RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Exam
Total Questions: 50 | Total Marks: 50
Q1. Research proposal format includes different sections, which one of the following sections is
concerned with highlighting and identification of research gap?
a. Introduction
b. Plan of research work
c. Literature Survey
d. Objective of the research
Q2. Which one of the following statements describes the research methodology?
a. It is a medium to convey research outcomes, contributions, findings and results to the outside world
b. It is the methods used by researchers to collect data to conduct research on a particular research
topic
c. It focuses on the techniques and tools used to gather data
d. It is concerned with the overall strategy and framework of research
Q3. The very first step in the process of research, is called:
a. Identification of keywords
b. Literature review
c. Data collection
d. Selection of domain
Q4. Generally, research proposal formats include all of the following sections except:
a. Plan of research work
b. Dedication and acknowledgement
c. Introduction
d. Expected outcome(s)
Q5. The Tentative solution based on insufficient evidence that can be true or false, is called:
a. Null hypothesis
b. Results
c. Conclusion
d. Hypothesis
Q6. All of the followings could be considered as a motivation for research except:
a. Earning a degree for some researchers and post-graduate students
b. Outlet for new ideas and insights for philosophers and thinkers
c. Formulating a research problem and hypothesis
d. Development of new styles and creative work for intellectual people
Q7. Newton's law of motion is an example of:
a. Domain knowledge
b. Verbal communication
c. Creativity
d. Dedication
Q8. The precise statement about the parameters, is called:
a. Null hypothesis
b. Hypothesis
c. Research methods
d. Research gap
Q9. Tabulation is a method for data representation, each of the following is an advantage for
tabulation except:
a. It provides the comparison from one state to another
b. It is not an easy way for referring
c. It reduces explanatory and descriptive statement
d. It provides various statistical computational information
Q10. The issues that are unresolved on the research topic, is called:
a. Null hypothesis
b. Hypothesis
c. Parameters
d. Research gap
Q11. Which one of the following types of research that is related to human behavior?
a. Quantitative research
b. Correlational research
c. Qualitative research
d. Exploratory research
Q12. An attribute that differs in value under different circumstances, is called:
a. Research gap
b. Research methodology
c. Variable or Parameter
d. Hypothesis
Q13. Which one of the followings is a document that can be used to avail the funding from different
agencies?
a. Research Proposal
b. Research report
c. Literature review
d. Result discussion
Q14. Research proposal format includes different sections, which one of the following sections is
concerned with providing the experimental/infrastructural/computing facilities needed to carry out
the research work?
a. Plan of research work
b. References
c. Methodologies and techniques
d. Literature Survey
Q15. The type of research that focuses on answering one specific question as the findings and
obtained solutions are applicable, is called:
a. Basic research
b. Quantitative research
c. Explanatory research
d. Applied research
Q16. Which one of the followings could be considered as a type of causal research?
a. Analytical and descriptive research
b. Analytical and explanatory research
c. Explanatory and descriptive research
d. Descriptive and correlational research
Q17. The type of research that does not have any control over the parameters or variables, is
called:
a. Explanatory research
b. Descriptive research
c. Experimental research
d. Analytical research
Q18. The phase of research that is revisited by researcher number of times during research
journey, is called:
a. Identifying variable/parameters
b. Preparing research proposal
c. Literature review
d. Redefining research problem
Q19. All of the followings are visual formats for result representation except:
a. Tables
b. Descriptive statements
c. Figures
d. Graphs
Q20. The type of research that is considered as a fundamental component of marketing research,
is called:
a. Applied research
b. Quantitative research
c. Qualitative research
d. Experimental research
Q21. Which one of the following sections should researchers who are unfamiliar with domain of
paper read for quick understanding the condensed history of the domain?
a. Title
b. Abstract
c. Results and discussion
d. Introduction
Q22. A type of authors who did not participate in the research but it is included in the authors list,
is called:
a. Ghost author
b. Guest author
c. Co-author
d. Corresponding author
Q23. Which one of the following sections of a scientific paper that briefly discusses the
significance of the research study and provides pointers to further improvement?
a. Methodology
b. Conclusion and Future Scope
c. Literature Review
d. Results and discussion
Q24. All of the followings are bibliographic database tools except:
a. Mendeley
b. EndNote
c. Zotero
d. Grammarly
Q25. Methodology is one of the sections of a research paper. Which one of the following
statements about methodology section is incorrect?
a. It doesn't explain limitations of data collection method used by the researcher
b. It describes the methods used for data collection
c. It specifies the hardware/software components that are used for conduction of the research
d. It describes the sources of the data and justifies its reliability
Q26. A type of Publications that summarizes reported results and doesn't introduce new
information, is called:
a. Review paper
b. Thesis
c. Letter
d. Original article
Q27. Which one of the following sections of a manuscript that is equally important and impactful
as the trailer of the movie?
a. Abstract
b. Title
c. Introduction
d. Methodology
Q28. Which one of the following sections of a scientific paper that contain detailed description of
the papers, books, or other sources from which researcher has obtained the information?
