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Download IGNOU 2020 Ph D In Education 4Th Oct 2020 Shift 1 Set 2 Question Paper

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Question Paper Name : Ph D in Education 4th Oct 2020

Subject Name : Ph.D in Education

Creation Date : 2020-10-04 13:31:31

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Duration : 180

Number of Questions : 100

Total Marks : 100

Display Marks: Yes

Ph.D in Education

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Group Number : 1

Group Id : 92862739

Group Maximum Duration : 0

Group Minimum Duration : 150

Show Attended Group? : No

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Edit Attended Group? : No

Break time : 0

Group Marks : 100

Is this Group for Examiner? : No

SECTION A RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

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Section Id : 92862788

Section Number : 1

Section type : Online

Mandatory or Optional : Mandatory

Number of Questions : 50

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Number of Questions to be attempted : 50

Section Marks : 50

Mark As Answered Required? : Yes

Sub-Section Number : 1

Sub-Section Id : 928627348

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Question Shuffling Allowed : Yes

Question Number : 1 Question Id : 9286274988 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question M Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

In what situation is exploratory research conducted?

Options:

To explore the cause and effect relationship

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When there is no research that has been conducted in that area

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When experimental research is not feasible to conduct

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When a research problem has not been studied with clarity

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Question Number : 1 Question Id : 9286274988 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question M Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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Question Number : 2 Question Id : 9286274989 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question M Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

The aim of conducting fundamental research is to __________.

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Options:

Find immediate solution to the problem

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Develop theory and principles

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Apply the findings on target population

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Apply the findings on large population

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Question Number : 3 Question Id : 9286274990 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question M Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Quoting someone's work in your research without acknowledgment is termed __________.

Options:

Unethical-practice in research

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Plagiarism

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Dishonesty

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Hiding of facts

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Question Number : 3 Question Id : 9286274990 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question M Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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Question Number : 4 Question Id : 9286274991 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question M Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Which type of research is more suitable to know the causes of malpractice among students?

Options:

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Action research

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Basic research

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Fundamental research

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Causal comparative study

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Question Number : 4 Question Id : 9286274991 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question M Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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Question Number : 5 Question Id : 9286274992 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question M Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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The step followed in identifying the research gap is called __________.

Options:

Selecting the research problem

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Review of related literature

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Analysing the theory and principles

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Detailed observation by the researcher

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Question Number : 5 Question Id : 9286274992 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question M Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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Question Number : 6 Question Id : 9286274993 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question M Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Rejection of a 'True Null hypothesis' is an example of __________.

Options:

Type I error

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Type II error

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Random sampling error

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Systematic error

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Question Number : 6 Question Id : 9286274993 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question M Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

? “? ? ?" ? ? ? ? __________ ? ? ?

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Question Number : 7 Question Id : 9286274994 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question M Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Simple Random Sampling is possible when the investigator __________.

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Options:

Knows the area of research

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Defines the size of sample

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Lists each unit of the population

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Defines the population

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Question Number : 7 Question Id : 9286274994 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question M Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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? ? ? ? ? ?, ? ? __________

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Question Number : 8 Question Id : 9286274995 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question M Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Which one of the following is the most important characteristic of a standardi:

Options:

Reliability

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Validity

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Usability

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Norm

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Question Number : 8 Question Id : 9286274995 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question M Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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Options:

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Question Number : 9 Question Id : 9286274996 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question M Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Rating scale is used to determine __________.

Options:

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Aptitude of the students

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Attitude of the students

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Creativity of the students

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Intelligence of the students

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Question Number : 9 Question Id : 9286274996 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question M Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

? ? ? ? __________ ? ? ? ?

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Options:

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Question Number : 10 Question Id : 9286274997 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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Which of the following scales is used in mental measurement?

Options:

Nominal scale

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Ordinal scale

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Interval scale

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Ratio scale

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Question Number : 10 Question Id : 9286274997 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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Question Number : 11 Question Id : 9286274998 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Which of the following research tool is used for gathering data in qualitative research?

Options:

Questionnaire

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Interview

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Inventory

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Rating scale

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Question Number : 11 Question Id : 9286274998 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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Question Number : 12 Question Id : 9286274999 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Achievement scores of boys and girls selected randomly are given for analys statistic is applicable to know the significant difference between the mean sco and girls?

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Options:

t-test

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Chi-squared test

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Sign test

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Median test

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Question Number : 12 Question Id : 9286274999 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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Question Number : 13 Question Id : 9286275000 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Opinions of 50 teachers towards the statement "Right to Education Act, 2009 ensures quality elementary education for all children" are given as follows:

Strongly agree - 30 teachers

Undecided - 10 teachers

Strongly disagree - 10 teachers

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Which of the following statistics is applicable to know the significant difference among t opinion of teachers?

Options:

ANOVA

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ANCOVA

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t-test

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Chi-square test

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Question Number : 13 Question Id : 9286275000 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

“? ? ? ?, 2009, ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?” ? ? ? ? 50 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? -

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Options:

ANOVA

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ANCOVA

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t-?

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Question Number : 14 Question Id : 9286275001 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Internal and external criticisms of data are usually done in which type of rese

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Survey research

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Experimental research

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Historical research

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Ex-post facto research

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Question Number : 14 Question Id : 9286275001 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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Question Number : 15 Question Id : 9286275002 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

True zero-point is possible in which type of scale ?

Options:

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Nominal Scale

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Ordinal Scale

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Interval Scale

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Ratio Scale

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Question Number : 15 Question Id : 9286275002 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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Question Number : 16 Question Id : 9286275003 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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The statement, "There exists significant difference between the scores of two their achievement" is an example of __________.

Options:

Research hypothesis

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Directional hypothesis

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Non-directional hypothesis

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Null hypothesis

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Question Number : 16 Question Id : 9286275003 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

“? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?" ? ? ? ? __________

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Question Number : 17 Question Id : 9286275004 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Which of the following tool is more feasible to collect data from the rural com research?

Options:

Questionnaire

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Interview

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Observation

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Test

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Question Number : 17 Question Id : 9286275004 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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Question Number : 18 Question Id : 9286275005 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

For determining the concurrent validity of a test __________.

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Options:

The test is administered twice and results are correlated

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Test scores are split into two parts and correlation is established

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Factorial analysis is carried out

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The test score is correlated with the scores of a standardised test

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