M.A. (Semester III) (CBCS) Examination Oct/Nov-2017
Rural Development
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
Day Date: Thursday, 16-11-2017 Max. Marks: 70
Time:02:30 PM to 05.00 PM
Instructions: All questions are compulsory.
Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1 Multiple Choice Questions. 14
the first step of qualitative data collection.
To understand the data Amount of data
Number of field investigators All of above
the purpose of doing research.
To identify problem To find the solution
Both a and b None of these
typically understood as policy research.
Applied research Pure research
Action research Qualitative research
Hypothesis is an informed guess or
Variable Effects
Hunch Independent variable
Exploratory research is also known as
Descriptive research Applied research
Historical research Formulative research
The review of literature is
Sharp Negative
Critical Positive
is a forth coming stage in development of societies.
Pre-modern Knowledge
Post-modern Modern
Q.2 Short Notes. (Any Four out of Five) 14
Significance of research design.
Importance of research topic.
Significance of Hypothesis.
Meaning of ethnography.
Meaning of anthropology.
Q.3 Short Answer Type Questions. (Any Two out of Three) 14
How to identify a research topic issue?
What is evaluation research?
What are the elements of research?
Q.4 Descriptive Type Questions with internal choice. 14
Explain the steps of research process.
OR
What are the steps of data analysis?
Q.5 Descriptive Type Question. 14
What is descriptive research? Discus