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This set of Research Methodology (RM) Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Research Methodology Set 14

Q1 | Which of the following is not a major method of data collection?
  • Questionnaires
  • Focus group
  • co relational method
  • Secondary data.
Q2 | When each member of a population has an equally likely chance of being selected this is called.
  • A nonrandom sampling
  • A Quota sample
  • A snowball sample
  • A equal probability selection method.
Q3 | Which of the following will give more accurate representation of the population from which a sample has been taken?
  • A large sample based on the convenience sampling technique.
  • A small sample based on simple random sampling.
  • A large sample based on simple random sampling.
  • A small cluster sample.
Q4 | Which of the following would generally require the largest sample size?
  • Cluster sampling
  • Simple random sampling
  • Systematic sampling
  • Proportional stratified sampling.
Q5 | Which of the following sampling methods is the best way to select a group of people for a study if you are interested in making statements about the larger population?
  • Convenience sampling
  • Quota sampling
  • Purposive sampling
  • random sampling.
Q6 | ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is a set of elements taken from a larger population according to contain rules.
  • Sample
  • Population
  • Statistic
  • Element.
Q7 | the non random sampling type that involves selecting a convenience sample from a population witha specific set of characteristic for your research study is called‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐.
  • convenience sampling
  • Quota sampling
  • purposive sampling
  • Snowball sampling.
Q8 | (‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐)
  • Research
  • Research problem
  • Report
  • Research design.
Q9 | The selection of sample known as ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐.
  • Sampling
  • Population
  • Research method
  • Sample design.
Q10 | To get an insight into the research topic is known as ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐.
  • Descriptive research
  • Exploratory research
  • Diagnostic research
  • experimental research.
Q11 | Survey of literature , the experience survey & cast study method are the methods of ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐.
  • Descriptive
  • Diagnostic
  • Experimental
  • Exploratory.
Q12 | ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ means the survey of people who have practical experience with the problem.
  • Exploratory research design
  • Survey literature
  • Experience survey
  • Case study.
Q13 | ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is the procedure for gaining knowledge by conducting observation under controlledtechniques.
  • Exploratory design
  • Descriptive design
  • Diagnostic design
  • Experimental design.
Q14 | A finite subset of a population, selected from at with the objective of investigating its properties iscalled ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐.
  • Population
  • Universe
  • Sample
  • Census.
Q15 | Representative, adequate size, free from bias, conformity to subject matter are the characteristic of ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐.
  • Research
  • Research problem
  • Research design
  • Good sample.
Q16 | ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is a method of collecting data in which information are collected from every individualof the population.
  • Census
  • sample
  • Sampling
  • none of these.
Q17 | Obtaining information about an entire population by examine only a part of it.
  • Census
  • Primary data collection
  • Secondary data collection
  • Sampling.
Q18 | Representative part of universe is called‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐.
  • Population
  • Element
  • Unit
  • Sample.
Q19 | ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is a definite plan for obtaining a sample from a given population.
  • Research design
  • Sample design
  • Research
  • none of these.
Q20 | In ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ method each item has its own chance for being selected.
  • Non‐probability method.
  • Probability sampling method
  • Census meth
  • (d) None of these.
Q21 | ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ may be simple random sampling & complex random sampling.
  • Probability sampling
  • Non –probability sampling
  • Census method
  • none of these.
Q22 | ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is the sampling procedure which does not afford tiny basis for estimating theprobability for each item to be included in the sample.
  • Probability sampling
  • Non –probability sampling
  • Census method
  • none of these.
Q23 | ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is a sample selected from a population in such a way that every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected & the selection of any individual does not influence the selection of any other.
  • stratifies sample
  • non‐random sample
  • Simple random sample
  • complex random sample.
Q24 | ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is a sampling procedure in which the elements for the sample are chose from thepopulation in groups.
  • Stratified sampling
  • Systematic sampling
  • Cluster sampling
  • multiphase sampling.
Q25 | Cluster sampling consists in forming suitable ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ of units.
  • parts
  • Elements
  • Strata
  • Clusters.