Q92) The Preliminary Section of Research Report includes:
A) Table of Contents
B) Introduction
C) Annexures
D) Summary & conclusions
Answer Key:
A) Table of Contents
Q93) Which of the following belongs to the methodology of research section of a research report?
A) Definitions of the terms
B) Description of Measuring Instruments
C) Literature Review
D) Research Questions
Answer Key:
B) Description of Measuring Instruments
Q94) Which of the following provides a gist of your research study in the research report?
A) Acknowledgements
B) Abstract
C) Review of related literature
D) Analysis & Interpretation of Results
Answer Key:
B) Abstract
Q95) The criteria for evaluation of the measuring tools in the research report should include:
A) Reliability
B) Validity
C) Both reliability & validity
D) Neither reliability nor validity
Answer Key:
C) Both reliability & validity
Q96) The criteria for evaluation of Introduction should NOT include:
A) Accuracy of gaps identified
B) Accuracy of interpretation of results
C) Accuracy in defining terms
D) Adequacy of Objectives
Answer Key:
B) Accuracy of interpretation of results
Q97) While evaluating sample for the study, the criteria should include:
A) Representative of population
B) Reliable
C) Valid
D) Accuracy in defining terms
Answer Key:
A) Representative of population
Q98) Which of the following should NOT be a part of criteria for evaluating measuring tools used in the study?
A) Reliability
B) Validity
C) Culture free
D) Brevity
Answer Key:
D) Brevity
Q99) One of the important purposes of writing an Action research proposal is to:
A) Find a collaborator for research
B) Procure funds from the sponsoring organization
C) Obtain feedback from others
D) Plan for the study
Answer Key:
D) Plan for the study
Q100) The first step in writing a research proposal is to:
A) Develop narrative descriptions for each major section of your outline
B) Develop a topical outline that matches the purpose and type of proposal desired
C) Get your completed proposal reviewed and evaluated from an expert/colleague
D) Revise the proposal based on feedback received from an expert/colleague
Answer Key:
B) Develop a topical outline that matches the purpose and type of proposal desired
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