B.Com In Financial Management SEM V 2023 2024 Dec 2024 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

Questions asked in this paper

• (2) Figures to the right indicate full marks

1. Q1 A) Choose the correct answer for the following questions: (Any 8) 8 marks
   • 1. What is the primary goal of research in academic settings?
   • c) Problem-solving and innovation d) Socializing
   • 2. Which type of research involves investigating fundamental principles and theories
   • 3. What does experimental research primarily involve?
   • a) Building software b) Conducting experiments and analyzing data
   • c) Literature review d) Memorization of facts
   • 4. What type of research involves investigating cause-and-effect relationships and often includes manipulation of variables?
   • 5. What type of research aims to identify relationships between two or more variables without
   • 6. What is the first step in the research process, where the researcher identifies the research problem and formulates a research question? the research process, what comes after the formulation of a research question, involving a comprehensive examination of existing literature related to the topic?
   • 8. What comes after data collection in the research process, where the researcher examines and interprets the collected data? Paper Subject Code: 45208 Research Methodology in Financial Management
   • 9. What type of sampling technique involves selecting a sample based on the convenience and accessibility of subjects?
   • 10. In which sampling technique does every member of the population have an equal chance of being selected for the study?
2. Q1 B) State ‘True’ or ‘False for the following: (Any 7) 7 marks
   • 1. Convenience sampling involves selecting a sample based on the convenience and accessibility of subjects
   • 2. Purposive sampling intentionally selects participants who possess certain characteristics or meet specific criteria
   • 3. Correlational research aims to identify relationships between two or more variables
   • 4. The first step in the research process is data collection
   • 5. Data collection involves only the gathering of information and does not include analysis
   • 6. Surveys and interviews are common methods of qualitative data collection
   • 7. Stratified sampling ensures that every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected for the study
   • 8. Sampling is the process of analyzing and interpreting data
   • 9. A hypothesis is a tentative explanation for an observed phenomenon that can be tested through experimentation or research
   • 10. The literature review in a research report is usually placed at the end to provide a summary of the study
3. Q2 A) Explain the steps of research process? 15 marks
4. Q2 B) Define Research? Explain the objectives of research? 8 marks
5. Q2 C) Differentiate between Quantitative and Qualitative research? Paper Subject Code: 45208 Research Methodology in Financial Management 7 marks
6. Q3 A) What is meant by research design and explain the essentials of a good research
7. Q3 B) Define Sampling and explain the Simple random sampling and stratified sampling with suitable example? (08)
8. Q3 C) Explain different types of survey method with suitable examples? 7 marks
   • A) What is meant by Questionnaire and explain the different types of Questions? 8
9. Q4 B) Explain the different types of reports in brief? 7 marks
10. Q4 C) What is primary data? Explain the difference between primary and secondary data?
11. Q4 D) What is meant by coding and explain the different ways of coding that we use it for
12. Q5 A) Define data? Explain the purposes of data processing? Q:5 B) Define Report writing and explain the essentials of a good report? (07) 8 marks
13. Q5 Write the short notes for the following: (Any 3): 15 marks
    • a) Hypothesis
    • b) Snowball sampling
    • c) Personal Interview
    • d) Experimental Research
    • e) Secondary data

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