UGC NET Paper 1 — Research

The research design is specifically related to which of the following features in research? (i) Sample Selection (ii) Formulation of a plan (iii) Deciding about the tool for data c...

In case the population of research is heterogeneous in nature which of the following sampling techniques will ensure optimum representativeness of sample units?

Participation in which type of research has the great potential for ensuring the improvement of the professional as well as work situation?

A shift in attitude in respondents between two points during data collection is called:

Which of the following sequences correctly reflects scientific investigation?

The time-frame in which a study explores a situation or problem is also called the:

A researcher intends to make use of ICT in his/her research. What consideration should weigh most in such a decision? (a) Appropriateness of the tool used (b) Cost involved in proc...

In a research problem 'studying the effect of Teaching Methods on the Scholastic Achievement of boys and girls in terms of their socio-economic background'. Which can be designated...

Which stage in research creates a working thesis for the research paper by specifying and organizing the category of information?

A good review of research literature aims at:

Snowball sampling is the process of selecting a sample using:

A hypothesis should be conceptually:

Participant observation is a part of:

Through which research method, the manipulation of an independent variable and its effect on dependent variable is examined with reference to a hypothesis under controlled conditio...

After identifying the different variables and establishing the logical reasoning in theoretical framework, the next step in the research process is to

A researcher fails to reject the null hypothesis (Ho) in his/her research. What implications will it carry for his/her principal research hypothesis?

A hypothesis is:

Mailed questionnaire, observation, interview and collective questionnaire are instances of:

Plagiarism in research is:

A tentative proposition with unknown validity that specifies a relationship between two or more variables is called:

In which of the following research studies interpretation and meaning get more attention than formulation of generalizations? (i) Historical studies (ii) Survey studies (iii) Philo...

Supervisor's certification on the thesis

A research scholar while reporting the research results in the form of a thesis acknowledge the support of his/her supervisor in the preface. This will be treated as a

Think-aloud procedure is:

In the post positivistic approach to research which of the following types of researches got emphasized? (a) Experimental research (b) Phenomenological research (c) Ethnographic re...

The study of 'why does stressful living result in heart attack'? can be classified as:

From the list given below identify those which are called 'Non-probability sampling procedures: (i) Simple random sampling (ii) Dimensional sampling (iii) Snowball sampling (iv) Cl...

Which one of the following is the main feature of qualitative research?

From the following list identify the qualitative research characteristics and select your answer from the codes given below: (i) Creating purpose statements and research questions....

Position papers are:

When the researcher does not know the identity of experimental and placebo groups, the study is termed as:

A research scholar while submitting his/her thesis, did not acknowledge in the preface the help and support of the respondents of questionnaires used. This will be called an instan...

In which of the following formats, 'Research Abstract' is a must? (a) Research article (b) Seminar paper presented (c) Thesis (d) research synopsis Choose the most appropriate opti...

Case studies are:

The major characteristic of correlation analysis is to seek out:

If data has been recorded using technical media, which among the following is a necessary step on the way to its interpretation?

The easiest attitudinal scale which is a summated rating scale is the:

During research, while recording observation if an observer rates an individual based on the rating given in another aspect of the interaction, this is termed as the:

Critical language testing in a research report is: (A) Testing language from an ethical point of view, revealing its misuses. (B) Evaluating the stylistic characteristics of langua...

In which of the following research paradigms the focus of concern is on interpreting reality in terms of participants perspective?

Quantitative Research is also called the:

A questionnaire that offers no scope for any respondent's own view is called:

The formulation of a research problem can be compared to:

At the stage of data analysis, in which quantitative techniques have been used by a researcher, the evidence warrants the rejection of Null Hypothesis (H0). Which of the following...

Research design that needs to collect factual information on a continuing basis is classified:

Tertiary source of data is:

The conceptual framework in which a research is conducted is called a:

In which of the following steps of research, the scope for creativity and imagination is utmost?

Which of the following research formats focuses on hypothesis testing and generalizations'?

A university teacher plans to study the effect of level of aspiration of students in terms of their socio-economic background on their scholastic performance at the term end evalua...