Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Which of the following is a form of harm that might be suffered by research participants?
Mr. Haris is interested in studying the shared beliefs and practices of the teachers in a small rural school. He is likely to use which research design?
A variable that appears between independent and dependent variable and shows the link or mechanism between them is known as:
The study of research methods provides you with the knowledge and skills you need.
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of qualitative data?
Which of the following is Not a Literature review?
Which of the following is Not a part of research design?
Concept is:
Which of the following is a discrete variable?
Why do you need to review the existing litrature?
What is ordinal data?
Which of the following best defines the population of study?
Which of the following provides insight into the complexity of using interviews?
All of the following are the principles of asking interview questions, EXCEPT:
Unethical activities may involve:
Null hypothesis states:
The details of a reference should include
Which of the following is the best hypothesis statement to address the research question, "What impact will the new advertising campaign have on use of Brand B?"
Which of the following types of processes, research falls in?
Specifically a theoretical framework serves the purpose of:
A researcher wants to study the impact of average hour of study in a week on CGPA of MBA students in virtual university of Pakistan. He focused on specifically the students specialized in finance. The total number of MBA (finance) students in VU is an example of which of the following?
The "Verifiable" characteristic of scientific research deals with all of the following EXCEPT.
The validity of measure refers to the:
A review that only demonstrates familiarity with an area is rarely published but it often is part of an educational program is which type of review?
Which of the following best defines the census for study?
Under which of the following research method is not applicable?
A sample can be defined as:
________ meanings attached to a concept create problems of measurements.
Which of the following is a type of Applied Research?
Descriptive and Explanatory Research are the classifications of research on the basis of:
Dichotomous variables are also Known as ________.
The organization of concepts in sequence from the most concrete and individual to the most general indicate;
A study conducted by Pepsi to find out "Impact of salary on employees' turnover" is studied at what level:
Which of the following is NOT an unethical issue?
After a researcher has stated the specific problem to be studied in an experiment, he must then develop a(n):
Concepts, created and developed for conducting any research study, are:
"There is no relationship between advertising and sales of product A "The given hypothesis is a(an):
The operational definition is also known as
Which of the following is Not included in research proposal?
What research is?
What is opposite of a variable?
The essential part in ethics and ethical standards is:
Apart from that deception is unethical, what is the other important disadvantage of deceiving people?
What is the first step in the research process?
According to Empiricism, which of the following is the ultimate source of all our concepts and knowledge?
Abstract is ________.
The "Veriable" characteristic of scientific research deals with
What course of action should be adopted by the researcher in order to safeguard the rights of respondent?
Qualitative and Quantitative Research are the classifications of research on the basis of
"How much time is needed to locate the respondents?" is a part of ________ aspect which needs to be evaluated during pilot testing.
What is the most basic skill required by any researcher?
Rationalism is the application of:
If a measure is consistent over multiple occasions, it has:
Concepts represent various degree of ________.
Adoption of codes of behavior by a group of people is callled
Researcher is supposed to develop a ________ after stating the specific problem to be studies in an experiment:
Which of the following is NOT a longitudinal study?
Companies have the right to dissociate themselves from sponsorship of a research project. This type of confidentiality is called.
Literature review helps the researchers to ________ the finding of the other people's research
The "Variable" characteristic of scientific research deals with:
Which of the following is a nominal variable?
According to scientific method, which of the following is NOT an empirical reality?
Which of the following is Not a technique to narrow down the broad problem area?
Communication is more effective when it is tailored to
The researcher protects the confidentiality in following ways, Except;
In which way does a ratio scale measurement differ from an interval measurement?
What is the basis of the Scientific Method?
Relational hypothesis can be:
The reviewed litrature must be:
The most critical areas of an article to read is;
Which of the following best describes an operational definition?
A moderator variable is one that:
Which of the following best describes the concept of operationalizing?
Theoretical review helps to
________ is not a form of measurement validity
With which of the following way the distortion can be produced in self report data?
One of the major hallmarks of scientific research is:
A literature review requires;
Which one of the following aspect needs to be evaluated during "Pilot Testing"?
Which of the following is a research method that allows a researcher to get information about a large number of subjects relatively inexpensively and easily?
How different theories address an issue comes under:
Logical process in which we arrive at a reasoned conclusion by logical generalization of known facts is called:
"Higher the level of job satisfaction, higher will be the employee's performance." Which type of relationship the movement of variables determines?
Which of the following statements is true?
Which of the following is a concept?
If an interview is conducted with a respondent who does not meet the qualifications for a study, what kind of bias has occurred?
In the statement "high motivation results in high efficiency" motivation is the:
In which of the following sampling methods People are available such as volunteer or can be easily recruited?
A theory is a coherent set of ________ used as principles of explanations of the apparent relationship of certain observed phenomena.
While discussing about ethics in research, which of the following is not considered as a concerned party?
Which of the following in Not a source of Literature review?
Which of the following is considered as one of the main parties in a research
An operational definition is:
Which one of the following creates problems of measurements of a concept?
If, after pilot testing, a researcher finds that some questions are more appealing then purposeful. Which type of the following instrumental errors can it present if not corrected?
An elementary or basic form of research, in which little is known about the situation and previous theories or ideas do not apply, is known as:
The literature review that the researcher writes become the.
The research process consists of different steps ranging from
Which of the following next step is performed by the researcher after developing the inventory of the relevant variables?
Which of the following is not an example of deception?
Identify the option that explains the idea that knowledge is verifiable by experience or observation.
Hypothesis refers to ________:
In which of the given research designs, same people or group are observed across various time periods?
