UGC NET Paper 1 — Research
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Which of the following are NOT involved in scientific research?
What are the similarities between qualitative and quantitative research?
Statement I: Non-probability samples use available respondents and do not follow a specific selection method. Statement II: It is a fact that non-probability samples accurately ref...
Use of uncritical language
Which of the following scales of measurement is synonymous to ranking or grading?
When a research study is conducted to know about an unknown area and collect information, it is known as
Which one of the following is not used for checking plagiarism?
The type of research in which the researcher gains familiarity with a phenomenon or to achieve new insights into it, is known as:
Both qualitative and quantitative research are concerned with
The research approach of hermeneutics is concerned with
C. A large number of people can be empanelled. D. This makes it easy to collect data from the respondents. E. Data collection over Internet can be rapid. Choose the correct answer...
The advantages of longitudinal research on the internet are A. The internet panels are representative of the entire population. B. Everyone has access to Internet.
The probability of rejecting a null hypothesis when an alternative is true, is called
Which of the following are true in the case of participatory observation method? A. The apparently obvious incidents can be overlooked. B. It is a good method to study the daily op...
If a survey is conducted telephonically, which among the following statements is true?
The domain of application in thematic analysis is
One of the aims of qualitative data analysis is to
Interpretivism is an epistemology which contrasts
A measurement based on properties of time, like minutes of a radio conversation is identified as
शोध का वह प्रकार जिसमें शोधकर्ता किसी परिघटना की जानकारी प्राप्त करता है अथवा इसमें नयी अंतर्दृष्टि प्राप्त करना चाहता है, कहलाता है:
Auto-ethnography is an approach that analyses
Responses to open-ended questions are
An empirical counterpart of a concept is called
Which of the following is an area of application in thematic analysis?
Given below are two statements: Statement (I): If there are few extreme scores in the distribution, mode will be the most appropriate measure of central tendency. Statement (II): M...
What is the full form of 'MLA' as a referencing style?
Match List-I with List-II List-I (Research Work Method) (A) Source Criticism (B) Positivism (C) Interpretivism (D) Post-Positivism Choose the correct answer from the options given...
Coding paradigm is extensively used in
Match List I with List II List I (Research Methodology) (A) Source criticism (B) Positivism (C) Interpretivism (D) Post- Positivism List II (Approaches/Beliefs) (I) The observer is...
Population census can be an example of
A true zero point is the feature of
In research, middle range theories operate in a
Match List I with List II List I Research forms (A) Qualitative Research (B) Quantitative Research (C) Triangulation (D) Metaanalysis List II Description (I) File drawer problem (I...
Which one of the following is a tool of grounded theory?
The snowball sampling method can be employed in
The procedure of assigning numbers to various degrees of opinion, attitude and other concepts, is called as:
Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Qualitative research is guided by positivistic epistemolog...
The ratio level of measurement has
The analytic - induction strategy is a method of
In participant observation, the researcher has to act as a
Given below are two statements Statement I: For a small number of samples, the sampling distribution of means is approximately, a normal distribution. Statement II: In case the pop...
If a reasearcher has to compare the means across three groups quantitatively, which among the following will be the most appropriate statistical technique for this purpose
When a researcher is interested only in general indications, not in data collection for statistical tests, he may opt for
Given below are two statements Statement I: If a hypothesis is accepted when it should be rejected, then type I error is made. Statement II: If a hypothesis is rejected when it sho...
Which of the following represent the Quantitative Research methodology? (A) One to One Interview (B) Survey research (C) Focus groups (D) Correlation research (E) Descriptive resea...
Match List I with List II List I Ethical concepts in research A. Deontological B. Teleological C. Relativist Theory D. Theory of Virtue List II Characteristics I. What makes people...
Virtual ethnography is located in a/an
The internal validity factor in research is related to the issue of
Which of the following are similarities between qualitative and quantitative research? (A) Data increase (B) Answering research questions (C) Relating data analysis to literature (...
Given below are two statements Statement I: Codes of ethics are formulated to regulate the relations of researchers to the people and fields they intend to study. Statement II: All...