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1. The researcher who is conducting the research must be ___ and neutral in approach.
Ans. Objective

2. Research always requires a ___ and ___ method of inquiry

Ans. Structured, sequential

3. Research is done for ___ existing theories or arriving at new ___

Ans. Proving, models

4. An important aspect of business research is its ___ assisting nature.

Ans. Decision

5. Applied research is the kind of research where one needs to apply specific statistical
procedures. (True/ false)
Ans. False

6. In basic research, the context is vast and the time period is flexible. (True/ false)
Ans. True

7. The research that is especially carried out to test and validate the study hypotheses is
termed
(a) Fundamental resaeach
(b) Applied research
(c) Conclusive research
(d) Exploratory research
Ans. (c) Conclusive research

8. The research studies that explore the effect of one thing on another and more
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specifically, the effect of one variable on another are known as
(a) Causal research
(b) Applied research
(c) Conclusive research
(d) Exploratory research
Ans. (a) Causal research

9. Every research study always begins with a hypothesis. (True/ false)

Ans. False

10. The group of individuals from whom one needs to collect data for the study is called
the sample. (True/ false)
Ans. True

11. The assumption about the expected result of the research is called the ___.
Ans. Hypothesis

12. The data collection methods may be classified into ___ and ___ data methods.
Ans. Primary, secondary

13. Marketing department of a business organization carries out researches related to:
(a) Product
(b) Pricing
(c) Promotion
(d) All the above
Ans. (d) All the above

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
Ans. (a) Production and operations management

15. The research study must follow a ___ plan for investigation.
Ans. Sequential

16. One of the most important aspects of a research study is that it must be ___ if one
follows similar conditions.
Ans. Replicable

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17. The management decision problem must be reduced to a ___ problem.
Ans. Research

18. A research problem can be defined as ___ in the decision makers’ existing body of
knowledge which inhibits efficient decision making.
Ans. A gap

19. Simple research problems usually test ___ relationships.

Ans. Linear

20. Complex problems look at the interrelationship between ___ variables.

Ans. Multiple

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

Ans. Decision maker

22. The management research problem has to be converted into a ___ before it can be
tested.
Ans. Research problem

23. The management decision problem can be tested, that is, subjected to research
inquiry.
(True/ False)
Ans. False

24. How can students be made to learn the course on research methodology is a
research problem. (True/False)
Ans. 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
Ans. (d) Management decision making

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
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(d) Management journals

Ans. (b) Referencing style guides in management

27. A valuable source of problem formulation is based on informal interviews conducted

with industry experts. (True/False)
Ans. True

28. Formulation of the research problem does not require primary data collection.
(True/False)
Ans. False

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

Ans. Independent

30. The ___ variable is also called the effect.

Ans. 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)
Ans. False

32. Moderating variables are the ones that have a strong effect on the relationship
between the independent and dependent variables. (True/False)
Ans. True

33. The hypotheses are always made in question form. (True/False)

Ans. False

34. The hypotheses must be measurable and quantifiable. (True/False)

Ans. True

35. The hypotheses that a talk about the relation between two or more variables is
called ___ hypotheses.
Ans. Relational

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

population, we call it a ___ hypothesis.
Ans. 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
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j , p / y
(a) Research design
(b) Research proposal

(c) Research hypothesis

(d) Research report
Ans. (b) Research proposal

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
Ans. (d) All the above

39. Academic proposals require extensive literature review. (True/False)

Ans. True

40. External organizational proposals are generally conducted by external research

agencies. (True/False)
Ans. True

41. The execution details of the research question to be investigated are referred to as
the ___.
Ans. Research design

42. Research designs come ___ the problem formulation stage.

Ans. After

43. Researcher design is the same as the research method. (True/false)

Ans. 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
Ans. (d) All the above

45. Previously collected findings in facts and figures which have been authenticated and
published are referred to as ___.
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Ans. Secondary data sources

46. A carefully selected small set of individuals representative of the larger respondent
population under study is called a ___.
Ans. Focus group

47. The case study method is generally focused on a single unit of analysis. (True/False)
Ans. True

48. Expert opinion survey and respondent group discussions together form a two-tiered
research design. (True/False)
Ans. 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)
Ans. False

50. If one wants to assess changes in investment behavior of the general public over
time, the best design available to the researcher is a longitudinal design. (True/False)
Ans. True

51. A study to analyze the profile of the supporters of Anna Hazare would need a cross-
sectional research design. (True/False)
Ans. True

52. Married couples are the unit of analysis in a cohort analysis. (True/False)
Ans. False

53. Different groups of people tested over a single stretch of time is a special
characteristic of a longitudinal design. (True/False)
Ans. False

54. The research variable in a longitudinal research design is studied over fixed intervals
in time. (True/False)
Ans. True

55. Descriptive designs do not require any quantitative statistical analysis. (True/False)
Ans. False

56. ___ validity refers to the generalization of the sample results to that of the
population
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population.
Ans. External

57. Test units are selected at random in a quasi-experimental design. (True/ False)
Ans. False

58. There cannot be more than two independent variables in a factorial experiment.
(True/False)
Ans. False

59. There is no possibility of error in true experimental research design. (True/False)

Ans. 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)
Ans. True

61. The data that is always collected first in a research study is called ___ data.
Ans. Primary

62. ___ data is not always specific to the research problem under study.
Ans. Secondary

63. Census data is an example of the primary data source. (True/False)

Ans. False

64. Sampling frame of the respondent population is an example of secondary data.

(True/False)
Ans. True

65. Primary data methods have a significant time and cost advantage over secondary
data. (True/False)
Ans. False

66. Cash register receipt is an example of ___ secondary data sources.

Ans. Internal

67. Customer grievance data available with the company is an important source of ___
data.
Ans. Secondary

68. Statistical abstracts of India are prepared by .

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p p y ___
Ans. Central Statistical Organization

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

Ans. Ministry of Planning

70. Poor’s Statistical Services is a government publication on the people below the
poverty line. (True/False)
Ans. False

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

Ans. True

72. Observation is a direct method of collecting

(a) Primary data
(b) Secondary data
(c) Both
(d) Published data
Ans. (a) Primary data

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
Ans. (c) Trace analysis

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)
Ans. False

75. Usually the observation method entails that the observation is disguised, i.e., carried
out without the respondent’s knowledge. (True/False)
Ans. False

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