Research Aptitude is the natural ability to conduct scientific observations. Currently, UGC NET emphasizes the Research Aptitude Paper-1 exam.
UGC NET Research Aptitude pyq
Research Aptitude refers to an individual’s natural ability and interest toward conducting research. It includes the essential skills and knowledge base required to identify problems, collect and analyze data and draw conclusions. A strong research aptitude is critical for academic, scientific, or professional research work.
UGC NET Research Aptitude Syllabus
| Research Aptitude | |
| Chapter | Subject’s |
| 1 | Research – Meaning, Types, and Characteristics, Positivism and Post-positivistic approach to research. |
| 2 | Methods of Research -Experimental, Descriptive, Historical, Qualitative and Quantitative methods. |
| 3 | Steps of Research. |
| 4 | Thesis and Article writing -Format and styles of referencing |
| 5 | Application of ICT in research. |
| 6 | Research ethics. |
UGC NET June & Dec 2023
Q. Use of theory in Social science research is important as it provides….
A) Contrasting framework
B) Excess literature
C) Justification for research
D) Quantitative data
Q. A sample of respondents which is available to researchers because of their access to the respondents is identified as….
A) Random sampling
B) Quota sampling
C) Snowball sampling
D) Convenience sampling
Q. Which of the following are the steps in systematic review of literature?
A) Search for archival records
B) Define the purpose
C) Assess the relevance of selected studies
D) Identify the quality of each study
E) Interview the authors of each study selected
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options below:
(1) A,B,C. (2) B,C,D. (3) B,C,E. (4) A,C,E
Q. Given below are two statements:
Statement – I: Quantitative research lays emphasis on the generalisability of findings. Statement – II: Probability sampling does not generate a representative sample.
In the light of above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A) Both statements I and II are true
B) Both statements I and II are false
C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Q. Given below are two statements:
Statement – I: In probability sampling, it is not necessary that all the members of population have an equal opportunity to be the part of the sample.
Statement – II: Non-probability sampling method is not a fixed or predefined selection process.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A) Both statements I and II are true
B) Both statements I and II are false
C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Q. Arrange the following research components in correct sequence:
A) preparing a research plan.
B) collecting data.
C) Drawing a conclusion
D) Formulating a research questions/objectives.
E) analysing data
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A) A,D,B,E,C. (B) D,A,B,E,C. (C) A,B,D,C,E. (D) A,D,B,C,E
Q. In the data set any extreme value, either very large or small, compared to the rest of the data,is said to be…
A) Exceedance
B) Qutlier
C) Extreme
D) Outsider
Q. In online survey, which of the following are sampling issues?
A) People in a household, use the same computer, as they have access to only one
B) Many respondents may have multiple emails IDs
C) Internet users constitute a biased sample of the population
D) Sampling frames for online survey are cheap
E) The government restrict online surveys.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(1) B,C,A. (2) B,C,D. (3) A,C,E. (4) B,D,E
Q. Median of a data set equivalent to
A) First quartile of that data
B) Second quartile of that data
C) Third quartile of that data
D) Interquartile range of that data
Q. Given below are two statements:
Statement – I: Like correlation, statistical regression examines the association or relationship variables.
Statement – II: The primary purpose of regression is prediction.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A) Both statement I and II are correct.
B) Both statement I and II are incorrect.
C) Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect.
D) Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct.
Q. Given below are two statements:
Statement – I: If we accept a hypothesis when it should be rejected, we say type I error has been made.
Statement – II: If we reject a hypothesis when it should be accepted, we say type II error has been made.
In the light of above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A) Both statement I and II are true.
B) Both statement I and II are false.
C) Statement I is true but statement II is false.
D) Statement I is false but statement II is true.
Q. Which of the following software are used for checking plagiarism?
A) Turnitin
B) E – view
C) Scopus
D) Urkund
E) Quetext
choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below —
(1) B,C,D. (2) A,B,C. (3) A,D,E. (4) A,B,E
Q. Which of the following methods are used to measure reliability in research ?
A) Chain – referral sampling
B) Test – Retest method
C) Split – half method
D) Inter – rater method
E) Judgemental test
Choose the correct answer from the options given below –
(1) A,B,C. (2) A,D,C. (3) B,C,D. ( 4) B,D,E
Q. While reading research paper or research report, often one comes across the abbreviation ‘ViZ’ which means —
A) for example
B) namely
C) against
D) refer to
Q. Given below are two statements:
Statement – I : t- tests are appropriate only when the dependent variables being measured are continuous.
Statement – II : Chi – square statistics allows us to test hypothesis using both continuous and ordinal data.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below —
A) Both statement I and II are true.
