HOME ASSIGNMENT

2021
ENGLISH
Paper: 205 A
(Research Methdology)
CBCS
Full Marks: 20 Time: One Hour
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.

1. Answer any five of the following questions in about 150 words each, taking at least one from each unit:
4X5=20
Unit – 1
(a) Define and distinguish „research gap‟ and „research problem‟.
(b) What is research method?
(c) Briefly comment on the difference between research question and research hypothesis.
(d) Define and classify variables.
Unit – 2
(e) How does „Literature Review‟ provide the Researcher with adequate „Research Gap(s)‟ to pursue a
„Research Project‟?
(f) Point out the significance of „Research objectives‟ for academic research.
(g) Explain, with examples, the role of „Research Questions‟ and „Hypotheses‟ in the selection of an
appropriate „Research Method‟.
(h) What are the factors that determine the scope and limitation(s) of a „Research Project‟?
Unit – 3
(i) Why is the „Conceptual Framework‟ considered an essential part of a good research proposal?
(j) Briefly comment on the significance of the „recommendations‟ in a good research paper.
(k) Define and differentiate „Qualitative Data‟ and „Quantitative Data‟.
(l) Point out the different stages of writing a good research paper.

Unit – 4

(m) What is „Self Plagiarism‟?

(n) Write a brief note on the function and usage of „Ellipsis points‟.
(o) Define and distinguish endnotes and footnotes.
(p) Cite the following using MLA style/sheet (8th edition):
(i) Charles Dickens wrote the novel “A Tale of Two Cities” which was published from London in
1859. The publishers were Chapman and Hall.
(ii) The article “Frankenstein‟s Creature on Film in the Twenty-first Century: Posthuman Monster,
Saviour, and Victim Narratives” was published in the journal “Interdisciplinary Literary Studies” in
its volume 23, Number 1 in the year 2021. The pages are 1-23. The article was written by Paul
Mitchell. The article doi is https://doi.org/10.5325/intelitestud.23.1.0001. You accessed the article
through JSTOR. Add a date of access.

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