Deck 1: Understanding Research and Analysis in Business

Question 1

Research is only ………..enquiry into the system of knowledge to disapprove or approve or to arrive at new conclusions for the betterment of the existing system.

A)Systematic
B)computerized
C)general
D)none of these

Answer 1

Systematic

Question 2

Business research means the discovery of new knowledge in the field of ….

A)Management
B)administration
C)business
D)none of these

Answer 2

business

Question 3

In ……..research, the researchers try to find out answers for unsolved questions related with business problems.

A)Management
B)administration
C)business
D)none of these

Answer 3

business

Question 4

A ………..analysis determines the cost of each production item used to produce goods and services.

A)Marketing
B)financial
C)technical
D)investment

Question 5

……….is a set of logically interrelated statements in the form of empirical assertions about properties of infinite class of events or things.

A)Abstract
B)theory
C)conclusion
D)none of these

Question 6

A theory explains and predict about a …………

A)Phenomenon
B)principles
C)conclusion
D)none of these

Question 7

……..theory represents the common view of the nature of the relationship between theory and research.

A)Induction
B)deduction
C)rational
D)none of these

Question 8

…….. is regarded as reasoning from the general to particular

A)Induction
B)deduction
C)rational
D)none of these

Question 9

A ……….is an abstraction formed by generalizations from particulars

A)Constructs
B)concept
C)induction
D)deduction

Question 10

A ………is a statement about observable phenomena that may be judged as true or false.

A)construct
B)concept
C)proposition
D)hypothesis

Question 11

A hypothesis is a …… about the predicted relationships among events or variables

A)Statement
B)conclusion
C)prediction
D)none of these

Question 12

….........research deals with practical problems.

A)Basic
B)exploratory
C)applied
D)experimental

Question 13

…........research is mainly concerned with generalizations and with the formulation of a theory.

A)Basic
B)exploratory
C)applied
D)experimental

Question 14

…........research is a preliminary study of a new problem about which the researcher has little or no knowledge.

A)Basic
B)exploratory
C)applied
D)experimental

Question 15

The ……………..research leads to discovery of new theories and development of existing theories.

A)Pure
B)exploratory
C)applied
D)experimental

Question 16

……………research is a fact finding investigation.

A)Formulative
B)causal
C)descriptive
D)none of these

Question 17

…………research seeks to explain what is happening in a particular situation.

A)Formulative
B)causal
C)descriptive
D)none of these

Question 18

……research is a management tool that can be used for creating business strategies, managing production and managing growth.

A)Social
B)business
C)educational
D)none of these

Question 19

A set of logically interrelated statements in the form of empirical assertions about properties of infinite class of events or things is known as………..

A)Theory
B)concept
C)construct
D)hypothesis

Question 20

………….building broadly consists of observation, induction and deduction.

A)Theory
B)concept
C)construct
D)hypothesis

Question 21

……………follows an approach which is from "general to specific".

A)Retroduction
B)induction
C)deduction
D)none of these

Question 22

The …………..method consists of studying several individual cases and drawing generalization.

A)Retroduction
B)induction
C)deduction
D)none of these

Question 23

……………follows an approach which is "top-down".

A)Retroduction
B)induction
C)deduction
D)none of these

Question 24

A …………….is an abstraction formed by generalizations from particulars.

A)Theory
B)concept
C)construct
D)hypothesis

Question 25

A ……… is a concept that is not directly observable.

A)Theory
B)concept
C)construct
D)hypothesis