List of top Research Methodology Questions asked in GATE XH- C6

Fill in the blank with the CORRECT option.
________ is a non-probabilistic form of sampling that samples cases/participants relevant to research questions. This sampling does not allow the researcher to generalize to a population.
Which of the following is/are qualitative data analysis software?
Which of the following is/are characteristic feature(s) of ethnography?
Which one of the following refers to an approach that was originally devised to understand or interpret theological texts?
____________________ has given the concept of `thick description'.
Supremacy of science over non-sciences is attributed to ______________________.
Communism, universalism, disinterestedness and _______ constitute Mertonian ethos of science.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of hypothesis?
Objectivity in social science research as a matter of transpersonal replicability entails ________________________.
There are four forms of triangulation, namely data triangulation, ______________________, theory triangulation and ______________________.
________ refers to the careful consideration of the ways in which researchers’ past experiences, points of view, and roles impact these same researchers’ interactions with, and interpretations of, the research scene.
____________________ is the process by which researchers begin by identifying several participants who fit the study’s criteria and then ask these people to suggest a colleague, a friend, or a family member who also fits the study’s criteria.
______________________________ introduced the concept of ‘reconstructive science’.
According to Peter Blau, there is _______ price in social exchange but only _____ exchange ratio between two social benefits, because personal considerations and social norms influence the process of _____.
A researcher got excited on seeing a celebrity tweeting about COVID-19. She downloaded one million tweets using a software application. Then she analyzed the data to find out whether celebrities have a social conscience. What is this research approach called?
Commodity chain is defined as _________.
A researcher is conducting a survey about internet use among the students. She was asked to follow a probability sampling technique. Which one of the given options is most suitable?
Which one of the given options is not a latent function of attending a university?
Who among the following highlighted the concept of ‘Swaraj’ in the reconstruction of traditional village life?

In a questionnaire-based survey, the following item was asked to a respondent:
“I found the course interesting and structured.”
Yes/No 
Which one of the given options clearly describes the item? 
 

Which one of the following is used in causal analysis?
Which one of the given options reflects Karl Popper’s falsification principle?
Which of the following statement(s) correctly applies/apply to reflexivity in sociological research?
Which of the following option(s) correctly applies/apply to a key informant in sociological research?