B) Both statement I and II are false.
C) Statement I is true but statement II is false.
D) Statement I is false but statement II is true.
Q. Given below are two statements:
Statement – I : UGC – CARE list includes all the Scopus, web of science, and MLA indexed journals.
Statement – II : Open access journals are predatory journals.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below —
A) Both statement I and II are true.
B) Both statement I and II are false.
C) Statement I is true but statement II is false.
D) Statement I is false but statement II is true.
Q. A student submits ph.D thesis in a university,upon scrutiny, it is found that his/her thesis has a similarity content of 35% this would in which of the following categories of plagiarism according to UGC regulations ?
A) Level – 0
B) Level – 1
C) Level – 2
D) Level – 3
Q. Identify the threats of the internal validity of an investigation…
A) History
B) Instrumentation
C) Maturation
Choose the correct answer from the options given below —
(1) A,B. (2) B,C. (3) A,C. (4) A,B,C
Q. The main prcoccupations of quantitative researchers are…
A) Measurement
B) Causality
C) Generalization
D) Replication
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) A,B. (2) B,C,D. (3) A,C,D. (4) A,B,C,D
Q. Given below are two statements:
Statement – I : The process of deduction involves drawing generalizable inference out of observation.
Statement -II : Positivism advocates the application of the methods of the natural science to the study of social reality.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below…
A) Both statement I and II are correct.
B) Both statement I and II are incorrect.
C) Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect.
D) Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct.
Q. Which of the following are the characteristics of a good test ?
A) Objectivity
B) Validity
C) Comprehensiveness
D) Diagnosticity
E) Practicability
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) A,B,D,E. (2) A,B,C,D,E. (3) B,D. (4) C,E
Q. Quantitative research can be constructed as a research strategy that usually….
A) Entails a deductive approach to the relationship between theory and research.
B) Emphasizes na inductive approach to the relationship between theory and research.
C) Rejects the practices and norms of natural scientific model and of Positivism in particular.
D) Embodies a view of social reality as a constantly shifting emergent property of individuals creation.
Q. In academic writing, the abbreviation ‘fn’ is used to represent..
A) Forenoon
B) Footnote
C) Forward page number
D) Following page number
Q. A variable that has a causal impact on another variable is called…
A) Dependent variable
B) Independent variable
C) Confounding variable
D) Extraneous variable
Q. Given below are two statements:
Statement -I : Qualitative research lays emphasis on contextual understanding.
Statement -II : Quantitative research is typically highly unstructured.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below..
A) Both statement I and II are true.
B) Both statement I and II are false.
C) Statement I is true but statement II is false.
D) Statement I is false but statement II is true.
Q. Which of the following refers to a method of sampling in which a core group of participants who are initially sampled for a research study recruit or recommend other potential participants ?
A) Simple random sampling.
B) Snowball sampling.
C) Quota sampling.
D) Stratified random sampling.
Q. Given below are two statements:
Statement – I : According to UGC regulation 2018 on prevention of plagiarism a student is required to give an undertaking while submitting a thesis, stating that the document is his/her original work which free from any plagiarism.
Statement -II : According to UGC regulations 2018 on prevention of plagiarism, the research supervisor is not required to certify that the work done by the researcher under him/her Plagiarism free.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
A) Both statement I and II are correct.
B) Both statement I and II are incorrect.
C) Statment I is correct but statement II is incorrect.
D) Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct.
Q. Identify the sampling issues that are problematic in online survey..
A) Many people use more than one internet service provider.
B) Every person has only one email address.
C) A house hold may have one computer but several users.
D) Internet users are a biased sample of the population.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) A,B,C. (B) B,C,D. (C) A,B,D. (D) A,C,D
Q. Identify the similarities between quantitative and qualitative research..
A) Both are concerned with data reduction.
B) Both are concerned with variation in data.
C) Both lay emphasis on contextual understanding.
D) Both lay emphasis on generalization.
E) Both are concerned with answering research questions.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A) A,D. (B) A,B,D,E. (C) B,D,E. (D) A,B,E
Q. Identify the correct reasons for writing a literature review..
A) You need to know what is already known in connection with your research area.
B) It may help you to develop an anatytic framework.
C) It will help with the interpretation of your findings.
D) It may suggest further research questions for you.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) A,B. (B) B,C,D. (C) A,C,D. (D) A,B,C,D
Q. The study of the behavior of humans and non – humans in the natural environment without any manipulation of variables is called..
A) Quasi – experimental research
B) Observational research
C) Subjective research
D) Anthropometric research
Q. Given below are two statements:
Statement -I : A dependent variable can never be dichotomous.
