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1. Nonparametric statistic that analyzes the relationship between two ordinal variables-
(A) ANOVA (B) Product-moment correlation
(C) Regression (D) Rank-order correlation
2. Which of the following statements is not true about Quasi-experimental design?

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3. Which of the following statements is correct?
(A) The goal of the scholarly work is to educate or entertain.
(B) Wikipedia is an example of scholarly work.
(C) A scholarly work can be a primary or secondary source
(D) A scholarly work might be the personal opinion of the author
4. Read the following statements:
Statement I: Results of a study cannot be valid unless they are reliable.
Statement II: Results of a study can be reliable but not valid.
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5. ‘Amount of time spent by a student to study for a class test’ is an example of-
(A) Ordinal Scale (B) Interval Scale
(C) Ratio Scale (D) Nominal Scale
6. Content validity is-
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(A) the stability of the scores on a scale over time
(B) the internal consistency of the scores
(C) the relationship between scores on two different forms of a scale
(D) the agreement between different observers’ scores

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8. Empiricism means the method of knowing that-
(A) requires the use of reasoning or logic
(B) is based on habit or superstition
(C) is based on individual’s feeling
(D) is based on one’s experiences or observations
9. Rank the scales of measurement in order from least informative to most informative.
i) Ordinal
ii) Ratio
iii) Interval
iv) Nominal
(A) i, ii, iii, iv (B) iv, ii, i, iii (C) i, iv, iii, ii (D) iv, i, iii, ii
10. Which of the following is a type of non-probability sampling?
(A) Systematic Sampling (B) Quota Sampling
(C) Cluster Sampling (D) Random Sampling
11. Which of the following types of research design has the highest internal validity?
(A) Descriptive (B) Experimental
(C) Quasi-Experimental (D) Non-Experimental
12. In qualitative research-
(A) scientific method is used to make numeric observations
(B) the researcher directs the progression of the study
(C) a hypothesis is used to justify what will be observed or measured in a study
(D) data analysis occurs concurrently with data collection
13. Which of the following factor/s is responsible for threatening internal validity of a research
study?
(A) History (B) Maturation (C) Testing (D) All of these
14. ________________ is a type of existing data design in which findings for a group of related
research studies are combined, analysed and summarized.
(A) Content Analysis (B) Meta Analysis
(C) Archival Research (D) None of these
15. Which type of graphical display for frequency data is used to summarize continuous data?
(A) Histogram (B) Bar diagram (C) Pie Chart (D) Pictogram
16. _________ measure of central tendency is widely preferred to describe the data when the
mean, median and mode are equal.
(A) Mean (B) Median (C) Mode (D) Standard Deviation
17. A normal distribution with a moderate peak is called-
(A) Leptokurtic (B) Mesokurtic (C) Platykurtic (D) Skewed
18. Degree of freedom (df) is-
(A) determine by population size (B) equal to 2N-1 for one-sample t-test
(C) used to calculate a parameter (D) determined by sample size
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19. Which of the following term is related to inferential statistics?
(A) Mean (B) Average Deviation
(C) Population (D) Sample
20. Which of the following factor does not impact the statistical power of a research study is-

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22. Which of the following statements is a characteristic of quantitative research?
(A) Purposive sampling is the dominant strategy in quantitative research.
(B) It employs a ‘bottom-up’ approach.
(C) It makes use of naturalistic inquiry.
(D) It is based on logical-positive paradigm.

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24. A researcher makes the decision to reject the null hypothesis using a chi-square test of
independence. It means that-
(A) Two factors are independent. (B) Two factors are related.
(C) Two factors are not related. (D) None of these
25. In testing of hypothesis, Type-I error may be defined as:
(A) Acceptance of false null hypothesis (B) Rejection of true null hypothesis
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27. Circuit training was developed by R.E. Morgan and G.T. Anderson in 1953 associated with
which university?
(A) University of Leeds, England (B) University of Oxford, England
(C) University of Cambridge, England (D) University of Bristol, England
28. Which of following are Knob like end?
(A) Epiphysis (B) Diaphysis (C) Periosteum (D) Osteoblasts

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29. Dr. Ernst Van Aaken who developed continuous training method was a:
(A) American Physician and coach (B) German Physician and coach
(C) Russian Physician and coach (D) Belgium Physician and coach
30. Surya Bhedana Pranayama is also known as:
(A) Right Nostril Breathing (B) Left Nostril Breathing
(C) Forceful Breathing from both Nostril (D) Alternate Nostril Breathing
31. Which of the following is not a Cardiovascular Endurance test?
(A) Yo- Yo Test (B) Kraus Weber Test
(C) Harvard Step Test (D) Cooper Run/ walk Test
32. Which part of the brain is incharge of the body temperature and hunger?
(A) Pons (B) Cerebellum (C) Thalamus (D) Hypothalamus
33. Which one of the following is also known as Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA)?
(A) Plethysmography (B) Marasmus
(C) Roentgenometry (D) Kwashiorkor
34. In which year Interval training was introduced by Waldemar Gerschler and Hans Reindell?
(A) 1928 (B) 1929 (C) 1930 (D) 1931
35. Pulmonary edema is a disorder characterized by accumulation of fluid in the:
(A) Alveoli (B) Skeletal tissues (C) Spinal cord (D) Skin
36. Which of following school of psychology associated with perception and memory?
(A) Behaviouristic (B) Psychoanalysis
(C) Functional (D) Gestalt
37. Who was the exponent of Drive Reduction Model of motivation?
(A) James William (B) Clark L. Hull
(C) Abraham Maslow (D) Carl G Jung
38. Operant Conditioning theory of learning is known as
(A) Classical Conditioning (B) Instrumental Conditioning
(C) Learning Insight (D) Stimulus-Response theory
39. ‘Dirga Paranyam’ is known as
(A) Two-Part Breath (B) Three- Part Breath
(C) Four-Part Breath (D) Five-Part Breath
40. Galileo’s law is also called
(A) Law of Inertia (B) Law of action and reaction
(C) Law of Momentum (D) Law of Acceleration
41. Raymond B. Cattell pioneer of ‘16 Personality Factor(PF) Questionnaire was a:
(A) German-Swiss Psychologist (B) British-Swiss Psychologist
(C) German –American Psychologist (D) British –American psychologist

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42. Which protein acts against infectious organisms?
(A) Meta Globulin (B) Gama Globulin (C) Microfiber (D) Fibrinogen
43. What is the full form of ADH which is also known as vasopressin?
(A) Anti Diuretic Hormone (B) Adhesive Diuretic Hormone

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biological drives or has constitutional origin?
(A) Metaergs (B) Beta Ergs (C) Ergs (D) Phegmatic
46. Who defined Management is the “art of getting things done through other people”?
(A) Stephen (B) Louis Allen (C) Robbins (D) Mary Parker Follett
47. In which of the following year the popular ‘Rorschach Ink-Blot Personality test’ was devised
by Hermann Rorschach?
(A) 1900 (B) 1911 (C) 1921 (D) 1936
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48. Correct test battery group of Barrow 3-item General Motor Ability test:

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(D) Standing broad jump, Softball throw, Zig-zag run
49. The Harvard step test, in scientific literature sometimes referred to as the
(A) Metheny-Johnson test (B) Brace Test
(C) Brouha Test (D) Powell and Howe Test
50. According to Mintzberg's managerial roles framework, _____ are sub-roles under the ______
managerial role of manager. Find the correct order of managerial role?

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