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 measures of dispersion: (A) Mean deviation (B) Median (C) Standard deviation (D) Range (E) Quartile Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- A quantitative research would be mainly concerned with A. measurement B. causality C. context D. replication Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- The criterion of 'credibility' in qualitative research is equivalent to which of the following criteria in quantitative research?
- Identify correct statements about content analysis. A. The main use of content analysis has been in the examination of printed texts and documents. B. Content analysis lacks transparency. C. Coding is crucial in content…
- The numerator and denominator degrees of freedom are used in which of the following test-statistic in hypothesis testing?
- Sharpness of the peak of a statistical distribution is represented by
- Which of the following represents the epistemological orientation of qualitative research?
- In many studies that span a long period of time, participants in the study may leave. This constitutes which of the following threats to internal validity?
- Identify the correct order of the following information about a research article, according to the APA style of writing journal article references. (A) Volume number (B) Year of publication (C) DOI (D) Title of article…
- Identify the continuous variables. (A) Number of tails obtained in hundred tosses of a coin (B) Weight of students in a school (C) Marks scored by students in an objective type examination (D) Height of plants in an agr…
- Identify the non-parametric tests used in statistical analysis. (A) Chi-square test (B) U-test (C) H-test (D) t-test Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Identify the main preoccupations of qualitative researchers. (A) Emphasis on process (B) Emphasis on generalization (C) Emphasis on context (D) Emphasis on description Choose the correct answer from the options given be…
- Two researchers obtain similar results while investigating a problem following different methodologies. Their measurements show:
- Match List - I with List - II.List - I (Abbreviations) List - II (Meaning) (A) ante., (I) here and there (B) cf. (II) and others (C) et al., (III) compare (D) passim: (IV) before Choose the correct answer from the optio…
- Identify the non-probability sampling techniques: (A) Systematic sampling (B) Simple random sampling (C) Snowball sampling (D) Purposive sampling Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Identify the parametric tests used for statistical analysis. (A) t-test (B) H-test (C) F-test (D) U-test Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Which of the following is not a step in Scientific Research?
- What is Normative Research?
- Mean (M) and Standard Deviation (S) of different datasets are given in A-D below. Compute the coefficient of variation of each dataset and arrange in ascending order. A. M = 60, S = 14 B. M = 70, S = 16 C. M = 80, S = 5…
- Identify the stages which may form part of a Research Proposal outline. A. Data Fabrication B. Methodology C. Review of related literature or earlier studies D. Specifying objectives E. Stating Problem Choose the correc…
- Match the LIST-I with LIST-IILIST-I (Books Title) LIST-II (Authors) A. Research Methodology: A step-by-step guide for beginners I. Ram Ahuja B. Mass Media Research: An Introduction II. H. K. Dangi / Shruti Dewan C. Busi…
- What is not a Research?
- Scientific Observations are based on ________.
- For different sets of datasets X and Y, correlation coefficient between X and Y, that is R and standard deviation of X and Y, that is, S(X) and S(Y) are given in A-D below. Estimate the covariance between X and Y for ea…
- Criteria for Hypotheses construction are: A. It should describe one issue only. B. It should describe many issues. C. It should specify variables between which the relationship is to be established. D. It should be spec…
- Match the LIST-I with LIST-II:LIST-I (Concepts) LIST-II (Meanings) A. Theory I. Generalized representations of a system or an object, that is constructed to [represent] some aspects of that system or the system as a who…
- What is pure research?
- What is case study method?
- Mean (M) and coefficient of variation (CV expressed as a percentage) of different datasets are given in A-D below. Compute the standard deviation of each dataset and arrange in ascending order. A. M = 60, CV = 70/3 B. M…
- Research misconduct includes which of the following? A. Data fabrication B. Plagiarism C. Data falsification D. Differences of opinion E. Data validation Choose the correct answer from the options given below: