ert Manipal University Jaipur Ph.D. Entrance Exam June 2013 Question Paper Application No. Date, Discipline. Duration- 2 Hr. Max. Marks 100 Part-A (Research Methodology} Instructions:- 1. All Questions are compulsory. 2. All Questions carry equal marks. 3. Extra pages are attached for rough work in the end of the Question Paper. 4. Scientific Calculator is allowed. 2.() A correlational study is one that determines (A) _ the relationship between the independent and the dependent variables. (B) the effects of the observer on the observed. {C) the relationship between two hypotheses (D) the relationship between two events Ans. .. Q. (2) One of the characteristics of scientific method is: (A) repeatable results (B) top-secret information (C) analysis measurement (D) emotive reasoning Ans. .. Q. (3) ‘The simplest method of studying dispersion is: (A) Range (B) Quartile deviation (C)_ Mean deviation (D) Standard deviation Ans. ...Q. 5) Q. (6) a7) Qa) (9) ‘Which of the following is not a measure of central tendéhicy? A) Mean (8) Median (C) Mode (0) Standard Beviation Ans. eg Which of the following is not a type of non-probabilty sampling (A) Snowball sampling (©) Quota sampling (8) Stratified sampling (0) Convenience sampling Ans. . Which one of the following is not a data collection tool? (A) Interview (C) Case Study (8) Observation (©) Questionnaire Ans. Which of the following does a research proposal not attempt to communicate: (A) Purpose of the intended study (8) Future suggestions ofthe study, along with a discussion about them (C) Importance of the intended study (0) Step by step plan for conducting the research Ans. Descriptive hypothesis is known as: (A) univariate hypothesis (C)_Bi-variate hypothesis (8) Correlational hypothesis (0) —_ Null hypothesis Ans. A sampling frame is: (A) A summary ofthe various stages involved in designing a survey (8) An outline view of all the main clusters of units in a sample (C) A\listof all the units in the population from which a sample wil be selected (0) A wooden frame used to display tables of random numbersQ (10) acy) Q.(12) (13 (14) @.(15) Q.(16) Which of the following represents the fiftieth percentile in a set of numbers arranged in order of magnitude? (A) Mode (8) Median (C) Mean (0) Variance Ans. ..... ‘Amean is known as a statistic if it is computed from the (A) Parameter B) Population (C) Sample Ans. Which of these is NOT an example of a test statistic? (A) the sample mean (B) the population mean (C) a z-score Ans. ‘A Type | error occurs when: (A) one rejects the null hypothesis when it is actually correct (@) one fails to reject the null hypothesis when it is, in fact, incorrect (C) a test statistic is incorrect Ans. ‘What is the relationship between a 95% confidence interval and a 99% confidence interval from the same sample? (A) the 95% interval will be wider _(B) the 99% interval will be wider (C) both intervals have the same width Ans. Which of the following is NOT a step for a hypothesis test? (A) Compute a test statistic (8) formulate hypotheses (C) Construct an interval Ans. Which of these procedures would use a z-statistic rather than a t-statistic? (A) one sample procedure (B) proportion procedure (C) confidence interval Ans.Q.(17) A subgroup that is representative of a population is called: (A) a category (8) data (C) asample Ans. Q.(18) Which of the following is best suited for representing categorical variables? (A) histogram (8) pie chart (C)_ scatterplot Ans. .. Q.(18) Which scale is the simplest form of measurement? (A) Nominal (8) Ordinal (C) Interval (0) Ratio Ans. Q. (20) Which of the following is not a type of reliability test? (A) Test-retest (6) Split-halt (C) Content (0) Internal consistency Ans. Q (21) Asa general rule, researchers tend to use __percent confidence intervals. (A) 99% (8) 95% (C) 50% (D) None of the above Ans. Q. (22) A statement containing testable variables is called: (A) Hypothesis (B) Proposition (C) Concept (D) Theory Ans. Q.(23) Median testis 2 (A) Non parametric test (B) Parametrictest (C) test (D) None of these Ans.Q. (24) The Fahrenheit scale is an example of (A) Nominal Scale (8) Ordinal Scale (C) Interval Scale (D) Ratio Scale Ans Q. (25) The median of the following scores is: 18, 6, 12, 10, 14: A 10 ®) 14 © 18 Ans.