Research Types-UGC NET Research Aptitude Questions and Answers
| Q1➡ |Research Types A university teacher plans to improve the study habits of students in his/her class. Which type of research paradigm will be helpful in this regard? |
| i ➥ Action research paradigm |
| ii ➥ Applied research paradigm |
| iii ➥ Fundamental research paradigm |
| iv ➥ Evaluative research paradigm |
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| Q2➡ |Research Types Through which research method, the manipulation of an independent variable and its effect on the dependent variable is examined with reference to a hypothesis under controlled conditions? |
| i ➥ Experimental research |
| ii ➥ Case study research |
| iii ➥ Descriptive research |
| iv ➥ Ex-post facto research |
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| Q3➡ |Research Types There are two sets given below. Set – I specifies the types of research, while Set – II indicates their characteristics. Match the two and give your answer by selecting the appropriate code.  |
| i ➥ (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(v) |
| ii ➥ (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv) |
| iii ➥ (a)-(v), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(ii) |
| iv ➥ (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i) |
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| Q4➡ |Research Types Match List A with List B and choose the correct answer from the code given below :  |
| i ➥ (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv) |
| ii ➥ (a)-(i), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(v) |
| iii ➥ (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(v) |
| iv ➥ (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(v) |
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| Q5➡ |Research Types Newton gave three basic laws of motion. This research is categorized as |
| i ➥ Applied Research |
| ii ➥ Fundamental Research |
| iii ➥ Sample Survey |
| iv ➥ Descriptive Research |
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Research Types-UGC NET Research Aptitude Questions and Answers
| Q6➡ |Research Types Controlled group condition is applied in |
| i ➥ Descriptive Research |
| ii ➥ Experimental Research |
| iii ➥ Historical Research |
| iv ➥ Survey Research |
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| Q7➡ |Research Types If a researcher conducts a research on finding out which administrative style contributes more to institutional effectiveness ? This will be an example of |
| i ➥ Applied Research |
| ii ➥ Basic Research |
| iii ➥ Action Research |
| iv ➥ None of the above |
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| Q8➡ |Research Types The term ‘phenomenology’ is associated with the process of. |
| i ➥ Probability Sampling |
| ii ➥ Correlational Study |
| iii ➥ Analysis of Variance |
| iv ➥ Qualitative Research |
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| Q9➡ |Research Types A doctor studies the relative effectiveness of two drugs of dengue fever. His research would be classified as, |
| i ➥ Ethnography |
| ii ➥ Case Study |
| iii ➥ Experimental Research |
| iv ➥ Descriptive Survey |
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| Q10➡ |Research Types Which of the following variables cannot be expressed in quantitative terms? |
| i ➥ Professional Attitude |
| ii ➥ Numerical Aptitude |
| iii ➥ Marital Status |
| iv ➥ Socio-economic Status |
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| Q11➡ |Research Types Which of the following is classified in the category of the developmental research? |
| i ➥ Descriptive research |
| ii ➥ Philosophical research |
| iii ➥ Action research |
| iv ➥ All |
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| Q12➡ |Research Types Action-research is: |
| i ➥ A longitudinal research |
| ii ➥ A research carried out to solve immediate problems |
| iii ➥ An applied research |
| iv ➥ All the above |
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Research Types-UGC NET Research Aptitude Questions and Answers
| Q13➡ |Research Types The process not needed in experimental research is: |
| i ➥ Reference collection |
| ii ➥ Controlling |
| iii ➥ Manipulation and replication |
| iv ➥ Observation |
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| Q14➡ |Research Types The research that applies the laws at the time of field study to draw more and more clear ideas about the problem is: |
| i ➥ Experimental research |
| ii ➥ Applied research |
| iii ➥ Action research |
| iv ➥ None of these |
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| Q15➡ |Research Types The study in which the investigators attempt to trace an effect is known as: |
| i ➥ Summative Research |
| ii ➥ Historical Research |
| iii ➥ ‘Ex-post Facto’ Research |
| iv ➥ Survey Research |
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| Q16➡ |Research Types Fundamental research reflects the ability to: |
| i ➥ Study the existing literature regarding various topics |
| ii ➥ Evaluate the existing material concerning research |
| iii ➥ Expound new principles |
| iv ➥ Synthesize new ideals |
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| Q17➡ |Research Types The experimental study is based on: |
| i ➥ Survey of literature |
| ii ➥ Replication of research |
| iii ➥ Conceptual parameters |
