1. Research is only ………..enquiry into the system of knowledge to
disapprove or approve or to arrive at new conclusions for the betterment of the existing system.
Correct : A. Systematic
2. Business research means the discovery of new knowledge in the field of ….
Correct : C. business
3. In ……..research, the researchers try to find out answers for unsolved
questions related with business problems.
Correct : C. business
4. A ………..analysis determines the cost of each production item used to
produce goods and services.
Correct : B. financial
5. ……….is a set of logically interrelated statements in the form of empirical
assertions about properties of infinite class of events or things.
Correct : B. theory
6. A theory explains and predict about a …………
Correct : A. Phenomenon
7. ……..theory represents the common view of the nature of the
relationship between theory and research.
Correct : B. deduction
8. …….. is regarded as reasoning from the general to particular
Correct : B. deduction
9. A ……….is an abstraction formed by generalizations from particulars
Correct : B. concept
10. A ………is a statement about observable phenomena that may be
judged as true or false.
Correct : C. proposition
11. A hypothesis is a …… about the predicted relationships among events
or variables
Correct : A. Statement
12. ………..research deals with practical problems.
Correct : C. applied
13. ……………research is mainly concerned with generalizations and with
the formulation of a theory.
Correct : A. Basic
14. ……………research is a preliminary study of a new problem about which
the researcher has little or no knowledge.
Correct : B. exploratory
15. The ……………..research leads to discovery of new theories and
development of existing theories.
Correct : A. Pure
16. ……………research is a fact finding investigation.
Correct : C. descriptive
17. …………research seeks to explain what is happening in a particular
situation.
Correct : B. causal
18. ……research is a management tool that can be used for creating
business strategies, managing production and managing growth.
Correct : B. business
19. A set of logically interrelated statements in the form of empirical
assertions about properties of infinite class of events or things is known as………..
Correct : A. Theory
20. ………….building broadly consists of observation, induction and
deduction.
Correct : A. Theory
21. ……………follows an approach which is from “general to specific”.
Correct : C. deduction
22. The …………..method consists of studying several individual cases and
drawing generalization.
Correct : B. induction
23. ……………follows an approach which is “top-down”.
Correct : C. deduction
24. A …………….is an abstraction formed by generalizations from
particulars.
Correct : B. concept
25. A ……… is a concept that is not directly observable.
Correct : C. construct
26. An ……….is a procedure agreed upon for translation of a concept into
measurement of some kind.
Correct : A. Operational definition
27. A ……….is a statement about observable phenomena that may be
judged as true or false.
Correct : C. proposition
28. ………research is also known as basic research because it is related
with a particular project and problem.
Correct : D. action
29. The ………research leads to discovery of new theories and development
of existing theories.
Correct : A. Pure
30. …………research is a preliminary study of a new problem about which
the researcher has little or no knowledge.
Correct : B. exploratory
31. The major use of ………..research is explanation of the state of affairs,
as it exists at present.
Correct : C. descriptive
32. The objective of …………research is to test hypotheses about cause and
effect relationships.
Correct : B. causal
33. The …………..study is always adopted where only little knowledge or
information about a problem is available.
Correct : D. exploratory
34. Exploratory research is a ……….study of an unfamiliar problem.
Correct : B. preliminary
35. ………..is a method or technique or an approach of exploring or
analyzing the life of a social unit.
Correct : C. case study
36. A ……….study is a small scale preliminary study conducted before the
main research, in order to check the feasibility or to improve the design of the research.
Correct : D. pilot
37. A ………..analysis is a preliminary investigation or informal gathering of
background information.
Correct : A. Situational
38. ……..research is mainly concerned with discovery and with generating
or building theory.
Correct : D. exploratory
39. ………….research helps determine the best research
design, data collection method and selection of subjects.
Correct : D. exploratory
40. Secondary data analysis is another form of ………….research.
Correct : D. exploratory
41. …………is a preliminary study conducted on a limited scale before the
original studies are carried out in order to gain some primary information.
Correct : B. pilot study
42. Correctly defining the problem is the essential ……….step in the
business research process.
Correct : A. First
43. …………is a tentative explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or
scientific problem that can be tested by further investigation.
Correct : D. hypothesis
44. Plan of study of a researcher is called the…………….. .
Correct : A. Research design
45. If one variable depends upon another variable is termed as
……………variable.
Correct : B. dependent
46. …………….. Research seeks to find cause and affect relationships
between variables.
Correct : C. causal
47. ………………. Are the variables that may have some affects upon a
dependent variable but yet are not independent Variables.
Correct : C. Extraneous variables
48. The survey is a non- experimental, ………………. Research method.
Correct : A. Descriptive
49. ………….. Surveys gather data over a period of time.
