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  • 1. What is the primary purpose of research?
A) To increase workload
B) To replace education
C) To reduce work burden and improve life
D) To guess about outcomes
  • 2. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of research?
A) Hypothetical
B) Replicable
C) Empirical
D) Critical
  • 3. Which type of research aims to test or arrive at a theory?
A) Experimental Research
B) Pure Research
C) Applied Research
D) Action Research
  • 4. What makes research systematic?
A) Constantly changing problems
B) Guessing outcomes
C) Logical steps and scientific method
D) Random trials
  • 5. Which method involves looking into past events to find causes or trends?
A) Experimental
B) Historical
C) Descriptive
D) Correlational
  • 6. What is an example of Ex-post Facto research?
A) Future planning
B) Looking back at causes after an event
C) Real-time observation
D) Manipulating variables
  • 7. What distinguishes design problems from research problems?
A) Research must be new, design is unique
B) Design must be new and original
C) Research problems must be easy
D) Design problems must be long
  • 8. What is a key trait of high-quality research?
A) Based on theory and previous work
B) Illogical method
C) Biased perspective
D) Done by experts only
  • 9. What does it mean when research is cyclical?
A) Involves circular reasoning
B) Repeats without results
C) Leads to new problems after solving one
D) Ends without conclusions
  • 10. Which of the following is not a purpose of research?
A) To verify knowledge
B) To discover new facts
C) To improve existing methods
D) To falsify data
  • 11. Which type of research is focused on immediate application?
A) Descriptive Research
B) Action Research
C) Historical Research
D) Pure Research
  • 12. Which research method describes the 'what is' of a situation?
A) Descriptive
B) Historical
C) Experimental
D) Correlational
  • 13. Which of the following best defines 'research'?
A) Copying others' work
B) Guessing solutions
C) Writing essays
D) Systematic investigation to find facts
  • 14. What does it mean when research is empirical?
A) Based on direct observation
B) Based on storytelling
C) Based on opinions
D) Based on guesses
  • 15. What is the primary goal of pure research?
A) Solve a practical issue
B) Develop a product
C) Establish new theories or principles
D) Train students
  • 16. What does 'replicability' mean in research?
A) Cannot be copied
B) Needs no evidence
C) Must be kept secret
D) Can be repeated with similar results
  • 17. What is the key distinction of experimental research?
A) Uses past events
B) Involves manipulation of variables
C) Focuses on surveys
D) Relies on secondary sources
  • 18. What is the function of data analysis in research?
A) Randomize findings
B) Ignore results
C) Collect more data
D) Test hypotheses and summarize data
  • 19. What type of research is concerned with historical events?
A) Descriptive
B) Historical
C) Experimental
D) Action
  • 20. What is the final step in the research process?
A) Drawing Conclusions
B) Gathering Data
C) Writing Hypothesis
D) Defining Variables
  • 21. What is a common difficulty in research?
A) Talking to friends
B) Finding data
C) Recognizing the problem
D) Having too many answers
  • 22. Which of the following is NOT a research method?
A) Theoretical
B) Ex-post Facto
C) Descriptive
D) Correlational
  • 23. A research design must be:
A) Logical
B) Unique
C) Creative
D) Long
  • 24. The value of research includes:
A) Guessing unknowns
B) Avoiding facts
C) Satisfying man's needs
D) Creating confusion
  • 25. Who benefits from research improvements?
A) Data analysts
B) The community
C) Supervisors
D) Researchers only
  • 26. Which of the following is not a research classification by purpose?
A) Applied
B) Content Analysis
C) Pure
D) Action
  • 27. What helps ensure accurate conclusions in research?
A) Hearsay
B) Scientific methods
C) Assumptions
D) Personal bias
  • 28. What does it mean when research is 'logical'?
A) It follows opinions
B) It follows feelings
C) It's subjective
D) It follows valid principles and rules
  • 29. Which best describes the goal of action research?
A) Immediate application and local gain
B) Generalization
C) Building theory
D) Technology development
  • 30. Which of these is not one of the steps in the research process?
A) Choosing a research topic
B) Publishing the work
C) Watching documentaries
D) Collecting data
  • 31. What is the first step in reviewing literature?
A) Write your proposal
B) Define the idea in general terms
C) Organize your notes
D) Contact primary sources
  • 32. Why is it important to conduct a literature review?
A) To define and limit the research problem
B) To duplicate past work
C) To guess outcomes
D) To avoid writing proposals
  • 33. What are primary sources?
A) Textbooks and magazines
B) Newspaper articles
C) Encyclopedias
D) Original research reports
  • 34. What is the function of a hypothesis?
A) To provide direction and define scope
B) To write the conclusion
C) To guess the result
D) To solve the entire problem
  • 35. What does 'sampling current opinions' refer to in a literature review?
A) Creating a survey
B) Ignoring older research
C) Understanding existing viewpoints
D) Avoiding contradictions
  • 36. A good research problem should NOT be:
A) Specific
B) Vague
C) Measurable
D) Achievable
  • 37. Which is a multiple-category variable?
A) Sex
B) Religion
C) Age
D) Height
  • 38. Which is NOT a criterion for selecting a research problem?
A) Uniqueness
B) Popularity
C) Cost
D) Interest
  • 39. What should be done if a research problem is too broad?
