UGC NET Research design Previous Year Questions (Commerce)
JRFSmart holds 25 previous-year questions on Research design from UGC NET Commerce (Paper 2), filed under Unit 5: Business Statistics and Research Methods, drawn from 15 of the 22 exam papers in the bank (2019–2025). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.
What is asked in Research design
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Steps in the research process | 3 |
| Research design process | 1 |
| Precision of research designs | 1 |
| When an exploratory study is finished | 1 |
| Qualitative research process | 1 |
| Dimensions of a research design | 1 |
| Pre-experimental designs | 1 |
| Problem-definition process | 1 |
| Experimental design - treatment | 1 |
| Qualitative versus quantitative design | 1 |
| Reliability and measurement | 1 |
| Complete experimental designs | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Research design appears in 15 of 22 papers (68%), which JRFSmart rates as high frequency.
4 questions in this topic have been verified as repeated in more than one paper.
Sample previous-year questions
An exploratory study is finished when the researcher has achieved the following: A. Established the major dimensions of the research task B. Defined a set of subsidiary investigative questions that can be used as guides to a detailed research design C…
Arrange the following steps involved in qualitative research in the proper sequence: A. Reviewing of literature. B. Identifying a research topic. C. Setting the purpose and selection of participant. D. Writing the report E. Data collection and data analysis…
Which of the following constructs hold true for research analysis and design? A. Research design is a framework for every stage of the collection and analysis of data. B. The choice between qualitative and quantitative methods in a research experiment…
Which of the following statements are correct? A. Internal reliability is described as the consistency of a measure taken at two different points of time. B. A distribution is random walk if it has a mean of 0 and variance of 1. C. Increase and decrease in…
Identify the correct sequence of the Research Design Process from the given options: A. Measurement technique selection B. Research approach selection C. Data collection technique selection D. Sample design selection E. Data analysis method selection Options:
Which of the following research designs is the most precise one?
Arrange the following management research questions in the ascending order. A. Management Question B. Measurement Question C. Management dilemma D. Research Question E. Investigative Question Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Arrange the following steps of research process in correct order : A. Developing an approach to the problem B. Problem definition C. Data Collection, Preparation and analysis D. Research design formulation E. Report writing and presentation Choose the…
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