Research Methodology and Management Decision - JNU solved assignments

 

	Research Methodology and Management Decision
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1	What refers to communicating the facts, data and information through reports to the persons for whom such facts and data are collected and compiled?	Researching
		Report writing
		Reporting
		Interpretation
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2	What consists of formulation of research problem, review of literature, theoretical frame  work and formulation of hypothesis?	The planning phase
		The conceptual phase
		The design phase
		The empirical phase
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3	Which is the range within which the population average (or other parameter) will lie in accordance with the reliability specified in the confidence level as a percentage of the estimate ± or as a numerical quantity?	Chance error
		Frame error
		Precision
		Sampling
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4	Which is the first step which is primarily concerned with the development of a subject?	Preparation of the rough draft
		Preparation of the final outline
		Rewriting and polishing of the rough draft
		Logical analysis of the subject matter
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5	What is simply a system of assigning number symbols to events in order to label them?	Ordinal scale
		Nominal scale
		Ratio scale
		Interval scale
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6	Which is the first item after the number in the footnote?	The publication
		The author’s name
		The year of publication
		The edition
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7	What is concerned with the study of how one or more variables affect changes in another variable?	Magnitude table
		Causal analysis
		Continuous variable
		Numerical variable
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8	What studies the behavior of human beings as members of society, and their feelings, response, attitudes under different circumstances?	Scientific research
		Social analysis
		Social research
		Scientific analysis
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9	What can take only isolated (exact) values, it does not carry any fractional  value?	Data
		Discrete data
		Discrete variable
		Variable
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10	What are often used in data presentation for they simplify numbers, reducing all of them to a 0 to 100 range?	Percentage
		Numeric
		Numbers
		Alphabets
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11	Which is that phenomena which can take on quantitatively different values even in decimal points?	Simple variables
		Quantitative variables
		Continuous variables
		Variables
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12	What may be an entirely new discovery, the knowledge of which has not existed so far?	Fundamental survey
		Social survey
		Fundamental research
		Social research
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13	What is primarily used for highly scientific and research purposes?	Super computer
		Fastest computer
		Power computer
		Computer
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14	What should be written in a concise and objective style and in simple language, avoiding vague expressions?	Final draft
		Bibliography
		Research report
		References
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15	Which is the extent to which differences found with a measuring instrument reflect true differences  among those being tested?	Availability
		Reliability
		Elasticity
		Validity
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16	In which sampling method do all the units or items in the population have a chance of being chosen in the sample?	Random
		Non random
		Systematic
		Probability
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17	What has become very popular these days as a scientific method for discovering relevant  impact and inter-relationships of social psychological variables from given populations?	Empirical research
		Survey research
		Field investigation research
		Action research
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18	What is conducted to test the empirical content or the basic assumptions or the very  validity of theory under given conditions?	Exploratory research
		Fundamental research
		Applied research
		Social research
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19	What refers to the task of drawing inferences from the collected facts after an analytical and/or experimental study?	Report writing
		Research
		Research report
		Interpretation
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20	What refers to a search for knowledge?	Brain storming
		Action research
		Fundamental survey
		Research
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21	What tries to establish casual connection between various human activities?	Factor
		Survey
		Social research
		Fundamental research
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22	What are used by dealers of consumer durables to collect information regarding their products?	Radio buttons
		Warranty cards
		Panels
		Check boxes
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23	What refers to some difficulty which a researcher experiences in the context of either a  theoretical or practical situation and wants to obtain a solution for the same?	Research process
		Research
		Problem
		Research problem
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24	Which is the most widely used measure of dispersion?	Mode
		Mean
		Standard deviation
		Median
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25	What describes the procedures of assigning numbers to various degrees of opinion, attitude and other concepts?	Validity
		Ratio scale
		Mapping
		Scaling
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26	What are placed at the bottom of the page on which the reference or quotation which they identify or supplement ends?	End notes
		Foot message
		Footnotes
		Page numbers
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27	Which is the most commonly used semiconductor—a material which is neither a good conductor of electricity nor a bad one?	Glass
		Silicon
		Fibre
		Aluminium
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28	What refers to raw data without interpretation and represents the personal or official opinion or position?	Research design
		Primary data
		Secondary data
		Tertiary data
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29	Which is the process of examining the data collected through various methods to detect errors and  omissions and correct them for further analysis?	Questionnaire
		Interview
		Observation
		Editing
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30	What is generally represented by index, bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopaedias, handbooks, directories and other finding aids like the internet search engines?	Primary data
		Research design
		Secondary data
		Tertiary data
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31	The variables that take any numerical value within a specified range are called _______________.	discrete variable
		numerical variable
		continuous variable
		variable
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32	Generally, the design which minimises bias and maximises the reliability of the data collected and analysed is  considered a ___________________.	milestone
		benchmark
		standard design
		good design
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33	Once the data is collected and edited, the next step towards further processing the data is  ___________________.	classification
		organising