| iv ➥ The manipulation of variables |
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| Q18➡ |Research Types Research can be classified as: |
| i ➥ Philosophical, Historical, Survey and Experimental Research |
| ii ➥ Basic, Applied and Action Research |
| iii ➥ Quantitative and Qualitative Research |
| iv ➥ All |
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| Q19➡ |Research Types Manipulation is always a part of |
| i ➥ Experimental research |
| ii ➥ Descriptive research |
| iii ➥ Fundamental research |
| iv ➥ Historical research |
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| Q20➡ |Research Types The process not needed in Experimental Researches is |
| i ➥ Content Analysis |
| ii ➥ Controlling |
| iii ➥ Manipulation |
| iv ➥ Observation |
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| Q21➡ |Research Types Action research is |
| i ➥ Simulative research |
| ii ➥ A longitudinal research |
| iii ➥ A research carried out to solve immediate problems |
| iv ➥ An applied research |
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| Q22➡ |Research Types The research which is exploring new facts through the study of the past is called |
| i ➥ Content analysis |
| ii ➥ Mythological research |
| iii ➥ Historical research |
| iv ➥ Philosophical research |
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| Q23➡ |Research Types Field-work based research is classified as: |
| i ➥ Biographical |
| ii ➥ Experimental |
| iii ➥ Historical |
| iv ➥ Empirical |
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Research Types-UGC NET Research Aptitude Questions and Answers
| Q24➡ |Research Types Books and records are the primary sources of data in : |
| i ➥ laboratory research |
| ii ➥ clinical research |
| iii ➥ participatory research |
| iv ➥ historical research |
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| Q25➡ |Research Types A satisfactory statistical quantitative method should not possess one of the following qualities : |
| i ➥ Flexibility |
| ii ➥ Comparability |
| iii ➥ Measurability |
| iv ➥ Appropriateness |
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| Q26➡ |Research Types A researcher attempts to evaluate the effect of method of feeding on anxiety – proneness children. Which method of research would be appropriate for this? |
| i ➥ Case study method |
| ii ➥ Survey method |
| iii ➥ Ex-post-facto method |
| iv ➥ Experimental method |
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| Q27➡ |Research Types Which of the following research types focuses on ameliorating the prevailing situations? |
| i ➥ Fundamental Research |
| ii ➥ Experimental Research |
| iii ➥ Action Research |
| iv ➥ Applied Research |
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| Q28➡ |Research Types Ex Post Facto research means |
| i ➥ The research is carried out keeping in mind the possibilities of an incident. |
| ii ➥ The research is carried out along with the happening of an incident. |
| iii ➥ The research is carried out prior to the incident |
| iv ➥ The research is carried out after the incident |
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| Q29➡ |Research Types The Principles of fundamental research are used in |
| i ➥ historical research |
| ii ➥ philosophical research |
| iii ➥ applied research |
| iv ➥ action research |
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| Q30➡ |Research Types Read the following statements – one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) : Assertion (A) : Qualitative research in India has a long way to go to reach international standards. Reason (R) : Because the funding agencies do not support qualitative research in academic institutions. Find the correct answer from the codes given below : |
| i ➥ Both (A) and (R) are false. |
| ii ➥ (A) is true, but (R) is false. |
| iii ➥ Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| iv ➥ Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) |
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| Q31➡ |Research Types With which one of the following techniques communality is associated ? |
| i ➥ SWOT analysis |
| ii ➥ Case studies |
| iii ➥ Factor analysis |
| iv ➥ Univariate analysis |
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| Q32➡ |Research Types Which of the following is not the critical feature of qualitative research? |
| i ➥ Researcher becomes immersed in the situation, present or past related to the phenomena. |
| ii ➥ Seeking to establish relationships among measured social facts. |
| iii ➥ Data take the forms of words or pictures. |
| iv ➥ Actual settings are the direct source of data. |
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| Q33➡ |Research Types The principal of a school conducts an interview session of teachers and students with a view to explore the possibility of their enhanced participation in school programmes. This endeavour may be related to which type of research? |
| i ➥ Applied Research |
| ii ➥ Action Research |
| iii ➥ Fundamental Research |
| iv ➥ Evaluation Research |
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| Q34➡ |Research Types Which of the following statements is not true in the context of participatory research? |
| i ➥ Its sole purpose is production of knowledge. |
| ii ➥ It is a collective process of enquiry. |
| iii ➥ It emphasises on people as experts. |
