GATE Research Methods and Statistics: Designing Research: Research problems, purpose statement, variables and operational definitions, hypothesis, sampling – Previous Year Questions

8 GATE previous year questions on Designing Research: Research problems, purpose statement, variables and operational definitions, hypothesis, sampling (Research Methods and Statistics, Psychology (XH5)) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

GATE 2026 XH5 (Psychology) Q40 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – A simple random sampling is one that satisfies: Condition A: Each member of the population has an equal chance of being selected. Condition B:…
GATE 2026 XH5 (Psychology) Q54 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Consider the following Null-Hypothesis: “The mean of Treatment Group is not different from that of the Control Group”. When this is not accepted,…
GATE 2025 XH5 (Psychology) Q39 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Specific description of a variable that allows it to be measured is called:
GATE 2024 XH5 (Psychology) Q27 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – In a sampling design, where every Kth case is selected from a random starting point with the value K kept constant throughout, is an example of .
GATE 2024 XH5 (Psychology) Q29 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – A researcher performs an experiment to learn if room temperature affects the amount of aggression displayed by college students under crowded…
GATE 2024 XH5 (Psychology) Q45 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Tentative answer(s) to a simple research problem that is/are expressed in the form of a clearly stated relationship between independent and dependent…
GATE 2024 XH5 (Psychology) Q46 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Independent variable(s) is/are also known as:
GATE 2023 XH5 (Psychology) Q46 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Which one of the following is established by the replication of research studies?