NTA UGC NET/JRF Exam., June 2019 Sociology (Paper-II)

Total Questions: 100

21. Theory and research are related or each other, because

(a) theory guides research
(b) theory is an outcome of research

Which of the following combinations is correct?

Correct Answer: (c) (A) and (B) both are true
Solution:Theory and Research are related to each other because theory guides research and theory is an outcome of research, (a) and (b) both are true.

22. Which of the following is NOT true option about qualitative research?

Correct Answer: (b) Privileges positivism
Solution:Privileges positivism is not true about Qualitative research. Qualitative research is a type of social science research that collects and works with non-numerical data and that seeks to interpet meaning from these data that help understand social life through the study of targeted populations or places.

23. A null hypothesis tells us that two variables are

Correct Answer: (c) not retated to each other
Solution:The null hypothesis states that there is no relationship between two population parameters, i.e., an independent variable and a dependent variable. A dependent variable is a variable whose value will change depending on the value of another variable, called the independent variable.

24. Which of the following in NOT true about survey research?

Correct Answer: (d) It involves control variable
Solution:It involves control variable is not true about survey research. That is correct answer is option (d) other option are not appropriate.

25. A good set of research questions must NOT be

Correct Answer: (b) broad
Solution:In general, however, a good research question should be: Clear, connected to theory and related to each other. In other words, the question should clearly state what writer needs to do. Not too broad. Research Questions designated what researchers want to understand about the research problem that Led to their study

26. Who has authored the books, What is This Thing Called Science?

Correct Answer: (b) A. F. Chalmers
Solution:A. F. Chalmers has authored the book, what is this Thing Called Science. The book is a guide to the philosophy of science which outlines the shortcomings of naive empiricist accounts of science, and describes and assesses modern attempts to replace them.

27. The value of middle position in a distribution of values is called

Correct Answer: (b) median
Solution:A Likert scale assumes that the strength/intensity of an attitude is linear, i.e. on a continuum from strongly agree to strogly disagree, and makes the assumption that attitudes can be measured. The likert scale, named for Rensis Likert who devised the approach in 1932.

28. A Likert scale measures

Correct Answer: (b) attitude
Solution:A Likert scale assumes that the strength/intensity of an attitude is linear, i.e. on a continuum from strongly agree to strogly disagree, and makes the assumption that attitudes can be measured. The likert scale, named for Rensis Likert who devised the approach in 1932.

29. In research, what is meant by 'ethnographic allegory'?

Correct Answer: (a) Reveals the underlying meanings of cultural practices
Solution:In research, ''ethnographic allegory'' meant by reveals the underlying meanings of cultural practices. Cultural practices are shared perceptions of how people routinely behave in a culture (similar terms used are intersubjective perceptions or descriptive norms) and values are shared ideals of culture (similar terms are injuctive norms).

30. During which stage of research coding is essential?

Correct Answer: (c) After cleaning of collected data
Solution:After cleaning of collected data ,research coding is essential. Data cleaning is one of the important processes involved in data analysis, with it being the first step after data collection. It is a very important step in ensuring that the dataset is free of inaccurate or corrupt information.