FPSC SST General Past Papers

Following is the categories of “research by purpose”?

1. Basic and Applied
2. Action and Historical
3. Experimental and Applied
4. Descriptive and Action

What is true about hypothesis?

1. Hypothesis are always proved
2. These are merely happy accidents
3. These are always tested
4. Facts may be collected to prove hypothesis

What type of research is conducted by a researcher when he is curious about conditions and occurrences that have taken place in the past?

1. Historical Research
2. Descriptive Research
3. Action Research
4. Experimental Research

Another name for an independent variable is?

1. Consequent
2. Antecedent
3. Response
4. Effect

A first step in using sampling as a tool of research is?

1. Define the population
2. List the population
3. Obtain an adequate sample
4. Select a representative sample

Which one research has the features of primary and secondary sources of information?

1. Historical Research
2. Descriptive Research
3. Action Research
4. Experimental Research

The best way to find a solution to a problem is?

1. Inductive reasoning
2. Deductive reasoning
3. Expert opinion
4. Scientific method

The group to which a researcher would like the resolve of a study to be generalizable is referred as?

1. Sample
2. Experimental group
3. Control group
4. Population

An interview in which questions to be asked from the interviewee are determined in advance is called?

1. Open-ended
2. Closed-ended
3. Structured
4. Unstructured

The research study which provides data to support theory and suggest development of new theory is referred as?

1. Basic research
2. Applied research
3. Evaluation research
4. Action research