		interview
		scheduling
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34	The purpose of _________________ is to discover answers to questions through the application of scientific procedures.	interview
		research
		systematic
		questionnaire
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35	If research report is to be written by hand, then _____________ ink should be use	black
		red and green
		blue
		black or blue-black
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36	Experimentation will refer to that process of research in which __________________.	evaluation takes place at different phases or stages of performance of the project
		maximum variables are manipulated under conditions
		only one variable is manipulated under conditions
		one or more variables are manipulated under conditions
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37	At present we are in the middle of the _____________  generation of the computer.	7th
		4th
		5th
		3rd
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38	A concept which can take on different quantitative values is called a _____________.	subject
		variable
		design
		factor
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39	Computers use binary system because the electrical devices can understand only ________________.	‘on’ (0) or ‘off’ (1).
		‘on’ (1) or ‘off’ (2).
		‘on’ (1) or ‘off’ (0).
		‘in’ (1) or ‘out’ (0).
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40	Discussion concerning a problem often produces useful information; this is known as __________________.	sharing of experiences
		brain storming
		experience survey
		sharing of problems
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41	An arithmetic concept which uses two levels, instead of ten, but operates on the same logic is called the ___________________.	secondary system
		logical concept
		binary system
		arithmetic concept
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42	Research can be defined as “a scientific and ______________ search for applicable information on a specific topic”.	factor
		subject
		good design
		systematic
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43	Constant verification of the old concepts is also needed, especially in case of _______________ sciences.	survey
		fundamental survey
		experience survey
		dynamic
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44	Data that is input into the internal storage of the CPU is available for processing by the___________________, which conveys the result of the calculations and comparisons back to the internal storage.	Logical Unit
		Language Unit
		Numeric Unit
		Arithmetic Logical Unit
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45	The main aim of research is to find out the __________________.	theory
		truth
		social research
		problem
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46	The selection process of the items selected composes what is technically called 'a sample', this technique is  called _________________.	sample survey
		sample design
		simple random
		random technique
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47	When in addition to setting up inequalities we can also form differences, we refer to the data as ___________________.	retrieval data
		process data
		interval data
		ordinal data
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48	The chart indicates that the research _________________ consists of a number of closely related activities.	subject
		brain storming
		process
		design
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49	From a statistical point of view, the term ________________ refers to the total of the items or units in any field of inquiry, whereas the term ________________ refers to the total of items about which information is desire	global, pollution
		universal, popular
		population, universe
		universe, population
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50	The methods used for _______________ are usually personal interviews method and the survey metho	action research
		qualitative research
		exploratory research
		quantitative research
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51	The function of the input-output devices is to get information into, and out of, the __________.	screen
		CPU
		mother board
		monitor
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52	The systematic approach concerning generalisation and the formulation of a ____________ is also research.	benchmark
		theory
		research
		design
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53	In attitude measurement, the researcher is primarily interested in measuring the ___________________ of the respondent (s).	IQ
		personality
		attitude
		state of mind
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54	The survey conducted on the basis of sample is described as _______________.	sample survey
		random technique
		sample design
		Chi Square Distribution
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55	Independent variables that are not related to the purpose of the study, but may affect the dependent variable are  termed as ___________________.	independent variables
		continuous variables
		dependent variables
		extraneous variables
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56	In social science, a lot of ______________ is being carried on for both purposes and has resulted in the discovery of new facts as well as modification of old concepts.	research
		good design
		factor
		social research
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57	A research design is a _______________ which directs the plan of action to complete the research work.	blue print
		design
		blue print
		basic print
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58	The next step after stating the management problem, research purpose, and research hypotheses and questions, is to formulate a _________________.	research design
		survey
		question
		interview
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59	A simple random sample is one in which each item in the total population has ____________ chance of being  included in the sample.	maximum
		minimum
		no
		an equal
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60	Subject which is overdone should not be normally chosen, ____________________.	it will be easy to follow the problem
		else, there will be more resources of same subject
		there is a need of variety of subjects
		for it will be a difficult task to throw any new light in such a case
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61	Which of the following is the act of storing and assorting finished goods so as to create adequate time utility at a minimum possible cost?	Warehousing
		Transport
		Transport mix
		Airways
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62	Which of the following are uneconomical on long runs?	Railways
		Roadways
		Airways
		Inventory
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63	Which of the following is the most energy efficient and the cheapest mode to carry heavy cargo and bulky goods over longer distances?	Roadways
		Railways
		Waterways
		Airways
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64	What is a small building where selling or an information unit is located?	Shopping
		Kiosk
		Catalogue
		C2C
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65	Which of the following shapes the entire structure of the distribution system?	Transportation
		Marketing
		Sales
		Warehousing
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66	Which is the original and oldest form of direct marketing?	Face to face selling
		Direct mail marketing
		Telemarketing
		Advertising
