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GATE Research Methods and Statistics: Nature of Quantitative and Qualitative Research: Interview, survey, observation, experiment, quasi-experiment, field studies, focus groups, narratives, case studies, ethnography – Previous Year Questions

8 GATE previous year questions on Nature of Quantitative and Qualitative Research: Interview, survey, observation, experiment, quasi-experiment, field studies, focus groups, narratives, case studies, ethnography (Research Methods and Statistics, Psychology (XH5)) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2026 XH5 (Psychology) Q55 (2 marks, Multiple select) – In ethnography, “thick description” is associated with:
  2. GATE 2025 XH5 (Psychology) Q30 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – An experimental set-up where neither the experimenter nor the participants know who are in the experimental or control groups is known as?
  3. GATE 2025 XH5 (Psychology) Q40 (1 mark, Multiple select) – In which method(s) we gather detailed information of a small number of persons?
  4. GATE 2025 XH5 (Psychology) Q52 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Match the concept to the correct answer : Concept Meaning --- --- --- --- P Confounding i We can draw clear causal conclusions from an experiment. Q…
  5. GATE 2024 XH5 (Psychology) Q31 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The theory of psychoanalysis is based on method.
  6. GATE 2024 XH5 (Psychology) Q48 (2 marks, Multiple select) – In which of the following methods are variables not actively manipulated?
  7. GATE 2023 XH5 (Psychology) Q53 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Match the research methods in the first column with their purposes in the second column of the table given below. Research Methods Purposes --- --- P)…
  8. GATE 2022 XH5 (Psychology) Q41 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Which of the following is a qualitative research design where learned experiences of individuals are examined in their life world?