Research Methodology MCQ

1. The researcher who is conducting the research must be ______ and neutral in approach.
Ans. Objective

2. Research always requires a ______ and ______ method of enquiry

Ans. Structured, sequential

3. Research is done for ______ existing theories or arriving at new ______

Ans. Proving, models

4. An important aspect of business research is its ______ assisting nature.

Ans. Decision

5. Applied research is the kind of research where one needs to apply specific statistical procedures. (True/ false)
Ans. False

6. In basic research, the context is vast and the time period is flexible. (True/ false)
Ans. True

7. The research that is especially carried out to test and validate the study hypotheses is termed
(a) Fundamental resaeach
(b) Applied research
(c) Conclusive research
(d) Exploratory research
Ans. (c) Conclusive research

8. The research studies that explore the effect of one thing on another and more specifically, the effect of one
variable on another are known as
(a) Causal research
(b) Applied research
(c) Conclusive research
(d) Exploratory research
Ans. (a) Causal research

9. Every research study always begins with a hypothesis. (True/ false)

Ans. False

10. The group of individuals from whom one needs to collect data for the study is called the sample. (True/ false)
Ans. True

11. The assumption about the expected result of a research is called the______.
Ans. Hypothesis

12. The data collection methods may be classified into ______ and ______ data methods.
Ans. Primary, secondary

13. Marketing department of a business organization carries out researches related to:
(a) Product
(b) Pricing
(c) Promotion
(d) All the above
Ans. (d) All the above
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14. Demand forecasting, and quality assurance and management are part of
(a) Personnel and human resource management
(b) Marketing function
(c) Financial and accounting research
(d) Production and operations management
Ans. (a) Production and operations management

15. The research study must follow a ______ plan for investigation.
Ans. Sequential

16. One of the most important aspects of a research study is that it must be ______ if one follows similar
conditions.
Ans. Replicable

17. The management decision problem must be reduced to a ______ problem.

Ans. Research

18. A research problem can be defined as ______ in the decision makers’ existing body of knowledge which
inhibits efficient decision making.
Ans. A gap

19. Simple research problems usually test ______ relationships.

Ans. Linear

20. Complex problems look at the interrelationship between ______ variables.

Ans. Multiple

21. The management problem is a difficulty face by the ______

Ans. Decision maker

22. The management research problem has to be converted into a ______ before it can be tested.
Ans. Research problem

23. The management decision problem can be tested, that is, subjected to research enquiry.
(True/ False)
Ans. False

24. How can students be made to learn the course on research methodology is a research problem. (True/False)
Ans. False

25. Which of these is not a step in the problem identification process?

(a) Discussion with subject experts
(b) Review of existing literature
(c) Theoretical foundation and model building
(d) Management decision making
Ans. (d) Management decision making

26. The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2001) and the Chicago Manual of Style
(1993) are:
(a) Well known works on research
(b) Referencing style guides in management
(c) Publishing journals
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(d) Management journals
Ans. (b) Referencing style guides in management

27. A valuable source of problem formulation is based on informal interviews conducted with industry experts.
(True/False)
Ans. True

28. Formulation of the research problem does not require primary data collection. (True/False)
Ans. False

29. The causal variable is also called ______ variable.

Ans. Independent

30. The ______ variable is also called the effect.

Ans. Dependent

31. If one evaluates the impact of the pedagogy of Prof. N S on the research methods course grades of students,
then Prof. N S, here, is the unit of analysis. (True/False)
Ans. False

32. Moderating variables are the ones that have a strong effect on the relationship between the independent and
dependent variables. (True/False)
Ans. True

33. The hypotheses are always made in question form. (True/False)

Ans. False

34. The hypotheses must be measurable and quantifiable. (True/False)

Ans. True

35. The hypotheses that a talk about relation between two or more variables is called______ hypotheses.
Ans. Relational

36. If one is making a proposition about the magnitude or behaviour of a particular population, we call it a
______ hypothesis.
Ans. Descriptive

37. A formal document that presents the research objectives, design of achieving these objectives and the
expected outcomes/deliverables of the study is called
(a) Research design
(b) Research proposal
(c) Research hypothesis
(d) Research report
Ans. (b) Research proposal