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67	Which of the following marketing is the most recent channel for direct marketing?	Electronic
		Kiosk
		Tele
		Catalogue
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68	Which of the following is the science and art of understanding human desire and pointing ways to their fulfilment?	Telemarketing
		Direct mail method
		Electronic market
		Personal selling
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69	Which of the following calls customers to maintain and nurture key account relationships?	Telesales
		Tele-coverage
		Tele-prospecting
		Teleconferencing
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70	What is a small building where selling or an information unit is located?	Shopping
		Kiosk
		Catalogue
		C2C
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71	The New ________ is based on the digital revolution and the efficient management of information.	Revolution
		Strategy
		Economy
		World
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72	___________ has several attributes; it can be easily differentiated, customised and personalise	Entities
		Information
		Interaction
		Communication
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73	Marketing mix is a set of marketing tools that the firm uses to pursue its marketing objectives in the ________.	overall market
		main market
		target market
		stock market
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74	A manufacturer or a producer has to take a decision regarding most of the _____________ distribution channel.	expensive and handy
		discounted and inconvenient
		cheap and favorable
		economical and convenient
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75	Marketing managers have to face competition which is at four levels, based upon the degree of ____________.	productivity
		work
		product substitutability
		work culture
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76	A __________ is anything that can be offered to a market to satisfy a want or a nee	economy
		democracy
		production
		enterprise
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77	_________ characterisations of a product are those for which there exists a perception which is reasonably uniform amongst its observers	Implicit
		Explicit
		Function
		Economy
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78	Every marketable product has an _________________which is exchanged between the buyer and seller for a mutually agreed or acceptable consideration.	Consumer satisfaction
		Business need satisfaction
		Peripherals of associated attributes
		Exchange value
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79	____________ begins with formulating an offering to meet the target customer’s needs or wants.	Marketing mix preparation
		Marketing mix set-up
		Marketing mix planning
		Marketing mix scheduling
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80	The set of tangible and intangible attributes include packing, color, price, quality and brand plus the ________ of the seller.	services and reputation
		services and status
		sources and value
		sales and revenue
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81	____________is defined as a research technique in which the product under study is placed on sale in one or  more selected localities or areas and its reception by consumer and trade is observed, recorded and analyse	Test analysis
		Marketing management
		Test marketing
		Test mixing
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82	The information to be collected through test marketing depends upon the objectives of testing laid down by the __________ .	higher authority
		management
		officers
		HR
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83	Products are never presented to consumers in their _______.	odd forms
		extraordinary forms
		naturals forms
		normal forms
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84	Products also use labels to give _________.	instructions
		directions
		advice
		orders
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85	A _____________test may cost several crores of rupees. This depends on the number of test cities selected, the test duration and the amount of data to be collecte	full-scale
		half scale
		middle scale
		intermediate
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86	Packaging includes all the activities of ___________the container of the product.	designing and producing
		shipping
		exporting
		advertising
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87	______________are tiny packs of products.	Sachets
		Jute bags
		Wooden boxes
		Family packs
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88	The pricing policy is worked out according to the stage of the product in its __________ .	packing
		life cycle
		market
		shop
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89	Packaging is in the __________ forefront because of its relationship to environmental pollution issues.	social
		socio-economic
		traditional
		economics
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90	Packaging has been considered as an ____________ part of the core product.	basic
		external
		internal
		domestic
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91	_____________:The efficiency of the physical distribution system also affects the production and planning	Product Comparing
		Price Stabilisation
		Price Rise
		Product Planning
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92	_____________ distribution comprises the tasks involved in planning and implementing the physical flows of materials and final goods from the point of origin to the point of use or consumption to meet the needs of customers.	Seller
		Virtual
		Physical
		Company
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93	______________: It helps in retaining not only the existing customer but also attracting new customers.	Profit M ximisation
		Physical Distribution
		Virtual Distribution
		Consumer Satisfaction
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94	______________: Increase in effectiveness and efficiency in physical distribution will bring in economy of operation and higher profit margins.	Physical Distribution
		Virtual Distribution
		Profit M ximisation
		Consumer Satisfaction
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95	A __________ is a businessman who carries out all the activities involved in the selling of goods.	seller
		financer
		wholesaler
		purchaser
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96	______________: Control over the supply helps in stabilising the prices of several products in the market	Profit M ximisation
		Consumer Satisfaction
		Physical Distribution
		Price Stabilisation
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97	_________: bears the risks of loss due to price changes, damages, deterioration in quality, theft, fine, et on the goods stored by him.	Financing
		Transporting
		Warehousing
		Risk Taking
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98	_____________: They provide up-to-date information to the producers about the views of the retailers and also to retailers about the recent developments relating to the production of the foods sold by him.	Financing
		Profit M ximisation
		Providing Market Information
		Grading, Packaging and Packing
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99	A_______ is a businessman who carries out all the activities involved in the selling of goods.	Wholesaler
		Manager
		Retailer
		Merchant
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100	______________channels play a crucial role in achieving the marketing objectives of a company.	Integrated
		Distributed
		Vertical
		Horizontal

 

 

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