a. Literature review
b. Appendix
c. Authors and affiliation
d. References
Q29. A type of authors that has a significant contribution in the research but it isn't included in the
authors list, is called:
a. Guest author
b. Corresponding author
c. Co-author
d. Ghost author
Q30. Which one of the following sections represent literature that is more relative to your research
problem?
a. Literature Review
b. Results and discussion
c. Conclusion
d. References
Q31. Which one of the following sections that theses don't contain?
a. keywords
b. Appendixes
c. List of abbreviations
d. Abstract
Q32. A type of Publications that is concise and published swiftly, as well as presents original
results, is called:
a. Letter
b. Review paper
c. Original article
d. Thesis
Q33. Which one of the following sections of a scientific paper that represents and explains the
obtained data in details and also states the limitations of the research findings clearly?
a. Results and discussion
b. Abstract
c. Methodology
d. Conclusion
Q34. A situation in which an individual has interests in the outcome of the research that may lead
to a personal advantage and that might therefore compromise the integrity of the research, is
called:
a. Bibliography
b. Acknowledgment
c. Conflict of interest
d. Affiliation
Q35. The process of evaluation of scientific work by others who are expert in the same field, is
called:
a. Paper acceptance
b. Publishing a paper
c. Writing a paper
d. Peer review
Q36. A person who has made a creative contribution to the writing or ideas being presented that
are claimed to be novel, is called:
a. An author
b. A reviewer
c. A sponsor
d. An editor
Q37. A type of Publications that presents detailed studies and novel results, is called:
a. Review paper
b. Thesis
c. Original article
d. Letter
Q38. Which one of the following types of publications that doesn't represent original results?
a. Full articles
b. Review papers
c. Short communications
d. Letters
Q39. All of the following points should be avoided while publishing a scientific paper except:
a. Citation of documents which are not related to scientific interest
b. Replica/duplication of the already reported research
c. Citation of documents that advances the knowledge of the recent trends in the area of interest
d. Unacceptable methodology, results, and conclusion
Q40. Which one of the following sections of a scientific paper that expresses thankfulness and
gratitude for everyone who have contributed in the completion of the research project?
a. Abstract
b. Authors and affiliation
c. References
d. Acknowledgment
Q41. A journal metric that is identified as a quantitative relation of total range of articles cited in the
last two years and total range of articles published in the last two years, is called:
a. Journal impact factor
b. Cite Score
c. SNIP
d. H-index
Q42. An identifier that is employed to unambiguously determine objects within the digital setting,
is called:
a. SJR
b. ISSN
c. DOI
d. PMID
Q43. A journal metric that is useful in case of comparing the two journals of different domains, is
called:
a. H-index
b. SNIP
c. Cite Score
d. Journal impact factor
Q44. In which one of the following types of peer review, the reviewer knows about author of paper
but author is unaware about the reviewer of the manuscript?
a. Triple-blind review
b. Single-blind review
c. Double-blind review
d. Open review
Q45. In which model of peer review systems, reviewers are hidden from the author and the author's
identity is unknown to both the reviewers and the editor?
a. Open review
b. Triple-blind review
c. Single-blind review
d. Double-blind review
Q46. In which model of peer review systems, reviewers don't know the author of the paper and the
author does not know the reviewer of the manuscript?
a. Double-blind review
b. Single-blind review
c. Open review
d. Triple-blind review
Q47. A metric for a scientist that refers to the number of papers with 10 or more citations, is called:
a. H-index
b. Cite Score
c. I10-index
d. Impact factor
Q48. In which model of peer review systems, both the reviewers and authors are known to each
other?
a. Triple-blind review
b. Single-blind review
c. Double-blind review
d. Open review
Q49. A metric that is used for evaluating scientist's personal performance based on publication
and citation, is called:
a. H-index
b. Cite Score
c. Impact factor
d. SNIP
Q50. Which one of the following statements is correct about subscription-based journals?
a. The article is freely available to all readers without any charges
b. Authors are paying the cost of publication
c. Readers are paying for article to read it
d. Authors are charged for publication charges
ANSWER KEY
Q# Ans Q# Ans Q# Ans Q# Ans Q# Ans
Q1 (C) Q11 (C) Q21 (D) Q31 (A) Q41 (A)
Q2 (D) Q12 (C) Q22 (B) Q32 (A) Q42 (C)
Q3 (D) Q13 (A) Q23 (B) Q33 (A) Q43 (B)
Q4 (B) Q14 (C) Q24 (D) Q34 (C) Q44 (B)
Q5 (D) Q15 (D) Q25 (A) Q35 (D) Q45 (B)
Q6 (C) Q16 (B) Q26 (A) Q36 (A) Q46 (A)
Q7 (C) Q17 (B) Q27 (A) Q37 (C) Q47 (C)
Q8 (A) Q18 (C) Q28 (D) Q38 (B) Q48 (D)
Q9 (B) Q19 (B) Q29 (D) Q39 (C) Q49 (A)
Q10 (D) Q20 (B) Q30 (A) Q40 (D) Q50 (C)