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This section includes 503 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Education and Teaching knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
In ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ study , a cross section of a community is studied at a particular period of time. |
| A. | Cross‐sectional study |
| B. | Correlation study |
| C. | Experimental study. |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. Correlation study | |
| 102. |
The combination of interview &‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is known as schedule method. |
| A. | Observation |
| B. | questionnaire |
| C. | Data. |
| D. | none |
| Answer» C. Data. | |
| 103. |
Fundamental Research is otherwise called |
| A. | Action Research |
| B. | Survey |
| C. | Pilot study |
| D. | Pure Research |
| Answer» E. | |
| 104. |
Which of the following is not one of the six major methods of data collection that are used byeducational researchers? |
| A. | Observations |
| B. | Interviews |
| C. | Questionnaire |
| D. | Checklists. |
| Answer» D. Checklists. | |
| 105. |
A problem well put is ………………. |
| A. | Fully solved |
| B. | Not solved |
| C. | Cannot be solved |
| D. | half- solved |
| Answer» E. | |
| 106. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ search for knowledge. |
| A. | Research |
| B. | Research design |
| C. | Sample design |
| D. | Research report. |
| Answer» B. Research design | |
| 107. |
Sending Questionnaire to a respondent with a request to complete and return by post is called |
| A. | Mail Survey |
| B. | Interview |
| C. | Observation |
| D. | Panel |
| Answer» B. Interview | |
| 108. |
The first step in a survey is ……………. of a problem |
| A. | Application |
| B. | Rejection |
| C. | Selection |
| D. | Planning |
| Answer» D. Planning | |
| 109. |
Research means ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ |
| A. | Search for knowledge |
| B. | Invention |
| C. | Making changes |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. Invention | |
| 110. |
Methods and issues in Social Research” is written by |
| A. | Black James and Champions |
| B. | P.V. Young |
| C. | Mortan Kaplan |
| D. | William Emory |
| Answer» B. P.V. Young | |
| 111. |
Probability sampling means‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐. |
| A. | Every individual has chance of being selected. |
| B. | No probability is associated with an individual of being selected. |
| C. | none of these. |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. No probability is associated with an individual of being selected. | |
| 112. |
In‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ the interviews are simply given quotas to be filled from the different strata with somerestriction they are to be filled |
| A. | Quota sampling |
| B. | Cluster sampling |
| C. | Stratified sampling |
| D. | Sequential sampling. |
| Answer» B. Cluster sampling | |
| 113. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is related to some ideas / theory. |
| A. | Empirical research |
| B. | Conceptual research |
| C. | Analytical research |
| D. | Descriptive research. |
| Answer» C. Analytical research | |
| 114. |
When each member of a population has an equally likely chance of being selected this is called. |
| A. | A nonrandom sampling |
| B. | A Quota sample |
| C. | A snowball sample |
| D. | A equal probability selection method. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 115. |
Independent variable that are not related to the purpose of the study , but may affect the ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ are termed as extraneous variable. |
| A. | Dependent variable |
| B. | information |
| C. | data. |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. information | |
| 116. |
………….. from theory leads to Hypothesis |
| A. | Deduction |
| B. | induction |
| C. | Logical deduction |
| D. | Observation |
| Answer» D. Observation | |
| 117. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is a sampling procedure in which the elements for the sample are chose from thepopulation in groups. |
| A. | Stratified sampling |
| B. | Systematic sampling |
| C. | Cluster sampling |
| D. | multiphase sampling. |
| Answer» D. multiphase sampling. | |
| 118. |
“ A system of systematically interrelated concepts definitions and propositions thatare advanced to explain and predict phenomena” … is |
| A. | Facts |
| B. | Values |
| C. | Theory |
| D. | Generalization |
| Answer» D. Generalization | |
| 119. |
Sampling design is the blue print of for obtaining sample from ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐. |
| A. | sampling frame |
| B. | Population |
| C. | Research. |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. Population | |
| 120. |
In a Three year Research Programme ………… time can be devoted for preliminaryworks |
| A. | 20% |
| B. | 50% |
| C. | 17% |
| D. | 25% |
| Answer» D. 25% | |
| 121. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is a systematized effort to gain new knowledge. |
| A. | Primary data |
| B. | Secondary data. |
| C. | Research . |
| D. | none |
| Answer» D. none | |
| 122. |
“Concept is in reality a definition in short hand or a class or group of facts” –defined by |
| A. | Kerlinger |
| B. | P.V. Young |
| C. | Aurthur |
| D. | Kaplan |
| Answer» C. Aurthur | |
| 123. |
Which one of the following is not a major method of data collection? |
| A. | Questionnaires |
| B. | Interviews |
| C. | Secondary data |
| D. | Focus groups (e) All of the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 124. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ aims at finding a solution for an immediate problem facing a society |
| A. | Applied research |
| B. | Descriptive |
| C. | Analytical. |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. Descriptive | |
| 125. |
Which of the following is true concerning observation? |
| A. | It takes less time than self‐report approaches. |
| B. | It costs less money than self‐report approaches. |
| C. | It is often not possible to determine exactly why the people behave as they do. |
