Paper 1 · Research Aptitude
Match the research feature in List I with its basic point in List II and choose the correct answer from the code given below:
List I
- Reliability
- Validity
- Intuition
- Objectivity
List II
- Entities, procedures or devices used to measure the dimensions being studied
- Constantly thinking about the research process and its progress
- Any personal bias may vitiate the research results
- Stable, consistent and dependable
AI-d, II-b, III-a, IV-c
BI-d, II-a, III-b, IV-c ✓ Correct
CI-c, II-a, III-b, IV-d
DI-d, II-a, III-c, IV-b
Correct answer: (B) I-d, II-a, III-b, IV-c — By each feature's meaning the correct match is I-d, II-a, III-b, IV-c.
Explanation
★By each feature's meaning the correct match is I-d, II-a, III-b, IV-c.
★Reliability means the measurement is stable, consistent and dependable when repeated.
★Validity concerns the entities, procedures or devices used to measure the dimensions being studied.
★Intuition here is the constant thinking about the research process and its progress.
★Objectivity is the concern that any personal bias may vitiate the research results.
★So reliability pairs with dependable measurement, validity with proper measuring devices, intuition with reflective thinking and objectivity with freedom from bias.
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