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1. The researcher who is conducting the research must be Improve A
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5. Applied research is the kind of research where one needs GK – General


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World (26)
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8. The research studies that explore the effect of one thing on (12)
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9. Every research study always begins with a hypothesis.


(True/ false)
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Answer: False

10. The group of individuals from whom one needs to collect


data for the study is called the sample. (True/ false)
View Answer

Answer: True

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11. The assumption about the expected result of the research


is called the ___.
View Answer

Answer: Hypothesis

12. The data collection methods may be classified into ___


and ___ data methods.
View Answer

Answer: Primary, secondary

13. Marketing department of a business organization carries


out research related to:
(a) Product
(b) Pricing
(c) Promotion
(d) All the above
View Answer

Answer: (D)

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
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Answer: (A)

15. The research study must follow a ___ plan for


investigation.
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Answer: Sequential

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16. One of the most important aspects of a research study is


that it must be ___ if one follows similar conditions.
View Answer

Answer: Replicable

17. The management decision problem must be reduced to a


___ problem.
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Answer: Research

18. A research problem can be defined as ___ in the decision


makers’ existing body of knowledge which inhibits efficient
decision making.
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19. Simple research problems usually test ___ relationships.


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Answer: Linear

20. Complex problems look at the interrelationship between


___ variables.

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Answer: Multiple

21. The management problem is a difficulty faced by the ___


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Answer: Decision maker

22. The management research problem has to be converted


into a ___ before it can be tested.
View Answer

Answer: Research problem

23. The management decision problem can be tested, that is,


subjected to research inquiry.
(True/ False)
View Answer

Answer: False

24. How can students be made to learn the course on


research methodology is a research problem. (True/False)
View Answer

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Answer: 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
View Answer

Answer: (D)

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
(d) Management journals
View Answer

Answer: (B)

27. A valuable source of problem formulation is based on


informal interviews conducted with industry experts.
(True/False)
View Answer

Answer: True

28. Formulation of the research problem does not require


primary data collection. (True/False)
View Answer

Answer: False

29. The causal variable is also called the ___ variable.


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Answer: Independent

30. The ___ variable is also called the effect.


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Answer: 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)
View Answer

Answer: False

32. Moderating variables are the ones that have a strong


effect on the relationship between the independent and
dependent variables. (True/False)
View Answer

Answer: True

33. The hypotheses are always made in question form.


(True/False)
View Answer

Answer: False

34. The hypotheses must be measurable and quantifiable.


(True/False)
View Answer

Answer: True

35. The hypotheses that talk about the relation between two
or more variables are called ___ hypotheses.
View Answer

Answer: Relational

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36. If one is making a proposition about the magnitude or


behavior of a particular population, we call it a ___
hypothesis.
View Answer

Answer: 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
View Answer

Answer: (B)

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
View Answer

Answer: (D)

39. Academic proposals require extensive literature review.


(True/False)
View Answer

Answer: True

40. External organizational proposals are generally


conducted by external research agencies. (True/False)
View Answer

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Answer: True

41. The execution details of the research question to be


investigated are referred to as the ___.
View Answer

Answer: Research design

42. Research designs come ___ the problem formulation


stage.
View Answer

Answer: After

43. Researcher design is the same as the research method.


(True/false)
View Answer

Answer: 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

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View Answer

Answer: (D)

45. Previously collected findings in facts and figures which


have been authenticated and published are referred to as
___.
View Answer

Answer: Secondary data sources

46. A carefully selected small set of individuals


representative of the larger respondent population under
study is called a ___.
View Answer

Answer: Focus group

47. The case study method is generally focused on a single


unit of analysis. (True/False)
View Answer

Answer: True

48. Expert opinion survey and respondent group discussions


together form a two-tiered research design. (True/False)
View Answer

Answer: 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)
View Answer

Answer: False

50. If one wants to assess changes in investment behavior of


the general public over time, the best design available to the

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researcher is a longitudinal design. (True/False)


View Answer

Answer: True

51. A study to analyze the profile of the supporters of Anna


Hazare would need a cross-sectional research design.
(True/False)
View Answer

Answer: True

52. Married couples are the unit of analysis in a cohort


analysis. (True/False)
View Answer

Answer: False

53. Different groups of people tested over a single stretch of


time is a special characteristic of a longitudinal design.
(True/False)
View Answer

Answer: False

54. The research variable in a longitudinal research design is


studied over fixed intervals in time. (True/False)
View Answer

Answer: True

55. Descriptive designs do not require any quantitative


statistical analysis. (True/False)
View Answer

Answer: False

56. ___ validity refers to the generalization of the sample


results to that of the population.

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View Answer

Answer: External

57. Test units are selected at random in a quasi-experimental


design. (True/ False)
View Answer

Answer: False

58. There cannot be more than two independent variables in


a factorial experiment. (True/False)
View Answer

Answer: False

59. There is no possibility of error in true experimental


research design. (True/False)
View Answer

Answer: 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)
View Answer

Answer: True

61. The data that is always collected first in a research study


is called ___ data.
View Answer

Answer: Primary

62. ___ data is not always specific to the research problem


under study.
View Answer

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Answer: Secondary

63. Census data is an example of the primary data source.


(True/False)
View Answer

Answer: False

64. Sampling frame of the respondent population is an


example of secondary data. (True/False)
View Answer

Answer: True

65. Primary data methods have a significant time and cost


advantage over secondary data. (True/False)
View Answer

Answer: False

66. Cash register receipt is an example of ___ secondary


data sources.
View Answer

Answer: Internal

67. Customer grievance data available with the company is


an important source of ___ data.
View Answer

Answer: Secondary

68. Statistical abstracts of India are prepared by ___.


View Answer

Answer: Central Statistical Organization

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


View Answer

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Answer: Ministry of Planning

70. Poor’s Statistical Services is a government publication on


the people below the poverty line. (True/False)
View Answer

Answer: False

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


View Answer

Answer: True

72. Observation is a direct method of collecting


(a) Primary data
(b) Secondary data
(c) Both
(d) Published data
View Answer

Answer: (A)

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
View Answer

Answer: (C)

74. In case one wants to know why some people use plastic
bags for carrying their groceries 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)
View Answer

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Answer: False

75. Usually the observation method entails that the


observation is disguised, i.e., carried out without the
respondent’s knowledge. (True/False)
View Answer

Answer: False

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