Multiple Choice Type Questions
Multiple Choice Type Questions
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1.
(i) To conduct a research, state the step that must be done first.
a) Pinpoint the major focus of the b) Break down the research focus
research into research objectives
c) d) SMART format need not to be
Follow the SMART format
followed
(vi) Identify the incorrect option: The term 'Achievable' in preparing
a research objective means:
a) b) The objectives should be
The objectives should be achieved
achievable within the allotted
in timely manner
fund
c) d) The objectives should be achieved
The objectives should be achieved
in the present scenario
regularly without any problem
realistically
(vii) Identify the option which may not be followed to conduct a
research problem timely.
a) Descriptive b) Analytical
c) Qualitative d) Applied
(ix) You are trying to identify the reason of difference of blood
pressures in 2 groups of students. Name the type of research you
want to do.
a) Descriptive b) Analytical
c) Qualitative d) Applied
(x) You are trying to find out the cause of breast cancer. Identify the
type of research you want to do.
a) Descriptive b) Analytical
c) Qualitative d) Applied
(xi) You are trying to find out the treatment of prostate cancer.
Identify the type of research you want to do.
a) Descriptive b) Analytical
c) Qualitative d) Applied
(xii) Select the correct option: The discovery of Newton's Gravitational
Law is a _________ research type.
a) Applied b) Fundamental
c) Survey d) Sensational
(xiii) Select the option which should be considered unethical in
research.
a) Confidentiality b) Privacy
c) Authorship d) Anonymity
(xxi) Identify the criteria for authorship in a research article.
a) Journals b) Surveys
c) Interviews d) Observations
(xxxvi) Identify the correct option: Primary data cannot be collected
using
a) Questionnaires b) Schedules
c) Experiments d) Journals
(xxxvii) Select from the options to fill the gap: Observation method is
used to collect __________ data.
a) normal b) beneficial
c) important d) primary
(xxxviii) Write the correct option: Participant observation means-
a) Internet b) Newspaper
c) Journal d) Survey
(xlix) Name the factor which may not be considered during collection
of secondary data.
a) Research b) Tertiary
c) Collective d) primary
(lx) You are willing to use Census report for your research study.
Identify the type of data you are using.
a) (x+y)*2 b) (x+y)/2
c) xy/2 d) 2/(x+y)
(lxiii) Identify the correct option to fill the gap: Arithmetic Mean is
________ affected by extreme values
a) minimally b) highly
c) partially d) None of these
(lxiv) You are willing to write a review of literature on a topic. Identify
the type of data you are using.
a) Primary data b) Secondary data
c) Tertiary data d) Quarternary data
(lxv) Identify the correct option regarding data.
a) incomplete b) complete
c) qualitative d) quantitative
(lxix) Compute the sum of all numbers, if the average of 4 numbers is
20.
a) 16 b) 24
c) 80 d) 5
(lxx) Give example of data collection procedure.
a) 4 b) 5
c) 6 d) 7
(lxxiv) At a grocery store, number of per day sold processed fruits cans
in 15 days are 50, 70, 60, 40, 30, 20, 5, 150, 55, 75, 65, 45, 35, 25,
52. Identify the median value.
a) 5 b) 20
c) 75 d) None of these
(lxxv) At a manufacturing plant, unit of quantity manufactured in 8 days
are 250, 320, 240, 210, 260, 330, 310, 260. Tell the range of the
data.
a) 250-290 b) 210-320
c) 210-330 d) 240-330
(lxxvi) Select the median of the values -5,-8, -10, 0, 6, 8, 10.
a) -5 b) 6
c) 0 d) 10
(lxxvii) Associate rainfall with population growth.
a) Positive b) Negative
c) Strong d) None of these
(lxxxi) If the value of X increases with decrease of Y, choose the type of
correlation.
