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School of Distance Education
UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
M A SOCIOLOGY
I SEMESTER
(2019 Admission)
CORE COURSE(SOC1 C02)
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY OF SOCIOLOGY
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Whodefined “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
2. Empirical method and data more relies on ---------------
A)Facts and prejudices B)Values and beliefs
C)Sensory experience D)Social action
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
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6. Which study design give more preference to solution-driven research rather than testing
theories?
A)Case study design B) Action research design
C)Causality research designs D)Cohort Study Design
7. WhichCondition is not necessary for determining causality?
A)Contextual analysis of situation B)Empirical association
C)Appropriate time order D)Nonspuriousness
8. What is a cross-sectional design?
A) In-depth study of a particular research problem
B) Study conducted over a period of time involving members of a population united
by some commonality or similarity
C) The collection of data from more than one case at one moment in time
D) Understanding a phenomenon in terms of conditional statements
9. Why do you need to review the existing literature?
A)To know the complete and detailed information of the selected literature
B) To make long list of references
C) Due to essential step in research process
D) To find out Existing knowledge about the topic
10. Which branch of philosophy discuss the nature of being and its existence?
A)Ontology B) Epistemology C) Axiology D)Logic
11. 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
12. Which of the following is a method that is commonly used in qualitative research?
A) Mailed questionnaire B) Ethnography
C) Surveys D) Structured observation
13. 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
14. “Foundations of behavioural science” written by …………………?
A) Francis Bacon B)Jack Gibbs C)Fred N Kerlinger D) Arnoold Rose
15. “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
16. 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
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17. Which term is used to refer an abstract symbol representing an object, a property of object
or a certain phenomenon?
A)Variable B)Hypothesis C)Concept D)Definitions
18. Which of the following is not an element in “trustworthiness” criteria for assessing
qualitative research?
A)Dependability B)Transferability C) Credibility D)Validity
19. Social research method help the researcher;
A)Togather information for solve the research questions
B)Tomake awareness among participant
C)Tomake research design
D)All of the above
20. Qualitative research method include all of the following, excluding;
A)Visual ethnography B)Structured observation
C)Content analysis D)Oral history
21. …………………. Is the study of “what there is”?
A)Epistemology B)Aesthetics C)Ontology D)Ethics
22. Which branch of knowledge relates to the existence of single reality which can be
studied?
A) Objectivist ontology B)Epistemology .
C) Ethics D)Logic
23. The ………………….. thought emphasize that social entities exists in reality external to
social actors?
A)Constructivism B)Objectivist ontology
C)Axiology D)Ethics
24. ……………….thought beliefs that reality is constructed with in the human mind?
A)Relativist ontology B) Cognitivism
C) Actualism D)Analogy
25. The doctrine …………… emphasizing that social phenomena are created from the
perceptions and actions of social actors?
A) Meta physics B) Constructivism C) Subjectivism D)Ontology
26. The term epistemology derived from …………………….?
A)Latin B)Roman C) French D)Greek
27. The term Epistemology derived from the ………………………. Words?
A)Episteme and logos B)Epistum and logos
C) Episteme and reason D)None of the above
28. Who developed the deductive strategy?
A)Karl Popper B)Nicolas Malebranche
C) George Berkeley D)David Hume
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29. Stanley distinguished reflexivity into two; Descriptive reflexivity and ………………….?
A)Subjective reflexivity B)Analytical reflexivity
C)Personal reflexivity D)Epistemological reflexivity
30. The word “episteme” means ……………………?
A)Knowledge B) Facts C)Values D)Probable knowledge
31. Epistemology is the branch of philosophy, which is concerned with …………………….?
A) Reality B)Knowledge
C) Existence and self-knowledge D)Fundamental concept
32. ………………………… is the branch of philosophy, which study the nature, methods
and limits of human knowledge?
A)Ontology B)Axiology C)Epistemology D)Hermeneutics
33. ………………………. Emphasizing that reality exists outside of the individual mind?
A)Objectivist epistemology B)hermeneutics
C) Indexicalilty D)Intentionality
34. Which is not a classification of continuous variable?
A) Constant variable B) Dichotomous variable
C) Predicator variable D)Polytomous variable
35. The thought ………………………. Point out that truth or meaning arises in and out of
our engagement with the realities in our world?
A)Constructionist epistemology B)Objectivist epistemology
C) Hermeneutics D) Intuitionalistic logic
36. The practice of formulate generalization from a specific case. It known as …………….?
A)Falsification B) Deduction C) Hypothesis D) Induction
37. The doctrine ………………………… concerned with that reality can be communicated
in a range of symbol and language framework?
A)Nominalism B) Logical constant
C) Formalism D)Subjectivist epistemology
38. Who said that “interpretisvism is an epistemology that it is necessary for the researcher to
understand difference between human in our role as social actors”?
A)HenryJackman B)Saunders C)Mark Balaguer D)John Bickle
39. The branch of philosophy which deals with “study of interpretation”
A)Epistemology B)Ontology C)Hermeneutics D)Aesthetics
40. ……………………….. isto use acquire first hand and in-depth knowledge from people?
A)Survey reports B)Archives C)Oral history D) Gazetteers
41. The philosophical approach begin with the deciphering scriptural writing?
A)Objectivist epistemology B)Hermeneutics
C)Constructionist epistemology D)Intuitionalism
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