Statement -II : An independent variable is always dichotomous.
in light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A) Both statement I and II are correct.
B) Both statement I and II are incorrect.
C) Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect.
D) Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct.
Q. In studies involving human subjects, there could be short or long term changes in participants because of psychological changes like boredom and fatigue. This would constitute which of the following threats to internal validity ?
A) Maturation threats
B) History threats
C) selection threats
D) Instrumentation threats
Q. In the submission of thesis, if a students is found to commit plagiarism of level 3 as per UGC regulation 2018 on plagiarism, the following penalty will be imposed..
A) Student shall be debarred from submitting the revised thesis for a period of one year.
B) Students registration for that Programme shall be cancelled.
C) Student shall be debarred from submitting the revised thesis for 6 months.
D) Student shall be asked to submit the revised thesis with in 6 months.
Q. A statistical test that permits assessment of possible significance of difference across means of multiple groups is ….
A) Student t – test
B) Analysis of variance
C) Paired t – test
D) Chi – square test
Q. The students t – test is typically used…
A) in comparing to groups to see if their means differ.
B) in comparing multiple groups to see if their means differ.
C) in testing the stationarity of a time series.
D) in testing the goodness of fit of a model.
Q. A Similarity of 57% is detected in the thesis submitted by a student. As per UGC regulation 2018 on plagiarism the student has committed plagiarism of level…
A) Level – 1
B) Level – 2
C) Level – 3
D) Level – 4
Q. When participant drop out of a study, leading to change in the nature of the sample, it would cause which of the following threats to internal validity ?
A) selection threats
B) attrition threats
C) history threats
D) testing threats
Q. If data is classified as – 0 – 10, 10 – 20, 20 – 30, ———– the method of this classification is known as..
A) individual method ( series )
B) exclusive method ( series )
C) inclusive method ( series )
D) discrete method ( series )
Q. When a researcher divides the entire population in sections, it is called as…..
A) stratified sampling
B) cluster sampling
C) convenience sampling
D) systematic sampling
Q. Given below are two statements:
Statement – I: a cohort is a population whose members have some specific characteristics in common.
Statement – II: in a prospective study, the researcher relies on people’s memories and recollections of the past.
in the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A) Both statement I and II are true
B) Both statement I and II are false
C) Statement I is true but statement II is false
D) Statement I is false but statement II is true
Q. A company wants to study the job satisfaction of its employees, it divides its employees in to four groups based on their job title and then randomly selects 50 employees from each group. which type of samping is this ?
A) simple random sampling
B) stratified sampling
C) cluster sampling
D) systematic sampling
Q. Which of the following are the actions of an ethnographic research?
A) He gets immersed in the social setting
B) He avoids collecting documents about the group members he is researching upon
C) He observes the behavior of group members
D) He listens to their conversation
E) He does not interview the participants when they are not amenable to observation.
(A) A,B,C. (B) A,C,D. (C) B,C,D. (D) C,D,E
Q. Which of the following represents the Quantitative research methodology ?
A) one to one interview
B) survey research
C) focus groups
D) correlation research
E) descriptive research
choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) A,D,E. (B) B,D,E. (C) B,C,D. (D) C,D,E
Q. Relies such as fingerprints are considered credible by which of the following research methodology ?
A) experimental research
B) quantitative research
C) historical research
D) descriptive research
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ugc – net : 2020
Q. Which of the following steps are least vulnerable to research ethics?
A) identifying the research variables
B) defining the research variables
C) data collection procedure
D) data analysis procedure
E) reporting research outcomes
choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(1) A,B. (2) B,C. (3) C,D. (4) D,E
Q. Which one of the following research procedures will figure under post – positivistic approach ?
A) normative survey
B) experimental study
C) ethnographic study
ex – post facto study
Q. In using the hypothetico – deductive research paradigm which of the following sequences is considered appropriate ?
A) hypothesis making, hypothesis testing, arriving at Generalization, conclusion.
B) establishing a research problem, hypothesis making, hypothesis testing, arriving at Generalization and conclusion.
C) hypothesis making, establishing a research problem, hypothesis testing, arriving at Generalization, and conclusion.
D) hypothesis testing, hypothesis making, finalizing the research problem, arriving at Generalization and conclusion.
Q. The personalistic style of writing a research report are permissible in which of the following research?
A) grounded theory
B) experimental research
C) participant observation based research
D) historical research
E) case study research
choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(1) A,B,C. (2) B,C,D. (3) C,D,E. (4) A,C,E
Q. College teacher planned research program in which he/she intend to improve so emotional aspect of his or her classroom climate during teaching. Which of the following process method will be considered appropriate in this context.