a) Strong b) Negative
c) Positive d) None of these
(lxxxii) Choose the correct option: The selection of sample size is
dependent on:
a) Biology b) Medicine
c) Biostatistics d) Health Sciences
(lxxxvi) Select the correct option: Purposive sampling, quota sampling,
convenience sampling and snowball sampling are all examples of
a) The role the research supervisor b) The role the researcher takes in
takes in the research process the research process
c) A key data gathering method in d) Near observation and distant
the social sciences observation
(xc) Identify the characteristics of pilot study.
a) 25 b) 30
c) 32 d) 40
(ciii) Compute the mean of 21, 31, 41, 51, 61
a) 39 b) 40
c) 41 d) 42
(civ) Compute the mean of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
a) 6 b) 7
c) 8 d) 9
(cv) Compute the mean of 21, 37, 28
a) 27.99 b) 28.67
c) 68.33 d) 67.9899999999999
(cvi) Compute the mean of 100, 101, 102
a) 100 b) 101
c) 101.5 d) 102
(cvii) Identify the median: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14
a) 6 b) 7
c) 8 d) 9
(cviii) Identify the median: 4, 1, 5, 6, 2, 8, 2, 5, 3
a) 2 b) 3
c) 4 d) 5
(cix) Identify the median: 3, 8, 18, 11, 2, 4, 6, 3
a) 4 b) 5
c) 6 d) 7
(cx) Identify the median: 5, 8, 3, 90, 21, 87, 2, 80
a) 14.5 b) 50.5
c) 6.5 d) 23
(cxi) Identify the median: 87, 65, 70, 62, 9, 75, 89
a) 65 b) 70
c) 75 d) 72.5
(cxii) Select the mode: 2, 7, 6, 4, 7, 9, 7, 4, 2, 7, 8, 4
a) 7 b) 4
c) 2 d) 7 and 4
(cxiii) Select the mode: 42, 7, 5, 9, 4, 2, 2, 4, 9, 7, 4, 41, 42, 4
a) 2 b) 4
c) 7 d) 9
(cxiv) Select the mode: 4, 1, 5, 6, 2, 8, 2, 5, 3
a) 4 b) 2
c) 6 d) 3
(cxv) Select the mode: 6, 8, 3, 5, 7, 5, 6, 7, 5, 4, 4, 3, 2, 6, 7
a) 5 b) 6
c) 7 d) All of these
(cxvi) Select the mode: 3, 8, 7, 3, 7, 5, 5, 6, 8, 3, 3, 7, 8, 8, 5, 8
a) 3 b) 5
c) 8 d) 7
(cxvii) Choose the correct option: Research ethics do not
include__________.
a) Subjectivity b) Objectivity
c) Integrity d) Honesty
(cxviii) Identify the type of research where control group is required.
a) Survey b) Experimental
c) Historical d) Descriptive
(cxix) Identify the research type if a doctor studies the relative
effectiveness of two drugs of dengue fever.
a) Questionnaire b) Graph
c) Illustration d) Diagram
(cxxi) Maintaining ethics is important in research. Select the option
which is considered unethical.
a) Applied b) Diagnostic
c) Descriptive d) Applied and Diagnostic
(cxxiii) Select the correct option: The following is a step in biological
research.
a) Observation b) Survey
c) Randomness d) Experiment
(cxxv) Identify the basic characteristics of analytical research.
a) analytical b) descriptive
c) fundamental d) applied
(cxxvii) Identify the option which is NOT a purpose of doing research.
a) Observational b) basic
c) applied d) Descriptive
(cxxix) Choose the correct option: Research deals with _____________.
a) Synopsis b) Bibliography
c) Glossary d) Quotations
(cxxxv) In a research paper, choose the portion of text which is identified
as Conclusion.
a) Seminar b) Outreach
c) Workshop d) Camp
(cxl) Identify the term used to perform a complete survey of
population.
a) Report b) Sample
c) Census d) Calculation
(cxli) You want to write thesis on your research data. Identify the
format you should follow.