Research

What is the definition of research?

• A. The search for knowledge or any systematic investigation to establish facts

• C. The act of promoting a product through words

• B. The process of gathering random information

• D. The act of moving facts from one situation to another

Why is it important to have a clear research question?

• A. To confuse the readers

• B. To guide the literature search and research design

• C. To make the research process longer

• D. To go off in unnecessary directions

What are the types of research mentioned in the text?

• D. Theoretical, Observational, and Practical

• C. Applied, Quantitative, and Literature

• B. Experimental, Empirical, and Qualitative

• A. Basic, Descriptive, and Analytical

What is the purpose of a literature review in research?

• D. To ignore previous research

• B. To avoid duplication of work

• A. To confuse the readers

• C. To make the research process longer

What are the steps involved in the research process?

• D. Data collection techniques, Data processing and Analysis, Implications and Conclusions

• C. Identification of subject area, Literature Review, Selection of Research Design

• B. Problem definition, Data processing, Publish Results

• A. Identification of subject area, Data Gathering, Implications and Conclusions

What is a common mistake in choosing a research problem?

• A. Making the research problem too simple

• B. Choosing a problem that is of no value

• D. Avoiding duplication of work

• C. Making the problem specification clear

What is the most important question in research according to the text?

• A. How to design user-friendly vending machines?

• B. How to reduce harmonics in electric power supply?

• C. What is the research question?

• D. How to improve the mileage of a passenger car?

What are the criteria for evaluating research questions?

• A. Clear, Researchable, Connect with established theory

• C. Too narrow, Too complex, Not relevant

• D. Unclear, Unresearchable, Disconnected from theory

• B. Broad, Vague, Simple

What is the purpose of a statement of problem in research?

• D. To make the scope of the study unclear

• C. To avoid stating the key variables

• B. To clearly identify the problem being studied

• A. To confuse the readers

How can literature survey help in the research process?

• A. By avoiding reading any previous work

• B. By narrowing down the research problem

• C. By not generating new ideas

• D. By not placing the research in the current context