Name of the University : Uttarakhand Open University
Degree : M.A
Department : Sociology
Subject Code/Name : MASO02 Logic of Sociological Research
Year : I
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UOU Logic of Sociological Research
Section – A
Objective Questions (Compulsory)
Answer all questions. Each question carries one mark. 10×1=10
Related / Similar Question Paper :
UOU MASO01 Fundamentals of Sociology Question Bank
November 2013
Write True/False against the following :
1. Family is a secondary group. (True/False)
2. ‘A Society’ is a group of individuals. (True/False)
3. The theory of ‘looking glass self’ is given by Emile Durkheim. (True/False)
4. Law is a formal mean of social control. (True/False)
5. Culture is a man made part of the environment. (True/False)
6. Who gave the concept of Manifest and latent function.
(a) R. K. Merton(b) Parsons(c) Herbert Spencer(d) None of the above.
7. Who wrote the book ‘Theory of Social and Economic Organization’.
(a) Sorokin(b) Karl Marx(c) Maxweber(d) Pareto
8. What do you understand by research design- Discuss its types.
9. What do you understand by sampling- Discuss its types.
10. Define observation and discuss participatory observation.
Section – B :
(Short Answer Type Questions)
Answer any four questions. Each answer should not exceed 100 words. Each
questions carries 5 marks 5×4=20
1. Discuss types of social research.
2. What do you understand by hyopothesis-
10. We can collect primary data through the help of :
(a) Interview-Schedule(b) Observation(c) Questionnaire(d) All of them.
Write True/False against the following :
1. The nature of social research is scientific. (True/False)
2. Survey of literature is an important step in social research. (True/False)
3. Social research differs from social survey. (True/False)
4. Complexity, lack of homogeneity etc. are some of the characteristics of social
Choose the correct alternative :
6. Who is the author of the book, ‘Scientific Social Surveys and Research’-
(a) P. V. Youngb) Goode and Hatt(c) Lundberg (d) Zahoda.
7. Who said, ‘An hypothesis is a tentative generalization, the validity
(a) P. V. Young(b) G. A. Lundberg(c) Goode and Hatt(d) Moser
May 2015
First Year Examination-2015 :
MASO-02 Logic of Social Research :
Time : 3 Hours
Maximum Marks : 60
Note : This paper is of sixty (60) marks divided into three (03) sections A, B, and C. Attempt the questions contained in these sections according to the detailed instructions given therein.
Section – A : (Long Answer Type Questions)
Note : Section ‘A’ contains four (04) long-answer-type questions of fifteen (15) marks each. Learners are required to answer any two (02) questions only. (2×15=30)
1. Define Hypothesis and discuss the bases of formulation of Hypothesis.
2. What do you understand by questionaire? Discuss the different types of questionnaire.
3. Define random sampling and explain in detail the techniques of selecting random sampling.
4. Write an essay on ‘Content analysis technique in social research.’
Section – B : (Short Answer Type Questions)
Note : Section ‘B’ contains eight (08) short-answer-type questions of five (05) marks each. Learners are required to answer any four (04) questions only. (4×5=20)
Briefly discuss the followings :
1. Nature of social research.
2. Relation between ‘Fact’ and ‘Theory’.
3. Interview guide
4. Participant observation
5. Case study method
6. Exploratory research design
7. Positive and Negative correlation
8. Measures of Central tendency
Section – C : (Objective Type Questions)
Note : Section ‘C’ contains ten (10) objective-type questions of one (01) mark each. All the questions of this section are compulsory. (10×1=10)
Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against the following :
1. Observation is a source of secondary data collection. True/False
2. Experimental research design is related to before-after experiment. True/False
3. A Hypothesis is a tentative generalization whose validity is to be tested. True/False
4. Use of follow-up-letter is necessary for data collection with the help of interview schedule. True/False
5. Newspaper is a primary source of data collection.True/False
6. Cencus report is a secondary source of data collection. True/False
7. Hypothesis is the link between theory and investigation’ True/False
8. Interview schedule is filled by respondent. True/False
9. The value of co-effient of correlation shall always be lie between +1 and –1. True/False
10. Mode is the point on the scale of measurement with minimum frequency in a distribution. True/False