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GATE Research Methods and Statistics: Approaches to Research: Philosophical worldviews, quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods designs – Previous Year Questions

4 GATE previous year questions on Approaches to Research: Philosophical worldviews, quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods designs (Research Methods and Statistics, Psychology (XH5)) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2026 XH5 (Psychology) Q39 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Assertion: Mixed-method studies in psychology may include only qualitative-qualitative mixing. Reason: Mixed-method approaches are based on diverse…
  2. GATE 2025 XH5 (Psychology) Q48 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A researcher plans to study the long-term effect of Covid-19 on human cognitive functions. The plan is summarized below. STUDY- I (Study conducted in…
  3. GATE 2024 XH5 (Psychology) Q35 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Which of the following is a suitable description of “grounded theory”?
  4. GATE 2023 XH5 (Psychology) Q52 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Which one of the following would resolve the basic dilemma of the social psychologist?