Business Relationship Management Brm Set 2 MCQs

Q1 | The reasons for consulting handbooks, yearbooks, encyclopedias, or reviews in the Initial stages of identifying a research topic is........

They are readily available

They provide an overview of the issues related to a topic

They are primary sources

They avoid reporting statistical data so one can interpret the results more easily.

Q2 | Qualitative and Quantitative Research are the classification of research on the basis of......

Use of the research

Time dimensions

Techniques used

Purpose of the research

Q3 | The application of the scientific method to study of business problems is called.......

Inductive reasoning

Deductive reasoning

Business research

Grounded theory

Q4 | The research method is not applicable under.......

Healthcare

Business

Government offices

Imaginary worlds

Q5 | In an article it is most beneficial to read-------

References

Methods

Introduction

Figures

Q6 | Which of the following is not a function of clearly identified research questions?

They guide your literature search

They keep you focused throughout the data collection period

They make the scope of your research as wide as possible

They are linked together to help you construct a coherent argument

Q7 | An operational definition is—

One that bears no relation to the underlying concept

An abstract, theoretical definition of a concept

A definition of a concept in terms of specific, empirical measures

One that refers to opera singers and their work

Q8 | Basic research can also be called as-------

Practical research

Fundamental Research

Action research

Assessment research

Q9 | In the research process, the management question has the following critical activity insequence.............

Origin, selection, statement, exploration and refinement

Origin, statement, selection, exploration and refinement

Origin, exploration, selection, refinement, and statement

Origin, exploration, refinement, selection and statement

Q10 | The meaning of a good research does not mean ------

Purpose clearly defined

Research process detailed

Research design thoroughly planned

Findings presented ambiguously

Q11 | Every research proposal, regardless of length should include two basic sections. They are——

Research question and research methodology

Research proposal and bibliography

Research method and schedule

Research question and bibliography

Q12 | The purpose of the research proposal is..........

To generate monetary sources for the organization

To present management question to be researched and its importance

To discuss the research efforts of others who have worked on related management question.

Both b and c

Q13 | A proposal is also known as a.......

Work plan

Prospectus

Outline

All of the above

Q14 | Secondary data can almost always be obtained more quickly and at a lower cost than..........data.

Primary

Tertiary

Collective

Research

Q15 | The quality of a research to produce almost identical results in successive repeated trialsreflects its......-

Reliability

Validity

Accuracy

None of the above

Q16 | What should a market researcher do once he or she has defined the problem and the research objectives?

Collect the information

Budget for information collection

Develop the research plan

Sample the population

Q17 | Business research is a systematic inquiry that provides information to guide business decisions. This includes the following except.......

Reporting

Descriptive

Explanatory

Predictive studies

Q18 | Which of the following should not be a consideration in writinga proposal?

Understanding the purpose behind the request for proposal

Understanding the problem situation

The appearance/form of the proposal

Responding to every element exactly as specified by theclient

Q19 | The step-by-step account of what the researcher and participants did during the research study is provided in........

Introduction

Abstract

Procedure

Design

Q20 | Which of the following is an example of deception in business research?

The obtaining of company material without permission

The researcher representing their research as being about a different topic

The researcher wearing a disguise during an observation

The researcher failing to ask permission to interview someone

Q21 | Which one of the following is not a characteristic of scientific method?

Deterministic

Rationalism

Empirical

Abstraction

Q22 | A research problem is feasible only when

It is researchable

It is new and adds something to knowledge

It has utility and relevance

All of these

Q23 | Hypothesis cannot be stated in ........

Null and question form terms

Declarative term

General terms

Directional terms

Q24 | The validity and reliability of a research will be at stakewhen ------

The author who is the source of information is biased,incompetent or dishonest

The incident was reported after a long period of time from that of its occurrence

The researcher himself is not competent enough to draw logical conclusions

All of the above

Q25 | After a researcher has stated the specific problem to be studied in an experiment, he must then develop a ------

Theory

Conclusion

Hypothesis

Summary of the data