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Research Methodology And Methods In Sociology — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations

Practice high-yield Sociology MCQs on Research Methodology And Methods In Sociology — Part 1 with worked academic solutions for CSS, PMS, PPSC, KPPSC.

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Question 1 of 40
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The French social philosopher who gave stress on scientific theories and observation was

Question 2 of 40
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By which of the following means objective facts cannot be secured or established by a researcher?

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Who has developed a variation of 'life history' approach called 'literary folklorist'?

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The points of intersection of the 'less than' and the 'more than' ogives correspond to

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According to Weber, there is no absolutely of culture

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If wishes or values do not consciously or unconsciously distort reporter's description of the situation, then the report is

Question 7 of 40
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Social research is

Question 8 of 40
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Which of the correct sequence of steps involved in sociological investigation?

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The two type of observation are

Question 10 of 40
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Why does Stacey argue against the idea of a feminist ethnography?

Question 11 of 40
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A logical sentence is called

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If by obtaining two curves one for X variable and other for Y variable we see the both curves moving in the same direction, it indicates

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Who is known to have used 'participant observation' methods in study of American society?

Question 14 of 40
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Who found an epistemological break between Marx's early philosophical work and his later scientific theories and knowledge?

Question 15 of 40
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The coeficient of correlation is independent of change of

Question 16 of 40
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Epistemology studies

Question 17 of 40
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If median 4400, MD = 5714 co-efficient of mean deviation is

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A set of techniques used to measure attractions and repulsions during inter-personal relations in quantitative and diagrammatic terms is known as

Question 19 of 40
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The most important criterion of a good sample is its

Question 20 of 40
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The nature of relationship is studied through

Question 21 of 40
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Which of the following type of research hypothesis is a pre-requisites?

Question 22 of 40
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Statistical observations arranged in chronological order is called

Question 23 of 40
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Objectivity means

Question 24 of 40
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Which one of the following methods is known as probability sampling?

Question 25 of 40
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The standard deviation of sampling distribution is called . . . . . . . .

Question 26 of 40
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Who said this statement? "I once asked a Australian native why he had to avoid his mother-in-law, and his reply was 'because she is my best friend in the world: she has given me my wife'. The mutual respect between son-in-law and parents-in-law is a mode of friendship. It presents conflict that might arise through divergence of interests."

Question 27 of 40
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The measures of dispersion (mean and standard deviation) show

Question 28 of 40
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With whom you will associate the method of participant observation?

Question 29 of 40
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The . . . . . . . . method consists in the collection of data concerning the living, the working conditions of people in a given area with a view to formulate practical social measures for their betterment and welfare.

Question 30 of 40
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The research antagonistic to ex-post tacto research is

Question 31 of 40
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Which types of sampling method is ideally suited, where there is no knowledge about population?

Question 32 of 40
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In an experimental group dynamic situation and new social norms arise

Question 33 of 40
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Thurston scale is a type of

Question 34 of 40
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What is positivism?

Question 35 of 40
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Which method involves counting of the incidence of particular items belonging to a set of usually pre-determined categories?

Question 36 of 40
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Why is data analysis concerned with data reduction?

Question 37 of 40
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Assertion (A): Variance is always greater than the standard deviation. Reason (R): Variance is the square of the standard deviation.

Question 38 of 40
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While taking deviations the signs are ignored in

Question 39 of 40
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Fisher's ideal index is

Question 40 of 40
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What is true about objectivity?

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