38. In a research proposal, the time-bound dissemination of the study with the major phases of the research has to
be presented using the
(a) CPM
(b) GANTT charts
(c) PERT charts
(d) All the above
Ans. (d) All the above

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39. Academic proposals require extensive literature review. (True/False)
Ans. True

40. External organizational proposals are generally conducted by external research agencies. (True/False)
Ans. True

41. The execution details of the research question to be investigated are referred to as the ______.
Ans. Research design

42. Research designs come ______ the problem formulation stage.

Ans. After

43. Researcher design is the same as research method. (True/false)

Ans. False

44. The formulated design must ensure:

(a) Converting the research question and the hypotheses into measurable variables
(b) Specifying the process to complete the above task
(c) Specifying the ‘control mechanism(s)’
(d) All the above
Ans. (d) All the above

45. Previously collected findings in facts and figures which have been authenticated and published are referred to
as ______.
Ans. Secondary data sources

46. A carefully selected small set of individuals representative of the larger respondent population under study is
called a ______.
Ans. Focus group

47. The case study method is generally focused on a single unit of analysis. (True/False)
Ans. True

48. Expert opinion survey and respondent group discussions together form a two-tiered research design.
(True/False)
Ans. False

49. A research study that tracks the profile of a typical social networking user is an example of an exploratory
research design. (True/False)
Ans. False

50. If one wants to assess changes in investment behaviour of general public over time, the best design available
to the researcher is a longitudinal design. (True/False)
Ans. True

51. A study to analyse the profile of the supporters of Anna Hazare would need a cross-sectional research design.
(True/False)
Ans. True

52. Married couples are the unit of analysis in a cohort analysis. (True/False)
Ans. False

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53. Different groups of people tested over a single stretch of time is a special characteristic of a longitudinal
design. (True/False)
Ans. False

54. The research variable in a longitudinal research design is studied over fixed intervals in time. (True/False)
Ans. True

55. Descriptive designs do not require any quantitative statistical analysis. (True/False)
Ans. False

56. ______ validity refers to generalization of the sample results to that of population.
Ans. External

57. Test units are selected at random in quasi-experimental design. (True/ False)
Ans. False

58. There cannot be more than two independent variables in a factorial experiment. (True/False)
Ans. False

59. There is no possiblity of error in true experimental research design. (True/False)

Ans. False

60. In the true experimental design and statistical design, the respondents are selected at random which may not
be the case in real life. (True/False)
Ans. True

61. The data that is always collected first in a research study is called ______ data.
Ans. Primary

62. ______ data is not always specific to the research problem under study.
Ans. Secondary

63. Census data is an example of primary data source. (True/False)

Ans. False

64. Sampling frame of the respondent population is an example of secondary data. (True/False)
Ans. True

65. Primary data methods have a significant time and cost advantage over secondary data. (True/False)
Ans. False

66. Cash register receipt is an example of ______ secondary data sources.

Ans. Internal

67. Customer grievance data available with the company is an important source of ______ data.
Ans. Secondary

68. Statistical abstracts of India are prepared by ______.

Ans. Central Statistical Organization

69. The ______ prepares the National Sample Survey (NSS).

Ans. Ministry of Planning

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70. Poor’s Statistical Services are a government publication on the people below the poverty line.(True/False)
Ans. False

71. Syndicate sources are periodic in nature.(True/False)

Ans. True

72. Observation is a direct method of collecting

(a) Primary data
(b) Secondary data
(c) Both
(d) Published data
Ans. (a) Primary data

73. Observing the remains or the leftovers of the consumers’ basket is referred to as
(a) Structured observation
(b) Unstructured observation
(c) Trace analysis
(d) Mechanical observation
Ans. (c) Trace analysis

74. In case one wants to know why some people use plastic bags for carrying their grocery even after the
imposition of a ban on plastic bags by the Delhi Government, one may use the observation method to collect the
data. (True/False)
Ans. False

75. Usually the observation method entails that the observation is disguised, i.e., carried out without the
respondent’s knowledge. (True/False)
Ans. False