N A L A N D A O P E N U N I V E R S I T Y
M.A. Economics, Part-II
PAPER-XVI
(Methodology of Economic Research)
Annual Examination, 2017
Time: 3 Hours Full Marks: 80
Answer any Five Questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Define research. Throw light on the need for research in Economics.
2. Discuss merits and limitations of historical research.
3. Differentiate between primary and secondary data. How primary data is collected
4. What is Case Study Discuss the merits and demerits of case study.
5. Define action research. Discuss its various steps.
6. What do you mean by sampling Discuss merits and demerits of random sampling.
7. Throw light on various type of questionnaire. How it differs from schedule
8. What are the purposes of research report Give an outline of research report format.
9. Define Schedule. Discuss the merits and demerits of schedule as a tool of research.
10. Write notes on any Two of the following
Experiment
Importance of Historical research
Hypothesis
Stratified sampling