Ph.
D Coursework Exam – Sample Paper
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Ph D Coursework Test-1 (30-04-2022 at 11:30-12:30)
1. Root mean square deviation is least when measured from the a
a. Arithmetic Mean
b. Median
c. Mode
d. Geometric mean
2. Standard deviation of x is defined as, d
a. Var x
b. – Var x
c. [Var( x)]2
d. None of these
3. An experiment whose outcomes has to be among a set of events that c
are completely known but whose exact outcomes is unknown is a,
a. Sample Space
b. Elementary Event
c. Random Experiment
d. None
4. A researcher used t-test to compare two means based on d
independent samples and found the t-value to be significant at 0.05.
This means that-
a. Chances are 95 out of 100 that the difference between means
has occurred due to sampling errors.
b. If experiment is repeated 100 times, it would give the obtained
result only 5 times.
c. If the experiment is repeated 5 times, it would give the same
result every time.
d. Chances are 5 out of 100 that the difference between means
has occurred due to sampling errors.
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5. The value of r satisfies: a.
a. –1 < r < 1
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b. – 1 < < 1 r
c. 0 r 1
d. –1 r 1
6. Calculate the range of the given sets of data a.
7,47,2,42,47,95,42,96,22
a. 6
b. 94
c. 71
d. 81
7. Poisson distribution is applied for c
a. Regular Random Variable
b. Constant time function
c. Discrete Random Variable
d. Irregular Random Variable
8. Calculate the mean the given data set: 3,8,12,17,16,14,6,8, 16, a.
and 10
a. 11
b. 12
c. 13
d. 14
9. Goodness of fit of a distribution is tested by a.
a. t-test
b. F-test
c. Chi-Square test
d. Z-test
10. F-test is used to test the significance of the differences between/ d
among
a. Two sample mean
b. More than two samples mean
c. Variance of two samples
d. (b) and (c)
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11. An investigator commits type II error when he/ she b
a. Rejects a null hypothesis when it is true
b. Accepts a null hypothesis when it is false
c. Accepts a null hypothesis when it is true
d. Rejects a null hypothesis when it is false
12. Which of the following will start the R program? a.
a. $ R
b. > R
c. * R
d. @ R
13. If a command is not complete at the end of a line, R will give c
a different prompt, by default it is
a. *
b. –
c. +
d. /
14. Which of the following is used for Statistical analysis in R a
language?
a. RStudio
b. Studio
c. Heck
d. KStudio
15. Functionality of R is divided into a number of c
a. Files
b. Domains
c. Packages
d. Functions
16 How to install for a package and all of the other packages c
on which for depends?
a. [Link] (for, depends = TRUE)
b. [Link] (“for”, depends = TRUE)
c. [Link] (“for”, depends = TRUE)
d. install (“for”, depends = FALSE)N ckn clad
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17. Which one of the following is the most structured research a
design?.
a. Experimental
b. Statistical
c. Exploratory
d. Descriptive
18. What is a Cross Sectional design? c
a. A comparison of two or more variables longitudinally
b. A design that is devised when the researcher is in bad mood
c. The collection of data from more than one case at one
moment in time
d. Research into one particular section of society e.g., the
middle class
19. The main purpose of a "References" section in a scientific paper: d
a. Acknowledge your colleagues who gave you advice.
b. Present other papers that the reader might want to consult.
c. Provide a list of scientists who have repeated your research.
d. Acknowledge research and concepts upon which your work
builds.
