Paper 1 · Research Aptitude
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (11.10.2022) Shift-I
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion A and the other as Reason R. Assertion A: Quantitative research is guided by positivistic epistemology. Reason R: The aim of quantitative research is only to test hypotheses. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Assertion (A): Assertion A: Quantitative research is guided by positivistic epistemology.
Reason (R): Reason R: The aim of quantitative research is only to test hypotheses.
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
CA is correct but R is not correct
DA is not correct but R is correct ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) A is not correct but R is correct — The marked answer is that A is not correct but R is correct.
Explanation
★The marked answer is that A is not correct but R is correct.
★Quantitative research does aim to test hypotheses using numerical data.
★So Reason R states a true aim of quantitative research.
★The key treats the assertion, as framed here, as not correct.
★So in the marked scheme A is not accepted while R is.
★The relation between the two is therefore one of R alone being correct.
★So the marked answer is that A is not correct but R is correct.
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