CHAITANYA BHARATHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Research methodology&IPR- Question bank
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1 Explain the meaning of research . 1 2
2 What is the necessity of defining a research problem? 1 2
3 What are the objectives of research? 1 1
4 What are the limitations of secondary data collection? 4 4
5 What are the features of a research design? 3 2
List down the advantages of observation method of data
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collection
What are the guiding considerations in the construction
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of questionnaire? Explain
Why tabulation is considered essential in a research
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study?
What are the precautions to be taken while writing a
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research report.
Explain the technique and importance of oral
10 3 2
presentation of research findings.
Define and explain the term research. Explain the
11 1 2
importance of research in business.
12 Briefly explain the objectives of research. 1 1
13 Discuss steps in editing of data? 4 3
14 What are type 1 and type II errors? 4 2
15 Discuss characteristics of good questionnaire. 4 4
16 What is exploratory research design? 3 1
17 What is Research Methodology 1 1
What are different secondary data sources? Give
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examples.
19 Differentiate between hypothesis and proposition. 4 4
What is the importance of review of literature in
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research?
21 Distinguish between Type I error and Type II error. 4 4
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Highlight the differences between Nominal and Ordinal
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Scale with example.
23 What is the importance of chi-square test? 4 5
24 Distinguish between t- distribution and z- distribution. 4 4
Highlight the differences between open ended and close
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ended questionnaire.
What is the difference between null hypothesis and
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alternative hypothesis?
27 What is the formula of F-ratio in one way ANOVA? 4 2
What are the different steps involved in project report
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preparation?
What is the difference between Primary and secondary
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data?
What is the difference between Research methods and
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Research methodology?
What do you mean by research? Discuss about different
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types of research.
What is a research problem? State the components of
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research problem.
Research process starts from problem definition to
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preparation of the report.
Briefly describe the different steps involved in a research
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process
35 Data collection is the backbone of business research. 4 5
What is meaning of probability sampling? Discuss about
36 simple random sampling, systematic sampling and 3 5
stratified sampling
Explain about Extraneous variable, Confounded
37 relationship, Experimental groups and Treatments in the 3 2
context of research design
38 Write short notes on Steps in writing report. 2 2
39 What are the characteristics of a research 1 1
40 What are the factors affecting research Design? 3 4
41 What are the characteristics of a good sample 3 3
What are the dif ficulties in the for mulation a
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hypothesis?
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43 What are the essentials of a good report? 2 2
44 Discuss various methods of research. 1 3
45 Explain problems encountered by researchers in India. 1 2
Explain the different steps involved in a research
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process
47 Draft the layout of a research report 2 1
Define research and discuss the objectives of research in
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detail.
Synthesizing and critical analysis of a problem are two
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important phases of research Justify.
“Ethics in research is the need of the hour”. Justify the
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statement.
Differentiate between the descriptive and analytical
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research methods.
52 Discuss the various characteristics of a good research. 1 2
53 Explain the types of research in detail. 1 1
Briefly explain how to conduct a literature review during
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a research.
Differentiate between Exploratory and Descriptive
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research design.
Bring out the importance of review of literature as a
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source of research problem
57 Explain the steps in developing a research plan. 3 2
Explain in detail, the different methods of data collection
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in research.
What are the characteristics and functions of a research
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report?
60 Give an account of the contents of a research report. 2 1
Explain the various steps of writing of research report in
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detail?
Explain the terms arithmetic mean, median, mode,
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geometric mean and harmonic mean.
Find out the standard deviation for the following data
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17,13,15,17,25,21,23. 20 .
What are different types of probability sampling
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methods? Give with examples
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Discuss process of research while highlighting the types
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of research.
Discuss the relationship between research problem and
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choice of research design.
67 Differentiate between three types of research designs. 3 2
Highlight various methods used in selecting a sample
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from the population. Point out their merits and demerits.
Wr i t e s h o r t n o t e s o n f o l l o w i n g : a . T y p e s o f
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questionnaires b. Demerits of secondary data
What are the characteristics and functions of a research
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report.
71 Give an account of the contents of a research report 2 2
Describe, in brief the layout of a research report,
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covering all relevant points
73 Discuss the role of computer in research. 4 4
74 Discuss the format of thesis and dissertation. 2 2
What is meant by report? What are various stages of
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writing report?
Mention the different types of reports, particularly
76 pointing out the difference between a technical report 2 2
and a popular report.