MMPC-015 · December 2024 · English

IGNOU MMPC-015 December 2024 Previous Year Question Paper

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY FOR MANAGEMENT DECISIONS

Structured previous year question paper for MMPC-015, December 2024 session.

Max marks: 100 · Questions: 9 · Sections: 2

Verified: 11 Sept 2026

MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

(MP)

Term-End Examination

December, 2024

MMPC–015 : RESEARCH METHODOLOGY FOR

MANAGEMENT DECISIONS

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

Weightage : 70%

Note :

(i) This question paper contains two

Sections : A and B.

(ii) Attempt any four questions from

Section A. Each question carries 20 marks.

(iii) Section B is compulsory and carries

20 marks.

[ 2 ] MMPC–015

Section – A

Q1.What do you mean by review of literature ?

Q2.What are the various types of literature reviews carried out by the researchers ? Discuss the role of literature review in the research.

Q3.What is a questionnaire ? Why is a questionnaire used ? What are the three main guiding considerations in the construction of the questionnaire ? Explain with suitable examples.

Q4.What are the various types of scales and scaling techniques ? Discuss the Thurstone’s equal - appearing interval scale.

Q5.Distinguish between parametric and non - parametric tests. What is the importance of non-parametric tests ? Discuss.

Q6.What do you mean by ethics in research ?

Q7.Discuss the principles of research ethics.

Q8.Write short notes on any three of the following :

(a) Multidimensional Scaling

(b) Internal validity and external validity

(c) Observation method

(d) Quota Sampling

(e) Coding of data [ 3 ]

Section–B

Q9.The arithmetic addition scores for 27 individuals are given in the following table belonging to two groups. Use Chi-square test to test the hypothesi s of no difference between these two sets of scores at 5 per cent level of significance : Group–I 12 16 18 7 6 4 11 12 8 20 18 16 10 4 Group–II 7 12 14 18 5 16 9 10 14 3 18 9 7 Given χ2-tabulated value at 1 degree of freedom at 5 per cent is 6.63.

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