UGC NET Paper 1 — Research
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The reference section of a research article in written in APA style. Arrange the information pertaining to a reference in the correct order A. Page number B. Year of publication C....
Which research method is to used to identify cause-effect relations and test possible explanations for effects?
Which among the following are correct statements about an independent variable? A. It can have at most two levels. B. It can have any number of levels. C. It can be qualitative var...
Which of the following test is used to determine if the scores of two groups differ on a single variable?
Given below are two statements: Statement I: The basic function of illustrative case studies is to make unfamiliar familiar and to give readers a common language about the topic in...
Identify the disadvantages of closed ended questions in survey research A. It is difficult to make forced - choice answers exhaustive. B. There is loss of spontaneity in respondent...
Arrange the following steps involved in the research process in the correct order: A. Data collection. B. Review of literature. C. Reporting of research results. D. Identification...
Which among the following is NOT an advantage of open ended questions in survey research? 1. They are useful for explaining areas in which researcher has limited knowledge. 2. Resp...
In case the focus of research is to improve a school in which students are participants and research supervisors are teachers, such a research is termed as:
Given below are two statements: Statement (I): In Cross- Sectional research, a researcher studies the same population over time. Statement (II): In retrospective study, a researche...
When in a process of reasoning observation is followed by theory, hypotheses and interpretation, that approach to research is known as
Coding research participants into qualitative variables as male and female represents
A conceptual hypothesis is drawn from the implications of a
यदि किसी शोध पत्र के प्रकाशन या उसके किसी कान्फ्रेंस में प्रस्तुतीकरण हेतु उसका मूल्यांकन किसी अन्य विशेषज्ञ द्वारा किया जाता है, तो इसे क्या माना जाता है ?
If the focus of research is to improve a school where students are participants and research supervisors are teachers, then what is this type of research called?
An ontological position which asserts that social phenomena and their meanings are continually being accomplished by social which actors, refers to
The approach of accepting knowledge because people have agreed upon, following a reasonable argument is known as
Identify the types of longitudinal studies from the following (A). Trend Studies (B). Cross-sectional Studies (C). Panel Studies (D). Prospective Studies Choose the correct answer...
Sets of principles that describe and predict events are known as:
Which among the following would be the ethical issues in a research study that involves participation of human subjects? A. Lack of informed consent B. Physical and psychological h...
Identify the advantages of close-ended questions in survey research: (A) They allow unusual responses to be derived. (B) It is easy to process their answers. (C) They reduce the po...
Providing a basis for more accurate estimation of the magnitude of relationships between concepts in quantitative research is a function of which of the following?
If you want to understand the theoretical reasons that led researchers to conduct a study, you would read which section of their article?
Arrange the following steps involved in a research process in correct order A. Collecting the data B. Reviewing the literature C. Reporting the research outcome D. Identifying a re...
The purpose of a theory is to formulate hypotheses that can be tested and with the help of which rules can be explained and evaluated. The above statement refers to which principle...
Identify the software that would be useful for statistical analysis of data generated in a research study: (A) SPSS (B) Ithenticate (C) MINITAB (D) R Choose the correct answer from...
The purpose of theory is to generate hypotheses that can be tested and that will thereby allow explanation of laws to be assessed. The above statement refers to the principle of
Given below are two statements: Statement (I): The process of deduction involves drawing generalizable inferences out of observations. Statement (II): Positivism advocates the appl...
A research paper evaluated by other experts either for publication or presentation at a conference is considered to have undergone:
In much of social research, the variables used are
Researchers sometimes use the common abbreviations in their reports. The abbreviation 'cf.,' means -
An example of participant or subject variable can be
Different from being a normal distribution, if a curve is skewed on the right side, we call it
Knowledge is arrived at through the gathering of facts that provide the basis for laws. This refers to the principle of:
The appropriateness, meaningfulness and usefulness of the specific inferences made from the measures, is called
A researcher wants the research question to be
When a researcher divides the entire population in sections, it is called as
Which of the following can be an example of a participant or subject variable?
The tendency of researchers to subtly and inadvertently affect the behaviours of participants in a study, obscuring the true effect of the independent variable, is called
Quantitative research can be considered a research strategy in which generally _________
A major advantage of snowball sampling method is that it helps the research to focus only on
Given below are two statements: Statement I: In observational research, the variables are actively manipulated and the environment is as controlled as possible. Statement II: Obser...
Survey research is one of the key methods in
Quantitative research can be construed as a research strategy that usually 1. Entails a deductive approach to the relationship between theory and research. 2. Emphasizes an inducti...
A process in which scientific research and ideas are evaluated by experts of the field, is called
In quantitative research, providing a basis for more precise estimation of the degree of relationship among or betweeen concepts is the function of
Identify the characteristics of open ended questions in survey research: A. The questions suggest certain kinds of answer to the respondents. B. They are useful for exploring new a...
Identify the correct sequence of steps involved in conducting a literature review for a research study: (A) Locate literature (B) Organize the literature (C) Identify key terms for...
A prediction of relationships involving theoretical constructs is known as:
Which among the following is NOT a characteristic of the closed ended questions in survey research?