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
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