| D. | All of the above. |
| Answer» C. It is often not possible to determine exactly why the people behave as they do. | |
| 126. |
Identifying causes of a problem and possible solution to a problem is |
| A. | Field Study |
| B. | diagnosis tic study |
| C. | Action study |
| D. | Pilot study |
| Answer» C. Action study | |
| 127. |
All items in any field of inquiry constitute ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐. |
| A. | Universe/population |
| B. | Sample |
| C. | Unit. |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. Sample | |
| 128. |
The test which is used to judge the randomness of a sample on the basis of the order in which theobservations are taken. |
| A. | Run test |
| B. | Kruskul Wallis test |
| C. | Spearman’s Rank correlation |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Kruskul Wallis test | |
| 129. |
The research work is conducted to test the truth of ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐. |
| A. | Problem |
| B. | hidden things |
| C. | Hypothesis |
| D. | (‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐) issue. |
| Answer» D. (‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐) issue. | |
| 130. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is a fact finding investigation with adequate interpretation. |
| A. | Descriptive research |
| B. | Experimental research |
| C. | conceptual research |
| D. | Analytical research. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 131. |
Concepts represent various degree of …………….. |
| A. | Formulation |
| B. | Calculation |
| C. | Abstraction |
| D. | Specification |
| Answer» D. Specification | |
| 132. |
Social Science deals with ……….. |
| A. | Objects |
| B. | Human beings |
| C. | Living things |
| D. | Non living things |
| Answer» C. Living things | |
| 133. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is a sample selected from a population in such a way that every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected & the selection of any individual does not influence the selection of any other. |
| A. | stratifies sample |
| B. | non‐random sample |
| C. | Simple random sample |
| D. | complex random sample. |
| Answer» D. complex random sample. | |
| 134. |
Questions which allow only a few alternative way of answering is called ……….. |
| A. | Open ended questions |
| B. | Unstructured questions |
| C. | Structural questions |
| D. | Dichotomous questions |
| Answer» D. Dichotomous questions | |
| 135. |
“Social Science research begins and ends with observation” ….. stated by |
| A. | P.V. Young |
| B. | Sidney Webb |
| C. | Kaplan |
| D. | Rose |
| Answer» C. Kaplan | |
| 136. |
Office Editing and ……….. are two types of Editing in Research |
| A. | Lab editing |
| B. | Field Editing |
| C. | Class Roam Editing |
| D. | Book Editing |
| Answer» C. Class Roam Editing | |
| 137. |
The pictorical technique of data collection which uses ten cards having prints of Ink blots arrangedsymmetrically |
| A. | Holtzman inkblot test |
| B. | Rorschach test |
| C. | Thematic appreciation test |
| D. | Rosenzweig test |
| Answer» C. Thematic appreciation test | |
| 138. |
Which of the following refers to research supported by measurable evidence? |
| A. | Opinion |
| B. | Empiricism |
| C. | Speculation |
| D. | Rationalism |
| Answer» C. Speculation | |
| 139. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐relate to the condition under which the observation are to be made whole conductingresearch studies. |
| A. | Sampling design |
| B. | observational design |
| C. | statistical design |
| D. | operation design. |
| Answer» C. statistical design | |
| 140. |
………… is the raw materials for Analysis |
| A. | Variables |
| B. | Problem |
| C. | Data |
| D. | Sample |
| Answer» D. Sample | |
| 141. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is a definite plan for obtaining a sample from a given population. |
| A. | research |
| B. | sample design |
| C. | report. |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. sample design | |
| 142. |
What is the opposite of variable? |
| A. | a constant |
| B. | An extraneous variable |
| C. | A dependent variable |
| D. | A data set. |
| Answer» B. An extraneous variable | |
| 143. |
No probability is associated with an individual of being selected is known as ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐. |
| A. | Non‐probability sampling |
| B. | Probability sampling |
| C. | none of these. |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. Probability sampling | |
| 144. |
………… helps in social planning |
| A. | Social Science Research |
| B. | Experience Survey |
| C. | Problem formulation |
| D. | diagnostic study |
| Answer» B. Experience Survey | |
| 145. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ result in a truly representative sample. |
| A. | Sample design |
| B. | Research design |
| C. | population. |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. Research design | |
| 146. |
Which of the following is a Non parametric test |
| A. | Z test |
| B. | F test |
| C. | ANOVA |
| D. | Chi-square |
| Answer» E. | |
| 147. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is a method of collecting data in which information are collected from every individualof the population. |
| A. | Census |
| B. | sample |
| C. | Sampling |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. sample | |
| 148. |
Which of the following is unipolar rating scale developed by John Stapel |
| A. | Stapel scale |
| B. | Likert scale |
| C. | Seentic differential scale |
| D. | Graphic rating scale |
| Answer» B. Likert scale | |
| 149. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ includes surveys & fact finding enquiries of different kinds. |
| A. | Descriptive |
| B. | Analytical |
| C. | Appli |
| D. | d.none |
| Answer» B. Analytical | |
| 150. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is essential for the researchers to acquire & familiarize himself with various tools ofresearch. |
| A. | Research problem |
| B. | Research design |
| C. | Sample collection |
| D. | research. |
| Answer» E. | |