UGC NET Paper 1 — Research

Given below are two statements Statement I: Reliability refers to whether a test measures what it says it measures. Statement II: Validity refers to whether a test consistently yie...

If the research is to be conducted on very young children or inarticulate persons, which one of the following methods will be appropriate in this situation?

What is the name for a test of statistical significance, which is typically employed to establish how confident we can be that the findings displayed in the contingency table can b...

The form of asking mainly closed-ended questions that has been used in connection with the examination of people's normative standards is known as:

Independent verification of a research effort is known as

Sometimes, subjects who know that they are in a control group may work hard to excel against the experimental group. Such a phenomenon is known as:

In which method of research an independent variable is manipulated with an intent to observe concomitant changes in dependent variable?

Scientific research has the ultimate goal of explaining any phenomenon by (A) Conditional laws (B) Laws of uniqueness

Data of research take the forms of words or pictures with the researcher as the key instrument in which of the following studies?

During research when we avoid speculative and metaphysical approaches and instead concentrate on studying observable facts, it is called:

The values which explain how closely the variables are related to each one of the factors discovered are known as

Discourse analysis in historical research is associated with

Which of the following is an example of qualitative research?

In which method of research an independent variable is manipulated with an intent to observe concomitant changes in dependent variable?

Scientists should put aside, their personal beliefs and biases and see the world as it "really" is. Which one of the following philosophical positions supports the above statement?

Which among the following is a secondary source of data?

The positivist researchers consider reality as

Creating purpose statements. research questions and hypotheses that are narrow and measurable would mark the characteristic features of which research type?

The kind of sample that is simply available to the researcher by virtue of its accessibility, is known as

Concepts that are not amenable to operational definitions are known as: (A) Theoretical concepts (B) Hypothetical concepts (C) Conventional concepts (D) Inferior concepts

An extraneous variable is also known as

Which type of research encourages participant's perspective?

A question whether the findings by social science researchers are relevant to the everyday life people in natural settings is called:

The process which involves the construction of an artificial environment within which relevant information and data can be generated is called as?

Identify from the list below the threats to internal validity of research. A. Interaction of selection and independent variable (X) B. Statistical regression C. Interaction of pret...

Which of the following are characteristics of quantitative research? A. Questions are open-ended B. Identified variables are measured C. Questions are standardized D. If the sample...

Which of the following are true case studies? A. Easy to generalise the findings B. Overconfidence Normally selects one case for analysis at a time C. Highly quantitative in charac...

The notion of turn-taking is employed in:

What type of validity relates a measure to a criterion on which cases (eg. people) are known to differ and that is relevant to the concept in question?

In research, the combination of different methods, study groups, local and temporal settings, and different theoretical perspectives in dealing with a phenomenon is called:

A scientific approach in social science research should take into account A. Metaphysical elements B. Spurious relations C. The factor of co-variation D. Time order E. The possibil...

Identify the features of empirico-inductive paradigm of research A. Research is concerned with the process rather than simply with outcomes or products B. Based on logical positivi...

Which of the following are the characteristics of a strong hypothesis? A. Adequate for its purpose B. Potentially testable C. Presently testable D. Better than its rival hypothesis...

Given below are two statements Statement I: Random sampling may not be a practical strategy in case of a rare kind of population Statement II: Stratified random sample is better as...

The objective of exploring the existing literature should be to identify which of the following issues? A. What is already known about this area? B. What concepts and theories are...

Which among the following is the names for validity whereby researcher uses a future criterion measure, rather than a contemporary one?

The elements of a cross-sectional design are: A. Absence of quantitative data B. Domination of qualitative data C. A sample of cases with inter-related variations D. Data are colle...

Identify the characteristic features of 'Hypothetico-deductive research' paradigm: A. Researcher is detached from the study to avoid bias B. Researcher becomes immersed in the rese...

Which of the following are examples of violation of research ethics? A. Violating participant confidentiality B. Making recommendations beyond the scope of data collected C. Using...

Which of the following are advantages of observation as a tool of data collection? A. Observation takes place only in natural settings B. Observation methods demand the active part...

In 'two groups, randomized subjects post-test only' research design which of the following may be the source for jeopardizing validity? A. Pretesting procedures B. Measuring instru...

Analytic Induction is a method of A. Systematic interpretation of events B. Generating hypothesis C. Testing hypothesis D. Freestyle interpretation E. Testing null hypothesis only...

Hypothesis testing which results into either affirmation or disaffirmation is the explicit concern in which methods of research? A. Descriptive method B. Experimental method C. Ex...

What type of validity is this in which the researcher is encouraged to deduce hypotheses from a theory that is relevant to the concept?

Identify the features of empirico-inductive paradigm or research (a) Research is concerned with the process rather than simply with outcomes or products (b) Based on logical positi...

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A: A proposition is a statement about observable phenomena (concepts)...

Which of the following are issues in writing a research proposal? A. Selection of the appropriate topic B. Framing of research objectives C. Framing of hypothesis or research quest...

Identify the sequence of methodological steps in focus group research: A. Select a sample B. Prepare the focus group material C. Define the problem D. Decide the number of groups n...

The advantages of structured interview are: A. Provides limited choices that reduce the possibility of generalization B. Standardises questions C. Accuracy is possible to a large e...

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A: Causal relationship between the independent variable and the depen...