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Business Research Methods (BRM) | Set 1

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.

Correct : D. tabulation.

100. ……………. Are specialized types of database.

Correct : A. Spreadsheets.