The primary source of communication's means among researchers is
Which of the following is not a data collection method?
In conducting a literature review; the researcher:
________ is an example of concrete concept.
The purpose of ________ is to convince reviewers that the researcher is capable of conducting the proposed project successfully.
Which of the following option can be a reason to conduct research?
The total number of types of the literature review are
Research methods are applicable in all of the following domains EXCEPT:
Preliminary Data Collection may be considered as part of ________.
Which of the following is at the highest level of abstraction?
Hypothesis is also called:
Which of the following is not an unethical issue?
An interval scale contains ________.
________ gives generic idea and not able to measure anything directly, whereas _______ is practical level where researchers make theoretical realities measureable.
The ________ is only useful if the concepts, ideas, questions, etc. to be investigated are both testable and falsifiable.
If a nominal scale is used, it is permissible to calculate which of the following statistics?
What does a researcher mean by the term "empirical"?
Any variable that has a limited number of distinct values and which cannot be divided into fractions is known as ________ .
All of the following are the basic research methods of data collection except
________ concspt like people's subjective feelings, ideology, deviance and perceptions are measure in research.
Scientific research focuses on which of the following:
Which one of the following is not an assumption of science?
All of the following are types of Applied Research EXCEPT:
Conceptual defination of the varianle is also known as ________ .
Problem statement is a ________ statement of the question or issue that is to be investigated with the goal of finding an answer or solution
Which of the following can be the best possible reason for using a scientific method to make a decision?
Another name of conceptual definition is:
Operationalization is the method of associating the conceptual defination to a particular set of ________ .
The application of the scientific method to the study of business problems is called
All of the following are sources of literature review EXCEPT;
Which of the following is/are the common source of literrature review
"The extensive use of chocolate causes pimples". The given hypothesis is a (an):
A ________ is an important term that is likely to be found in the title.
One of the preoccupations of quantitative researchers is with generalization, which is a sign of:
Which of the following is search strategy for locating litrature review for a research project?
The independent variable is;
If a research is going to explore a new topic, he is conducting which of the following Research?
Which of the following refers to the abstract concept?
The introduction section of research proposal contains information about all of the following except
In ________ defination, a concept is explained in terms of other concepts.
Which of the following is a research method for descriptive and causal research?
________ validity indicates that items that are intended to be measured look like they measure the concept.
All of the given options are helpful to develop conceptual definition. EXCEPT:
Plagiarism can be best described as:
The measure which helps the researcher to capture the intensity of a variable is callesd:
If one variable causes change in value of another variable is termed as:
Which of the following best describes the Ethics?
A good review of the literature increases a reader's confidence in the researcher's
Descriptive research can be either
What is true about Focus group discussions?
The scientific method is preferred over other ways of knowing because it is more
Which of the following is an example of an issue that would be checked in a pilot testing?
Which of the following provides a solid foundation for the theoretical framework?
If one variable depends upoun another variable is termed as:
In ________ we collect same type of information from different respondents in different times.
Identify the option that explains that scientific research operates at the abstract level
Which of following statement is true?
Which of the following are considered essential steps of the research process
"High productivity is positively associated with Job commitment" The given hypothesis is a (an).
Which of the following is Not helpful in problem definition?
What does a good literature review look like?
A researcher study to find out the reasions why students are not cooperating with teachers is an example of
The "Verifiable" characteristic of scientific research deals with:
________ explain the logical relationship among the concepts:
A Literature review that summarizes what is known at a point in time is known as:
A variable that modifies the original relationship between independent and dependent variable is known as:
Which of the following can be used to improve the customer’s viewpoint about firm’s products and services?
A one tailed hypothesis predicts _______.
Self-study review helps to
In the statement 'an examination of the effects of discretionary behavior on empolyee performance' empolyee performance is the:
Which of the following is not a function of clearly identified research questions?
"Have you ever had or been treated for skin allergy? Yes No" Which type of question it is?
A researcher in his questionnaire asked nature of business respondents are working in; whether trading, manufacturing or servicing. Nature of business is likely to be measured on which type of following scales?
Historical review helps to
Which of the following is likely to reduce the validity of test?
What is a cross-sectional research?
What dose a good literature review look like?
All of the following are true about theories, except;
A reader can easily see and comprehend the theorized relationships through
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of a literature review?
An advantage of computer-assisted telephone interviewing is:
To explain, predict and control phenomena are the goals of:
The arrangement of steps involved in operational defination of a concept is
The purpose of a literature review is to:
The following journal article would be an example of ________ research; "The benefits of florescent lighting on production in a factory setting."
Which of the following is a procedure agreed upon for translation of a concept into measurement of some kind.
Which of the following best describes an operational defination?
While conducting a literature review, the researcher engages in:
The first step in development of theoretical framework is:
Which of the following activities is Not included in debriefing?
A researcher can organize a computerized search by
Census is better option than sampling in which of the following cases?
Data collection techniques includes all except
A concept is a generalized idea about ________ .
________ is an abstraction formed by generalizations about a class of objects, attributes or occurrences.
A ________ scale only assigns numbers to objects to classify the objects according to the characteristic of interest.
When constructing a questionnaire, it is imperative to do each of the following EXCEPT ________.
A random sampling technique which chooses elements from subgroups of population for study is called:
There are ________ basic research methods for descriptive and causal research
Measurement of reliability refers to the:
________ veriable takes infinite number of values:
Skepticism is the norm of
Before a researcher specified the relationship among variables, he must have a (an):
Select a course code for Objective Questions:
Select a course code for Subjective Questions: