Top 150+ Solved Research Methodology of Sociology MCQ Questions Answer

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Q. Who defined “Research as a systematized effort to gain new knowledge”?

a. robert balch and daniel bell

b. redman and mory

c. howard s becker

d. donald black and peter blau

  • b. redman and mory

Q. What is research design?

a. framework for the collection, measurement, and analysis of data

b. a “blueprint” for empirical research

c. it is a conceptual structure within which research is conducted

d. all of the above

  • d. all of the above

Q. Which is not a scientific step identified by Nicholas Walliman?

a. identification or clarification of problem

b. formulation of provisional solution or hypothesis

c. elimination or adjustment of unsuccessful solution

d. procedure of analysis

  • d. procedure of analysis

Q. The term “Habitualisation” coined by …………………………….?

a. peter berger and thomas luckman

b. william james and john dewey

c. edmund husserl and martin heidegger

d. bertrand russell and david hume

  • a. peter berger and thomas luckman

Q. Which study design give more preference to solution-driven research rather than testingtheories?

a. case study design

b. action research design

c. causality research designs

d. cohort study design

  • b. action research design

Q. Which Condition is not necessary for determining causality?

a. contextual analysis of situation

b. empirical association

c. appropriate time order

d. nonspuriousness

  • a. contextual analysis of situation

Q. Which branch of philosophy discuss the nature of being and its existence?

a. ontology

b. epistemology

c. axiology

d. logic

  • a. ontology

Q. What is the first stage of a systematic review?

a. consider the area/region and time of the study

b. seek out studies relevant to the scope and purpose of the review

c. analyse each study and synthesize the result

d. define the purpose and scope of the review

  • d. define the purpose and scope of the review

Q. Which of the following is a method that is commonly used in qualitative research?

a. mailed questionnaire

b. ethnography

c. surveys

d. structured observation

  • b. ethnography

Q. Which of the following is not a criticism of qualitative research?

a. qualitative research is too subjective

b. not difficult to replicate

c. problem of generalization

d. lack of transparency

  • b. not difficult to replicate

Q. “Foundations of behavioural science” written by …………………?

a. francis bacon

b. jack gibbs

c. fred n kerlinger

d. arnoold rose

  • c. fred n kerlinger

Q. “The discovery of grounded theory” written by

a. barney g glazer and anselm l strauss

b. ruth benedict and peter berger

c. david abrahamsen and albert cohen

d. harrington, m and walter miller

  • a. barney g glazer and anselm l strauss

Q. What is meant by grounded theory?

a. generating theory from the data

b. systematic method of exploring

c. conceptualizing social life

d. social behaviour in its natural setting

  • a. generating theory from the data

Q. Which of the following is not an element in “trustworthiness” criteria for assessingqualitative research?

a. dependability

b. transferability

c. credibility

d. validity

  • d. validity
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