C172 INSTRUCTOR PLT EXPERIENCED QUESTIONING FROM N90 CTLR AFTER BEING UNABLE TO ACCEPT THE FIRST 2 APCH PROCS TO MMU THAT WERE OFFERED.

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I DEPARTED ON AN INST FLT PLAN ENRTE TO MMU; SHOWING MY FIRST INST STUDENT ACTUAL IMC. I HAD FILED '/U' BECAUSE THE GPS DATABASE WAS EXPIRED. I NOTED 'IFR TRAINING' IN THE REMARKS. AFTER MY SECOND HDOF; NEW YORK APCH ADVISED ME TO EXPECT THE RNAV 5 INTO MMU; TO WHICH I RESPONDED 'UNABLE.' I WAS THEN ADVISED TO EXPECT THE NDB 5; TO WHICH I ALSO RESPONDED 'UNABLE; WE'RE NEGATIVE ADF.' THEIR NEXT REMARK TO ME WAS; 'SO YOU EXPECT US TO DROP EVERYTHING (TO VECTOR YOU)?' I TOLD THEM TO STAND BY. A FEW MINS LATER; 'ARE YOU REALLY NEGATIVE ADF OR IS THIS A TRAINING FLT?' MY REPLY; 'AFFIRMATIVE; (WE'RE NEGATIVE ADF).' AFTER GETTING VECTORED AROUND FOR A HOLD; I EVENTUALLY RECEIVED CLRNC FOR THE ILS RWY 23 AT MMU. AFTER CLRING THE RWY; TWR ADVISED ME TO CALL A NUMBER AND SPEAK TO NEW YORK APCH. I REALIZE NOW THAT I LIMITED MYSELF TO ONLY 1 APCH AND THAT THE NATURE OF THE BUSY NEW YORK AIRSPACE AND ACTUAL IMC CREATED PERHAPS MORE WORK FOR ATC. HOWEVER; I FEEL IT WAS ENTIRELY UNNECESSARY TO HAVE BEEN ISSUED A CALLBACK NUMBER AS IF I HAD BEEN IN VIOLATION OF THE FARS.