20. Which is the most important and of having the most weightage c
among the followings
a. Research paper
b. Conference paper
c. Patent
d. White paper
21. The prime focus of academic writing is b
a. Language
b. Reader friendliness
c. Tables
d. Figures
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22. Title of the paper should be? d
a. Simple
b. Reader-friendly
c. Representative of study
d. All of the above
23. Which should be avoided in academic writing? d
a. Acronym
b. Slang
c. Idiomas
d. All of the above
24. cohesive writing is d
a. Reader-friendly
b. Easy to follow
c. Containing ornamental language
d. a & b both
25. Cohesion is b
a. Technical aspect
b. Grammatical aspect
c. Phonetic aspect
d. All of the above
26. In academic writing it should be avoided a
a. Writing in first person
b. Writing in reader-friendly way
c. Writing in the third person
d. All of the above
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27. The abstract must not contain a
a. Abbreviations
b. Aim of the study
c. Results
32. Which is the best alternative to MS Excel offered by Google Inc.? a
a. Google Slides
b. Google Sheets
c. Google Files
d. Google Keep
33. Formulas in Excel start with d
a. /
b. f
c. –
d. =
34. What does the term longitudinal design mean? d
a. A study completed far away from where the researcher lives
b. A study which is very long to read
c. A study with two contrasting cases
d. A study completed over a distinct period of time to map changes in
social phenomena
35. In ABAB design a
a. 2 groups are formed and intervention is crossed over one after the
other
b. 2 groups are formed and one group always remains the control group
c. 2 groups are formed; one group is based on the past data and the other is
based on the future projections
d. 2 groups are formed and they are being tested independently
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36. When the study population does not know whether it is getting real b
or fake treatment then it is known as
a. Cohort Study
b. Blind Study
c. Panel Study
d. Participant Observation
d. Conclusion
28. Conclusion of an article gives information on a
a. Future perspective of research work
b. Correlation of results with the previous study
c. The central idea of the research work
d. Sources of the study
29. Targeting of journals should be done on the basis of d
a. Scope of journal
b. Impact factor of the journal
c. Quality of the work in the manuscript
d. All of the above
30. Which of the two terms can be used together in a research b
article as per journal requirement?
a. Introduction and acknowledgment
b. Results and discussion
c. Methods and reference
d. Materials and discussions
31. Which is the right flow of action in academic writing c
a. Reading-writing draft-communicate- follow up-revision
b. Writing the First draft- checking-final draft-communicate- follow
up
c. Critical Reading-outline-first draft- multiple drafts- final
draft- communicate- follow up
d. Outline-first draft-multiple drafts- final draft- Reading-
communicate- follow up
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37. In Solomon 4 group Experimental design d
a. Only Experimental Group is exposed to Test-Stimuli
b. All four groups are exposed to Test- Stimuli
c. Experimental and 2 control groups are exposed to Test-Stimuli
d. Only the Experiment Group and Control Group II are exposed to
Test- Stimuli.
38. The research design in which every treatment occurs only once in a
each row and each column is
a. Latin Square Design
b. Factorial Experimental Design
c. Randomized Block Design
d. Completely Randomized Design
39. List of all the units from which a sample is drawn is known as b
a. Sampling Unit
b. Sampling Frame
c. Sampling Scheme
d. Target Population
40. Which of the following is not a type of non-probability sampling? b
a. Snowball Sampling
b. Stratified Random Sampling
c. Quota Sampling
d. Convenience Sampling
41. Type I error is defined as a
a. Rejecting a null hypothesis when it is in fact true
b. Failing to reject a false null hypothesis
c. Rejecting a false null hypothesis
d. Accepting a false null hypothesis
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42. Cohorts are essentially groups of people b
a. who are not related to each other in any of the possible ways
b. who share a time-zone or have experienced an event that took place at
a particular time-period
c. who are interested in research design preparation.
d. who are experts in their own respective fields.
