CS/BIRM/SEM-6/BIRM-605/2012
2012
SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS
Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks : 70
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words
as far as practicable.
GROUP – A
( Multiple Choice Type Questions )
1. Choose the correct alternatives for the following:
10 × 1 = 10
i) A review of literature prior to formulating research
questions allows the researcher to
a) become familiar with prior research on the
phenomenon of interest
b) identify potential methodological problems in the
research area
c) develop a list of pertinent problems relative to the
phenomenon of interest
d) All of these.
ii) Which of the following is a method of data collection ?
a) Questionnaire b) Interviewing
c) Observation d) All of these.
iii) Research design can be classified as
a) exploratory b) descriptive
c) experimental d) all of these.
iv) A variable that is presumed to cause a change in
another variable is called a