MSO-002 Research Methodologies and Methods in English Solved Question Paper June 2022

MSO-002 Research Methodologies and Methods in English Solved Question Paper June 2022

Research Methodologies and Methods
Course Code: MSO-002

MASTER OF ARTS (SOCIOLOGY)

(MSO)

Term-End Examination
June, 2022

MSO-002 : RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES AND

METHODS

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Answer any five questions in about
500 words each. Answer at least two
questions from each Section. All questions
carry equal marks.

Section—I

1. What is Observation ? Distinguish between
participant and non-participant observations.
20
2. What is phenomenology ? Critically discuss. 20
3. Discuss Karl Popper’s idea of falsification. 20

4. What is the difference between exploratory and
experimental research ? Discuss with suitable
examples. 20
5. What is hermeneutics ? How is it used in
sociology ? 20

Section—II

6. What do you understand by participatory
method ? Explain with examples. 20
7. Define and discuss ethnography giving a
suitable example. 20
8. What is ‘triangulation’ ? How and why is it used
in social sciences ? 20
9. What is an interview method ? Discuss. 20
10. How does internet help in the process of
conducting research ? What are its advantages ?