Hall Ticket No Question Paper Code: BCS703
INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
(Autonomous)
M.Tech II Semester End Examinations (Supplementary) January, 2019
Regulation: IARE-R16
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Time: 3 Hours (Common to All Branches) Max Marks: 70
Answer ONE Question from each Unit
All Questions Carry Equal Marks
All parts of the question must be answered in one place only
UNIT I
1. What are the problems encountered by research in India?
What do you mean by research? Explain its significance in modern times.
2. Define the research problem? State the components of a research problem.
Write short notes on
i. Pilot survey
ii. Experience survey
UNIT II
3. What are the sources of errors in measurement in the research study?
Explain the different techniques involved in developing measurement tools.
4. Distinguish between regression and correlation with the help of an example. Explain how the
two concepts are used together in detail.
Use the sales data given in Table 1 to determine:
i. The least squares trend line
ii. The predicted value for 2008 sales.
Table 1
Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Sales 100 110 122 130 139 152 164
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UNIT III
5. Distinguish between primary and secondary data. Discuss the various methods of collecting
primary data.
State the essentials of good questionnaire and interview questions.
6. Write the principles of ethics in science and engineering research.
State some frequent frauds in science and engineering research by considering few case studies.

UNIT IV
7. Explain the techniques of interpretation describing both qualitative and quanitative methods.

Discuss the various mechanics of writing a research report.
8. Explain the layout of research paper enumerating the various fields in it.
What are steps involved in making a technical presentation?
UNIT V
9. What is intellectual property right? Explain the five different types of intellectual property rights.

What is the law of copy rights and list out the various works that can be copy righted.
10. What are the main provisions of Indian Patent Amendment Act -2005?
Explain the features of a trade mark symbol and other marks.