Research Aptitude – Previous Year Questions
184 questions from past UGC NET Paper 1 papers, each with the correct answer. Open any question for its explanation.
- Identify the sequence of following steps in mail surveys (A) constructing a questionnaire (B) mail the questionnaire (C) prepare a covering letter (D) Monitor the return rate of mail (E) Select a sample Choose the corre…
- The probability of rejecting a null hypothesis when an alternative is true, is called
- When a researcher is interested only in general indications, not in data collection for statistical tests, he may opt for
- The characteristics of experimental studies are: (A) Absence of researcher's bias (B) Absence of conditioned environment (C) Evidence of causality (D) Control of experimental elements (E) Possibility of replication Choo…
- Identify the sequence of basic procedures to control the extraneous variables in an experiment (A) Randomisation (B) Elimination of spurious relations (C) Matching (D) Introduction of additional variable (E) Statistical…
- Match List I with List II: List I – Method List II – Characteristic / Objectives (A) Case Study (I) Identifies issues in advance (B) Longitudinal Study (II) Focuses on current state of affairs (C) Snap shot (III) Has fo…
- Operational definitions have
- The ratio level of measurement has
- The major advantages of an online Survey are: (A) It provides strong control over data gathering process. (B) The identified respondent always fills the questionnaire. (C) It is normally inexpensive. (D) It facilitates…
- Given below are two statements: Statement I: Visual ethnography as a recent branch of research is dependent upon photo-elicitation to a large extent. Statement II: The visual research has not helped in empowering the ma…
- Match List I with List II:List I (Types of case) List II (Description) (A) Critical case (I) Provides an opportunity to analyse a previously inaccessible phenomenon. (B) Unique case (II) Based on a well-developed theory…
- Interpretivism is an epistemology which contrasts
- The internal validity factor in research is related to the issue of
- Which of the following are positive features of content analysis? (A) It does not need sampling of contents. (B) It is an unobtrusive method. (C) It is highly flexible in character. (D) It is a transparent research meth…
- Given below are two statements: Statement I: A systematic review of literature defines the purpose of the review in explicit terms. Statement II: The systematic review can be applied to qualitative research since it is…
- Match List I with List II:List I (Scale) List II (Focus area) (A) Likert (I) Popularity levels (B) Gutteman (II) Stereotypes (C) Bipolar (III) Attitudes (D) Index (IV) Political conservatism Choose the correct answer fr…
- 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. C. A large number of people can be empanelled. D. This…
- 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 should be accepted, then type II error is…
- Imagining things as if they are real is known in research as
- Selecting only those items of data that support a theoretical concept, is called
- In the deductive method, a researcher can begin his work with which of the following options? A. Policy statements B. Social identity of the researcher C. Theoretical postulations D. Exploratory data E. By deriving a hy…
- When we separate social phenomena from social actors, it is known as
- A trend study is usually
- Which of the following are the criteria to assess the quality of qualitative research? (A) Context sensitivity (B) Rigour of analysis (C) Transparency and coherence (D) Lengthy description (E) Liberal use of hypotheses…
- Given below are two statements: Statement I: In historical research, external criticism is necessary to establish the authenticity of data. Statement II: Various tests of authenticity are there in historical research bu…
- Match List I with List II: List I (Research concept) List II (Description) (A) Hybridisation (I) Shifting from text to images as empirical material (B) Epistemology (II) Used in Chi-Square test (C) Iconic turn (III) Mov…
- Identify the main preoccupations of quantitative researchers: (A) Measurement (B) Causality (C) Emphasis on context (D) Generalization Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Your measurements should show which of the following validities if you want to generalize the results of your research to a different population?
- Match List - I with List - II.List - I (Abbreviations) List - II (Meaning) (A) id., (I) refer to (B) post: (II) the same (C) vid (III) namely (D) viz., (IV) after Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- A sampling technique that relies on getting information from people who know about a population of interest rather than from members of that population themselves, refers to?