Which of the following type of research can NOT be categorised as Research by matter?

• A) Field research
• B) Literary research
• C) Action research
• D) Personality research

Which of the following in NOT the distinguishing feature of qualitative approach?

• A) Soft data
• B) Many variable intensity studied
• C) Hard data
• D) Extensive narrative data

Detailed explanation of a phenomenon is characterized as:

• A) Flexibility
• B) Originality
• C) Elaboration
• D) Fluency

Suppose skin cancer is spreading at a rapid pace in your city. It is mandatory to find the cause of that disease on urgent basis so that more and more people can be saved from this disease. What kind of research you are going to use to find the cause of that disease?

• A) Action research
• B) Historical research
• C) Applied research
• D) Basic research

Which of the following is the purpose of personality research?

• A) It brings out discoveries from the beginning to the present
• B) It makes the predictions for future
• C) Research is carried out about the elite and towering personalities
• D) This kind of research pertains to the literary personalities

What is the first step in sequence of research?

• A) Formulation of the hypothesis
• B) Identification and definition of the problem
• C) Collection of the data
• D) Analysis of the data

If the study is ______, it should be easy to differentiate between historical and qualitative studies.

• A) Quantitative
• B) Educational
• C) Qualitative
• D) Literary

Which one of the following was the major cause of defeat of German forces attacked on Moscow during Second World War?

• A) Allergy
• B) Cholera
• C) T.B
• D) Malaria

Which of the following research is concerned with the past and attempts to trace the past as a means of seeing the present in perspective?

• A) Descriptive research
• B) Historical research
• C) Experimental research
• D) Co-related research

Who measured the diameter of earth?

• A) Abu Rayhan al-Biruni
• B) Ibrahim al-Fazari
• C) Muhammad al-Fazari
• D) Naubakht

Which of the following is NOT the feature of good research work?

• A) Research should arrive on conclusion
• B) Results should be generalized
• C) There should be parsimony
• D) Results are based on emotions

What is the advantage of field research?

• A) It brings out discoveries from the beginning to the present. It may also make predictions for the future
• B) Results can more easily generalize to the real world because observations are made in a real world setting
• C) This is the most trustworthy and logical way of reaching the facts and realities
• D) Research on such a problem provides a subject to the researcher himself and opens many other avenues for the other researchers

Dynamic decision making is a particular of:

• A) Conventional thinking
• B) Stereotype thinking
• C) Creative thinking
• D) Absolute thinking

Which of the following can NOT termed as primary sources for data collection?

• A) E-Mail contact
• B) Discussion
• C) Newspaper
• D) Direct observation

Breaking out the stereotyping and look for change is characterized as:

• A) Fluency
• B) Elaboration
• C) Flexibility
• D) Originality

Which one of the following is a method of gathering and analyzing the historical evidence?

• A) Bibliography
• B) Historiography
• C) Pictography
• D) Auto biography

Which of the following research is conducted to develop theories?

• A) Field research
• B) Applied research
• C) Basic research
• D) Action research

Pollution on earth has become an international issue. No theory has been formed in this regard yet. Research which will be conducted by you to find the sole causes of pollution is called:

• A) Action research
• B) Historical research
• C) Applied research
• D) Basis research

Which type of research is purely based on the individual efforts of the researcher?

• A) Direct research
• B) Applied research
• C) Evaluation research
• D) Indirect research

Routine decisions making is a particular of:

• A) Non-conventional thinking
• B) Innovative thinking
• C) Creative thinking
• D) Stereotype thinking