A) experimental method
B) descriptive method
C) historical method
D) action research method
Q. Which of the following sampling techniques in research imply randomization and equal probability of drawing the units ?
A) Quota sampling
B) Snowball sampling
C) Stratified sampling
D) Dimensional sampling
E) Cluster sampling
choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(1) A,B. (2) B,C. (3) C,E. (4) D,E
Q. Arrange the steps in a hypothetico – deductive research in the correct sequence —
A) Identifying and defining a research problem
B) Defining the population and drawing a sub – set thereform
C) Data collection using appropriate research tasks followed by data analyses
D) Hypothesis formulation and developing a design of research
E) Taking a decision of the substantive research hypothesis via testing of the null hypothesis
choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) A,D,B,C,E. (2) A,B,C,D,E. (3) A,C,B,D,E. (4) B,A,C,D,E
Q. Using an appropriate parametric test in a research project, the researcher finds evidence to reject the null hypothesis. In doing so, which type of error is likely —
A) Alpha error
B) Beta error
C) Both Alpha and Beta error
D) Neither Alpha nor Beta error
Q. Assertion – A : Empirico – inductive paradigm in research focuses on meaning – giving subjective perspective to depict reality. Reasoning – R : The purpose of research in this paradigm is not to arrive at Generalization but to discover the reality as lived.
A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
B) Both A and R is correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C) A is correct but R is incorrect.
D) A is incorrect but R is correct.
Q. Which of the following is a data visualization method?
A) Line
B) Circle and triangle
C) Pie – chart and Bar – chart.
D) Pentagon
Q. A teacher proposes to find out the effect of praise and encouragement during a teaching learning session based on skinner theory of reinforcement. What type of research will it belong to ?
A) Fundamental research
B) Evaluative research
C) Action research
D) Applied research
Q. Given below are two statements: Statement : I – all research adds to the corpus of knowledge by advancing a theory. Statement : II – the focus of action research is basically on the amelioration of prevalent practices.
in the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below —
A) Both statement I and II are true
B) Both statement I and II are false
C) Statement I is true but statement II is false
D) Statement I is false but statement II is true
Q. Which of the following referencing style is used for research in the field of Business, History and Art’s ?
A) APA Style
B) MLA Style
C) Chicago style
D) IEEE Style
Q. Given below are two statements: Statement – I : Positivism says that sciences need not be free from speculative and metaphysical approach. Statement – II : Positivism is suitable for natural sciences.
in the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A) Both statement I and II are correct
B) Both statement I and II are incorrect
C) Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect
D) Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct
Q. 2022
Q. Relics such as fingerprints are considered credible by which of the following research methodology ?
A) Experimental
B) Quantitative
C) Historical
D) Descriptive
Q. Match list – I with list – II
list – I ( Research Methodology )
A) source criticism
B) Positivism
C) interpretivism
D) post – Positivism
list – II ( Approach / Beliefs )
i) the observer is the part of what is being observed
ii) reality cannot be known with certainty
III) the process of evaluating the qualities of information
iv) human interests are irrelevant
choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(a) A – I, B – II, C – III, D – IV
(b) A – II, B – I, C – IV, D – III
(c) A – III, B – IV, C – I, D – II
(d) A – IV, B – III, C – II, D – I
Q. Which of the following represent the Quantitative research methodology ?
A) one of one interview
B) survey research
C) focus groups
D) correlation research
E) descriptive research
choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(a) A,D, E. (b) B,D,E. (c) B,C,D. (d) C,D,E.
References
- Best, J.W & Khan, J.V (2006) “Research in Education” (10th Ed.). New Delhi: PHI Learning Private Limited.
- Creswell, J.W (2019) “Educational Research” (4th Ed.). Pearson, ISBN 978-93-325-4947-0
- Kaul L. (1984) Methodology of Education Research, New Delhi, Vikas Publishing House
- Kishan, N (2016) “Economics of Education” APH Publishing Corporation.
- UGC NET Research Aptitude pyq
Q – What is research
Ans – Research is a careful investigation, recording data and drawing conclusions. So, research refers to the search for knowledge.
Q – Definition of Research by the author
Ans – Definition of Research by the author is –
i) According to Earl Robert Babbie – “Research is a systematic inquiry to describe, explain, predict, and control the observed phenomenon”.
ii) According to John W. Best and Kahn – “Research is the systematic and objective analysis and recording of controlled observation that may lead to the development of generalization, principles or theories resulting in prediction and possibly ultimate control of events”.
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