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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