| iv ➥ It recognizes knowledge as power. |
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| Q35➡ |Research Types In qualitative research paradigm, which of the following features may be considered critical? |
| i ➥ Data gathering to take with top-down systematic evidences. |
| ii ➥ Data collection with bottom-up empirical evidences. |
| iii ➥ Sampling design with probability sample techniques. |
| iv ➥ Data collection with standardized research tools. |
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| Q36➡ |Research Types Jean Piaget gave a theory of cognitive development of humans on the basis of his: |
| i ➥ Action Research |
| ii ➥ Applied Research |
| iii ➥ Fundamental Research |
| iv ➥ Evaluation Research |
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| Q37➡ |Research Types The conclusions/findings of which type of research cannot be generalized to other situations? |
| i ➥ Experimental Research |
| ii ➥ Descriptive Research |
| iii ➥ Historical Research |
| iv ➥ Causal Comparative Research |
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| Q38➡ |Research Types There are two sets given below, Set-I consists of methods of research and Set-II indicates their procedural characteristics. Match the two sets and choose your answer from the codes given below:  |
| i ➥ a-i b-iii c-iv d-v e-vii |
| ii ➥ a-iii b-iv c-v d-vi e-vii |
| iii ➥ a-i b-ii c-iii d-iv e-v |
| iv ➥ a-iii b-vi c-v d-ii e-i |
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| Q39➡ |Research Types In the two lists given below, List I provides the types of research methods, while List II indicates the critical features associated with them. Match the two lists and choose the correct answer from the code given below.  |
| i ➥ a-(i) b-(ii) c-(iii) d-(iv) |
| ii ➥ a-(ii) b-(iii) c-(iv) d-(v) |
| iii ➥ a-(i) b-(iii) c-(ii) d-(v) |
| iv ➥ a-(iv) b-(v) c-(ii) d-(i) |
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UGC NET Paper 1 Subjects And Topic Wise Previous Question papers
| Unit -I Teaching Aptitude Questions and Answers ⇝ Methods of Teaching ⇝Teaching Aids ⇝Teaching Theory ⇝Evaluation System ⇝Factors Affecting teaching ⇝learner’s Characteristics ⇝Teaching Nature ⇝Modes of Learning ⇝Levels of Teaching ⇝Teaching Objective ⇝Teaching Characteristics Teaching Basic Requirements |
| Unit -II Research Aptitude Questions and Answers Research Type Methods of Research Steps of Research Thesis writing Research Ethics Paper Artical workshop seminar conference symposium |
| Unit-III Comprehension A Passage to be set with questions to be answered. |
| Unit-IV Communication Questions and Answers Communication. Nature. Characteristics. Types of Communications. Barriers. Effective Classroom Communications. |
| Unit-V Reasoning Number Series Latter Serise Codes Relationships Classifacations |
| Unit-VI Logical Reasoning Understanding the structure of arguments: argument forms, structure of categorical propositions, Mood and Figure, Formal and Informal fallacies, Uses of language, Connotations and denotations of terms, Classical square of opposition. Evaluating and distinguishing deductive and inductive reasoning. Analogies. Venn diagram: Simple and multiple use for establishing validity of arguments. Indian Logic: Means of knowledge. Pramanas: Pratyaksha (Perception), Anumana (Inference), Upamana (Comparison), Shabda (Verbal testimony), Arthapatti (Implication) and Anupalabddhi (Non-apprehension). Structure and kinds of Anumana (inference), Vyapti (invariable relation), Hetvabhasas (fallacies of inference). |
| Unit-VII Data Interpretation Sources, acquisition and classification of Data. Quantitative and Qualitative Data. Graphical representation (Bar-chart, Histograms, Pie-chart, Table-chart and Line-chart) and mapping of Data. Data Interpretation. Data and Governance. |
| Unit- VIII Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ICT: General abbreviations and terminology. Basics of Internet, Intranet, E-mail, Audio and Video-conferencing. Digital initiatives in higher education. ICT and Governance |
| Unit-IX People, Development and Environment Development and environment: Millennium development and Sustainable development goals. – Human and environment interaction: Anthropogenic activities and their impacts on environment. -Environmental issues: Local, Regional and Global; Air pollution, Water pollution, Soil pollution, Noise pollution, Waste (solid, liquid, biomedical, hazardous, electronic), Climate change and its Socio-Economic and Political dimensions. – Impacts of pollutants on human health. – Natural and energy resources: Solar, Wind, Soil, Hydro, Geothermal, Biomass, Nuclear and Forests. -Natural hazards and disasters: Mitigation strategies. -Environmental Protection Act (1986), National Action Plan on Climate Change, International agreements/efforts -Montreal Protocol, Rio Summit, Convention on Biodiversity, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, International Solar Alliance. |
| Unit-X Higher Education System Institutions of higher learning and education in ancient India. Evolution of higher learning and research in Post Independence India. Oriental, Conventional and Non-conventional learning programmes in India. Professional, Technical and Skill Based education. Value education and environmental education. Policies, Governance, and Administration. |