43. Another term for the Expert Opinion interview is a
a. Delphi
b. Funnel
c. Depth
d. Chimney
44. In a two way ANOVA, degrees of freedom of residual or error term is d
given by
a. (c-1)
b. (r-1)
c. c*r
d. (c-1)*(r-1)
45. The purpose of stratified random sampling is to make certain that b
a. Every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected
for the sample.
b. The sample proportionately represents individuals from different
categories of the population.
c. The participants chosen for the study are the ones most likely to react to
the treatment.
d. The sample is more representative of the target population in terms of
different strata which are internally homogeneous and there is stark
contrast between different strata
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46. Snowball sampling can help researcher to: b
a. Theorise inductively in a qualitative study.
b. Access difficult or hidden populations.
c. To collect a sample where eEach possible sample of a given size has a
known and equal probability of being the sample actually selected.
d. Collect data cost effectively
47. Suppose you have observations of three different geographical regions. a
You wish to test whether the regions having significantly different
means. Assuming P1, P2 and P3 are three means, which of the
following would be your null hypothesis?
a. P1 = P2 = P3
b. P1 ≠ P2≠ P3
c. P1 <P2 < P3
d. P1 >P2 >P3
48. In a research report the interpretation of findings is written in the c
a. Introduction
b. Results
c. Discussion
d. Conclusions and Recommendations
49. Maximum Probability of Type 1 error which the experimenter is b
willing to risk is called
a. Confidence Level
b. Significance Level
c. Power of the test
d. Accuracy Level
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50. If a teacher is trying to prove that new method of teaching Maths a
is more effective than the traditional one; he/she will conduct
a. One Tail Test
b. Two Tail Test
c. Point estimate of the population
d. Testing of Attributes
51. The F ratio contains c
a. Two estimates of population standard error
b. Two estimates of population mean
c. Two estimates of population variance
d. One estimate of population variance and one estimate of
population mean
52. Which one of the following is not a mathematical average? b
a. Mean
b. Median
c. Geometric Mean
d. Harmonic Mean
53. Which one of the variable is an example of continuous d
variable?
a. No. of students
b. No. of rooms
c. No. of laptops
d. Time
54. Which of the following is the relative measure of c
dispersion?
a. Standard deviation
b. Variance
c. Coefficient of variation
d. Mean deviation
55. The algebraic sum of the deviations from the mean is- c
a. Maximum
b. Minimum
c. Zero
d. Negative
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56. If we want to make comparison between of income inequalities d
in India and USA, which measures is most appropriate?
a. Median values
b. Mean deviation
c. Standard deviation
d. Coefficient of variation
57. If in a set of discrete values of observations, 50 per cent values b
are greater than 25, then median will be-
a. 20
b. 25
c. 50
d. 75
58. Sample is a subset of- d
a. Data
b. Group
c. Distribution
d. Population
59. Any numerical value calculated from sample is called- c
a. Mean
b. Standard deviation
c. Statistic
d. Error
60. Which amongst the following curve will be a symmetrical a
curve?
a. Normal curve
b. Poisson curve
c. Cumulative frequency curve
d. Binomial curve
61. Which one of the following is a non probability sampling? c
a. Systematic sampling
b. Stratified sampling
c. Quota sampling
d. Simple random sampling
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62. RDC Stand for a
a. Research Degree Committee
b. Research Design Council
c. Research Degree Council
d. Ph D Council
63. Ph D Stand for a
a. Doctor of Philosophy
b. Philosophy Degree
c. Doctor Degree
d. Ph D
64. Duration of Ph D Degree starts from- c
a. 24 months from date of RDC
b. 30 months from date of RDC
c. 36 months from date of RDC
d. 48 months from date of RDC
65. Bundelkhand University established in a
a. 1975, 26th August
b. 1974
c. 1986
d. 1984
66. Plagiarism is divided in d
a. No division
b. Two parts
c. Three Parts
d. Four Parts
67. NEP stand for a.
a. New Educational Policy
b. New Education policy
c. National Educational Policy
d. National Education Policy
68. UGC stand for - University Grants Commission
69. AICTE stand for - All India Council for Technical Education
70. PCI stand for - Pharmacy Council of India
71. ICSSR stand for Indian Council of Social Science Research –
Indian Council of Social Science Resea
72. ICHR stand for Indian Council of Historical Research –
Indian Council of Historical Research
73. DBT stand for - Department of Biotechnology
74. NAAC stand for - National Assessment and Accreditation Council
75. BCI stand for - Bar Council of India
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