There are lots of MCQs related to the “Research Aptitude Unit” for UGC NET Examination Preparation. You can take practice everyday for best result. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0% 2 Created on February 15, 2022 By mr.yashrajNTA UGC NET/SET/JRF Paper 1 Teaching and Research Aptitude Research Aptitude - MCQ 7 181-210 1 / 30 When studying an active independent variable, an intervention or treatment given to group of participants is called Experimental group Control group Both (a) and (b) Neither (a) or (b) 2 / 30 Which of the following can best be described as a categorical variable? Age Annual income Grade point average Religion 3 / 30 The experimental studies are based on[December 2007] The manipulation of the variables Conceptual parameters Replication of research Survey of literature 4 / 30 A manipulated independent variable is called? Extraneous variable Intervening variable Subject variable Active variable 5 / 30 Control groups and experimental groups are exactly the same except for Dependent variable Independent variable Extraneous variables Replication variables 6 / 30 The behaviour that is measured during an experiment is known as the Confounding variable Independent variable Independent variable Control variable 7 / 30 This type of longitudinal research studies the same individuals over an extended period of time. Trend study Panel study Both (a) and (b) Neither (a) nor (b) 8 / 30 An example of a categorical variable is Teacher’s hair colour. Average time it takes a teacher to grade an essay. Distance a teacher has to travel from the office to her class. None of the above 9 / 30 Which variables are those that a researcher chooses to study in order to assess their possible effects on one or more other variables? Dependent Independent Extraneous None of the above 10 / 30 A condition or characteristic that can take on different values or categories is called A constant A variable A cause-and-effect relationship A descriptive relationship 11 / 30 Which of the following includes examples of quantitative variables? Age, temperature, income and height. Grade point average, anxiety level and reading performance. Gender, religion and ethnic group. Both (a) and (b) 12 / 30 In research, something that does not ‘vary’ is called a Variable Method Constant None of the above 13 / 30 We use factorial analysis [June 2009] To know the relationship between two variables. To test the hypothesis. To know the difference between two variables. To know the difference among many variables. 14 / 30 A variable that is presumed to cause a change in another variable is called A categorical variable A dependent variable An independent variable An intervening variable 15 / 30 Which of the following independent variables cannot be manipulated in a research study? Gender Ethnicity Intelligence and other traits None of the above 16 / 30 In an experimental design, the dependent variable is the one In which any changes are observed Which is not manipulated Both (a) and (b) None of the above 17 / 30 This variable depends upon what is done to it by the independent variable. Extraneous Dependent Manipulated All the above 18 / 30 Extraneous variables are essentially Independent variables Dependent variables Independent or dependent Neither independent nor dependent 19 / 30 These variables are those that are created by the researcher and are typically found in experimental studies. Extraneous Manipulated Dependent None of the above 20 / 30 An experiment is performed to test the effects of sleep deprivation on rote memory. In this experiment, the dependent variable is Number of hours subjects go without sleep. Rote memory scores. Number of subjects deprived of sleep in the experimental group Correlation between hours of sleep and fatigue. 21 / 30 The variable manipulated by the researcher in an experiment is called the Response variable Independent variable Dependent variable Extraneous variable. 22 / 30 Which of the following would not be an appropriate synonym for the dependent variable? Outcome variable Response variable Effected variable Experimental variable 23 / 30 An example of quantitative variable is the Date of birth Highest educational qualification Time taken to complete a task Postal code 24 / 30 Generalized conclusion on the basis of a sample is technically known as [December 2007] Data analysis and interpretation Parameter inference Statistical inference All the above 25 / 30 The process of selecting a subset of a population for a survey is known as Survey research Representation Triangulation Sampling 26 / 30 Researchers ultimately want the answer to a research question to pertain to the Sample Accessible population Target population World 27 / 30 When a research problem is related to heterogeneous population, the most suitable method is[December 2008] Cluster sampling Stratified sampling Convenient sampling Lottery method 28 / 30 An investigator wants to study the vocational aspirations of visually challenged children in a wide geographical area. He should select his sample by using Simple random sampling Stratified sampling Purposive sampling Convenient sampling 29 / 30 The type of sampling where each person in population has equal chance of being selected is Probability sampling Non-probability sampling Non-probability sampling None of the above 30 / 30 Here, some people have greater chance of being elected than other members of the population. It is Probability sampling Non-probability sampling Quota sampling None of the above Your score isThe average score is 56% LinkedIn Facebook VKontakte 0% Restart quiz Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9