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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034
M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION ZOOLOGY
THIRD SEMESTER NOVEMBER 2016
ZO 3814 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Date: 03-11-2016 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
Time: 09:00-12:00
SECTION- A
Answer ALL the questions. All questions carry equal marks (20 Marks)
I CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER X 1
1. One of the following is not the part of basic principle of experimental design
Generalization Randomization
Local control Hypothesis testing
2. Pick out the odd one
Replacement Refinement Recycling Reduction
3. Photographic technology encompasses
Editing hardware Digital sensor Search engine Editing software
4. Bibliography software includes
Mendeley Reference work End note All the above
5. Generally correlation value ranges from
1.0 1.1 1.1 1.9 1.0 0 to 1 1.1 0 to 1
II FILL IN THE BLANKS X 1
6. A Researcher should possess the perseverance and patience of and fervor
of a
7. is a statistical package.
8. When the value of correlation coefficient lies around ±1, then there is a perfect
association between two
9. In any manuscript text body, the term end note is replaced by foot note.
10. is a life science search engine from NCBI public domain.
III MATCH THE FOLLOWING X 1
11. MOEF Reference
12. Glossary ZSI
13. Bibliography Index
14. Data mining LC 50 CD 50
15. Probit analysis Statistics
IV DEFINE/ DISTINGUISH/EXPAND X 1
16. What are the objectives of CBD?
17. Define: Impact factor.
18. Distinguish patent and trade secrets.
19. Name any four proof reading tools.
20. Expand: WIPO GPS
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SECTION- B
BRIEFLY ANSWER ANY FOUR OF THE FOLLOWING IN 600 WORDS EACH X 10 40)
21. How do you draft a research project proposal for funding?
22. What are the domains protected and not protected under copy right law?
23. What are alternatives to lab animals? How are they reliable?
24. Highlight the significance of four levels of biosafety.
25. What are experimental errors? How are they rectified?
26. How do you plan and execute a field survey for biological data?
SECTION- C
ANSWER ANY TWO OF THE FOLLOWING IN 1200 WORDS EACH X 20 40)
27. What are the steps and elements involved in scientific research? State the
components of a research report.
28."Software applications is an integral part of research" Justify.
29. Elucidate the methodology of sampling in terms of principle, elements, types and
advantages.
30. Some health researchers have reported an inverse relationship between central
nervous system malformations and the related water supplies. The following data
were collected on a sample of 9 geographic areas as under.