A) Drop the topic
B) Include all data available
C) Add more variables
D) Limit the variables or scope
  • 40. What is a key purpose of defining a research problem?
A) To reduce research time
B) To ensure relevance of data
C) To gather unnecessary data
D) To impress others
  • 41. What is a literature review?
A) Creating theories
B) Writing the conclusion
C) Reading prior works related to a topic
D) A tournament proposal
  • 42. What are general sources in literature review?
A) News articles and magazines
B) Journals
C) Original research reports
D) Reviews of research
  • 43. Which source gives a second-hand level of information?
A) General
B) Primary
C) Secondary
D) Official
  • 44. When should you write your proposal in the literature review process?
A) After reviewing primary and secondary sources
B) First
C) While collecting data
D) At the end of research
  • 45. Which of the following is NOT a purpose of literature review?
A) Define the problem
B) Recommend suitable methods
C) Increase confusion
D) Avoid unnecessary repetition
  • 46. Why should the researcher not always follow the most used method?
A) It is outdated
B) It may not suit the current problem
C) It is unreliable
D) It is unpopular
  • 47. What is the first step in selecting a research problem?
A) Analyze past findings
B) Identify the problem and validate it
C) Evaluate the results
D) Collect data
  • 48. What defines a variable in research?
A) A fact from the past
B) A characteristic that can vary
C) A constant value
D) An unchanging concept
  • 49. What kind of variable allows only two characteristics?
A) Multiple
B) Continuous
C) Qualitative
D) Binary
  • 50. Why is hypothesis important in research?
A) To collect more data
B) To indicate variables and relationships
C) To make assumptions
D) To clarify grammar
  • 51. An example of a two-category variable is:
A) Religion
B) Height
C) Sex
D) Age
  • 52. What does a good research topic include?
A) Randomized ideas
B) Clear goals and practical value
C) Endless scope
D) General themes
  • 53. What should a hypothesis be based on?
A) Advice
B) Feelings
C) Opinions
D) Observations and logical thinking
  • 54. How can literature help avoid duplication?
A) By repeating past studies
B) By guessing
C) By ignoring others' work
D) By revealing existing studies
  • 55. Effective literature review includes:
A) Using your own opinions
B) Searching only Wikipedia
C) Consulting experts
D) Skipping irrelevant sources
  • 56. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good research problem?
A) Based on assumptions
B) Cost-effective
C) Clear in scope
D) Interesting
  • 57. Why are consultations important in literature review?
A) To help find relevant sources
B) To entertain participants
C) To shorten the study
D) To guess methods
  • 58. What kind of research problem is likely to be selected?
A) Problems that match the researcher's interest
B) Unsolvable ones
C) Very broad topics
D) Problems with no data
  • 59. What should you do after identifying the research problem?
A) Jump to results
B) Analyze unrelated data
C) Define variables and formulate hypothesis
D) Collect sources
  • 60. What should the size of a research problem be?
A) Small enough for in-depth study
B) Undefined
C) Based on trends
D) As broad as possible
  • 61. What is the purpose of using keywords in a literature review?
A) To confuse the reader
B) To replace reading
C) To identify relevant sources
D) To create new topics
  • 62. What is a critical study of literature aimed at?
A) Identifying knowledge gaps
B) Listing references
C) Memorizing articles
D) Copying results
  • 63. What is the advantage of consulting a librarian during a literature review?
A) To understand cataloging and finding
B) To borrow fiction books
C) To avoid the internet
D) To edit your thesis
  • 64. What do general sources typically provide?
A) An overview and pointers to other sources
B) Critical analysis
C) Original research
D) Research data only
  • 65. Which of the following best describes secondary sources?
A) Works that summarize or report on others' work
B) Online forums
C) Fiction books
D) Official government statistics
  • 66. Which factor is not part of evaluating a research problem?
A) Entertainment value
B) Cost
C) Researcher's capability
D) Feasibility
  • 67. Which of these sources is most likely a primary source?
A) Wikipedia
B) News article
C) Peer-reviewed journal with original data
D) Textbook
  • 68. Which is a function of literature review in research?
A) Provide colorful visuals
B) Recommend suitable research methods
C) Create marketing content
D) Avoid publication
  • 69. What is a characteristic of a well-defined research problem?
A) General and broad
B) Specific and focused
C) Popular on social media
D) Based on trends
  • 70. Which type of research helps improve instruction and practices?
A) Pure Research
B) Applied Research
C) Correlational Research
D) Theoretical Research
  • 71. The scope and delimitation of a study refers to:
A) Boundaries and focus of the study
B) Bibliography details
C) The literature review topics
D) Future predictions
  • 72. What does 'empirical' mean in research?
A) Based on theory only
B) Based on opinions
C) Based on social media
D) Based on experience or observation
  • 73. What does 'analytical' mean in a research context?
A) Copying past results
B) Writing long reports
C) Making assumptions
D) Using proven methods to examine data
  • 74. What is the primary purpose of a research title?
A) To include all possible data points
B) To provide a clear overview of the study's focus
C) To satisfy formatting
D) To hide variables
  • 75. Which variable is manipulated by the researcher?
A) Independent Variable
B) Controlled Variable
C) Intervening Variable
D) Dependent Variable
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