1. Which of the following is characteristic of action research?
A. Variables are tightly controlled
B. Results are generalizable
C. Data are usually qualitative(Ans)
D. Results demonstrate cause-and-effect relationships

2. If a researcher is studying the effect of using laptops in his classroom to ascertain their merit and worth, he is likely conducting which of the following types of research?
A. Experimental
B. Applied
C. Basic
D. Evaluation(Ans)

3. Exploratory research addresses which of the following types of question?
A. If
B. How
C. Why
D. What(Ans)

4. Which of the following is not the source for getting information for exploratory research?
A. Content analysis(Ans)
B. Survey
C. Case study
D. Pilot study

5. Which of the following is the main quality of a good theory?
A. A theory that has survived attempts at falsification(Ans)
B. A theory that is proven to be right
C. A theory that has been disproved
D. A theory that has been falsified

6. Which of the following is not a concept?
A. Leadership
B. Total Quality Management
C. Intelligence Quotient (IQ) (Ans)
D. Human Resource Management

7. A variable that is presumed to cause a change in another variable is known as:
A. Discontinuous variable
B. Dependent variable
C. Independent variable(Ans)
D. Intervening variable

8. Which of the following is the opposite of a variable?
A. An extraneous variable
B. A dependent variable
C. A data set
D. A constant(Ans)

9. Which of the following can best be described as a categorical variable?
A. Age
B. Annual income
C. Grade point average
D. Religion(Ans)

10. “Income distribution of employees” in a specific organization is an example of which of following type of variable?
A. Discontinuous variable
B. Continuous variable(Ans)
C. Dependent variable
D. Independent variable

11. “There is no relationship between higher motivation level and higher efficiency” is an example of which type of hypothesis?
A. Alternative
B. Null(Ans)
C. Co relational
D. Research

12. Which of the following is not a role of hypothesis?
A. Guides the direction of the study
B. Determine feasibility of conducting the study(Ans)
C. Identifies relevant and irrelevant facts
D. Provides framework for organizing the conclusions

13. Hypothesis test may also be called as:
A. Informal test
B. Significance test(Ans)
C. Moderating test
D. T-test

14. Which type of review compares how different theories address an issue?
A. Context review
B. Integrated review
C. Theoretical review(Ans)
D. Methodological review


15. After you locate a source, you should write down all details of the reference, EXCEPT;
A. Volumes
B. Titles
C. Price(Ans)
D. Full names of the authors