Correct : B. longitudinal
50. ……….. often is used to measure causality.
Correct : A. Experiment
51. ………………. Data can be obtained by communication or by
observation.
Correct : B. primary
52. A ……….. Design is a definite plan for obtaining a sample from a given population.
Correct : B. sample
53. Probability sampling is also known as …………. Sampling.
Correct : A. Chance
54. Under …………. Sampling method the population or universe is
divided into number of clusters or large groups.
Correct : C. cluster
55. Research …………is the blue print for the study.
Correct : C. design
56. If the independent variable is not manipulated, is called
……hypothesis testing research.
Correct : A. Non-experimental
57. …………studies does deal with testing of proposition or hypothesis.
Correct : A. Descriptive
58. ………….research seeks to find cause and affect relationships between
variables.
Correct : A. Causal
59. The survey is a………….. descriptive research method.
Correct : B. non- experimental
60. ………… surveys are used to gather information on a population at a
single point in time.
Correct : A. cross-sectional
61. The ………..method involves a complete enumeration of all units of the
population or universe.
Correct : A. census
62. …………………….variables are undesirable because they add error to an
experiment.
Correct : B. Extraneous
63. ………………..error is known as non- cumulative error.
Correct : A. Unbiased
64. ………….. is the generation of continuum upon which measured objects
are located.
Correct : C. scaling
65. When a ……………… scale is used for the purpose of the identification,
there is strict one to one correspondence between the numbers and the objects.
Correct : A. Nominal
66. Which of the statistics is not permissible with nominally scaled data?
Correct : D. both (b) and (c) are not permissible.
67. In business research, attitudinal data obtained from rating scales are
often treated as …………….. Data.
Correct : C. interval
68. Which of the following scale is not a type of comparative scale?
Correct : D. both (a) and(c).
69. The term ………… is used to indicate measuring of something.
Correct : A. Scaling
70. The …………. Scale places events in order.
Correct : B. ordinal
71. …………. Scale is used to draw out a yes or no answer.
Correct : C. dichotomous
72. This type of scale makes extensive use of words rather than numbers.
Correct : A. Sematic
73. A questionnaire is a devise that is most frequently used in collecting
………. Data.
Correct : B. primary
74. These questions are also called fixed alternative questions.
Correct : B. closed
75. ……………. Questionnaires contain definite, concrete and direct
questions.
Correct : B. structured
76. Data processing consists of …………., coding and tabulation.
Correct : A. Editing
77. ………….. helps to become the data accurate, consistent with the intent
of the question and other information in the survey, and to see the data is complete in all respects.
Correct : C. editing
78. ………. Is the process of assigning figures or other symbols to answers
so that responses can be put into a limited number of categories or classes.
Correct : B. coding
79. Data classified on the basis of some attributes are known
as…………..classification.
Correct : A. Qualitative
80. …………. Is the process of summarizing raw data and displaying it in a
compact form for further analysis.
Correct : C. tabulation
81. In statistics, a ………….. is a graphical display of tabulated frequencies.
Correct : C. histogram
82. If the study is related one variable it is called………… analysis.
Correct : D. unidimensional
83. ……………… is the middle value in the distribution when it is arranged
in descending or ascending order.
Correct : C. median
84. ……….. is the most common measure of central tendency.
Correct : C. mean
85. When the study is related with more than two variables it is termed as ……………. Analysis.
Correct : B. multivariate
86. …………. Report is a report prepared for a layman.
Correct : B. popular
87. A ………. Is a list of the sources used by the researcher to get
information for research report.
Correct : A. Bibliography.
88. There are ……… primary scales of measurement.
Correct : D. four
89. ………… is a systematic way of assigning numbers or names to objects
and their attributes.
Correct : A. Measurement
90. The ……………. Scale is known as nominal scale.
Correct : C. ranking
91. ……………. Scales is also known as the cardinal level of measurement.
Correct : A. Interval
92. Nominal variables allow for ………….. classification.
Correct : B. qualitative
93. A ………………….. is a device that is most frequently used in collecting
primary data.
Correct : C. both (a) & (b)
94. ………… ended questions are called free answer questions.
Correct : B. open
95. A ......................refers to one which provides several set of alternatives
for its answers.
Correct : C. multiple choice question
96. A ………………. Is a set of questions which are asked and filled in by
the interviewer in a face to face situation with another person.
Correct : A. Schedule
97. Mail survey is the other method of collecting ……………… data.
Correct : B. primary
98. ……………. Is the process of assigning figures or other symbols to
answers so that responses can be put into a limited number of categories or classes.
Correct : A. Coding
99. …………….. Is the process of summarizing raw data and displaying it in
a compact form for further analysis.