Research methodology — DU B.Sc. (Hons.) Botany Previous Year Question Papers

Attempt FOUR questions in total. All parts of a question must be answered together. 6. Draw graphics wherever required. iii. Empirical Research iv. Control V. Citation vi. Impact Factor 2. Differentiate between (any three) (5x3=15 Marks) i. Primary data and Secondary data ii. Research paper and Review paper iii. Qualitative and Quantitative research iv. Patents and Copyright 3: Write short notes on (any three) (5x3=15 Marks) 1. Data quality ii. Experimental Designs iii. Acknowledgements in technical research writing iv. Ethics in Research 4. (a) Describe different methods of data collection with suitable examples. (7 Marks) (b) What are citation management tools? Name any two such tools and explain any one in detail. (8 Marks) 5. (a) What are literature sources? Discuss primary, secondary and tertiary sources of literature information with examples. (7 Marks) (b) Define search engines. Explain the working and applications of at least three search engines. (8 marks) 6. A researcher has tested the effect of microbial inoculants on heavy metal contamination of soil. The percentage reduction in the levels of heavy metal in the soil after microbial inoculation was observed as follows: S. No. Heavy metal reduction (%) Microbial Inoculant (mL/pot) a) Draw a scatter plot taking microbial inoculant as the independent variable (X-axis) and heavy metal reduction as the dependent variable (Y-axis). (5 Marks) b) Calculate the Pearson's correlation coefficient (r) and interpret the result. (10 Marks)