MCQ Questions
Q.1.
A reviewer's main responsibility is to:
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    Be professional and prompt.
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    Reviewers should identify the positive and negative aspects of a manuscript, and indicate where improvements are needed.
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    Intellectual merits and broader impacts.
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    Preserving the confidentiality of the submission.
Q.2.
The main reason that the Royal Society of London developed the modern form of peer review was to:
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    Intellectual merits and broader impacts.
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    It lessens the chance that bias will affect the review process.
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    Preserving the confidentiality of the submission.
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    Control the quality of published papers.
Q.3.
Which of the following statements is true regarding the responsibilities of reviewers?
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    Funding agencies usually have committees, often with external reviewers, that assess the quality of the proposal.
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    Reviewers should identify the positive and negative aspects of a manuscript, and indicate where improvements are needed.
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    It lessens the chance that bias will affect the review process.
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    Preserving the confidentiality of the submission.
Q.4.
The two main criteria that the National Science Foundation (NSF) uses to evaluate grant proposals are:
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    Intellectual merits and broader impacts.
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    Funding agencies usually have committees, often with external reviewers, that assess the quality of the proposal.
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    It lessens the chance that bias will affect the review process.
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    Preserving the confidentiality of the submission.