KADI SARVA VISHWA VIDYALAYA,

GANDHINAGAR

Ph.D. Course Work

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BIOTECHNOLOGY

Table of Contents

S. No.
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Topic
General Structure

Page No.
2

2.

Paper-I (Research Methodology)

3.

Model Question Paper for Paper-I

4.

Paper-II (Scientific Communication)

5.

Model Question Paper for Paper-II

10

6.

Paper-III (Recent Trends in Biotechnology)

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7.

Model Question Paper for Paper-III

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KADI SARVA VISHWAVIDYALAYA

GANDHINAGAR
Ph.D. Course work for
Biotechnology
2009-10
Course structure
Paper

Title

University Examination
(marks)
Section A

Section B

(general)

(specialization)

Duration of
exam

Paper-I

Research
methodology

60

40

2 hrs

Paper-II

Scientific
communication

60

40

2 hrs

Paper-III

(Recent Trends in
Biotechnology)

Paper-I

100

Schedule of
exam

Every
months

six

2 hrs

Research Methodology

Syllabus
SECTION-A ( Common to all faculty)

60 marks

1)

Introduction to Research Methodology : Meaning of Research, Objectives of Research,

Motivations in Research, Types of Research, Research Approaches, Significance of
Research, Research Methods v/s Methodology, Research and Scientific Methods,
Research Process, Criteria of Good Research
2

2)

Defining the Research Problem : What is Research Problem?, Selecting the Problem,
Necessity of and Techniques in defining the problem
3
2

3)

Research Design: Meaning, Need, Features of Good Design, Concepts, Types. Basic
Principles of Experimental Design, Developing a Research Plan 3

4)

Sample Design : Implication, Steps. Criteria for selecting a sample procedure,

Characteristics of Good sampling Procedure, Types of Sample Design, Selecting Random
Samples, Complex random sampling Design.
4

5)

Measurement and Scaling Techniques: Measurement in Research, Measurement Scales,

Sources of Errors in measurement, Tests of Second measurement, Technique of
developing Measurement Tools, Meaning of Scaling, Scale Classification Bases,
Important Scaling Techniques, Scale Construction Techniques.
6

6)

Methods of Data Collection: Collection of Primary Data, Observation Method, Interview

method, Collection of Data through questionnaire and Schedules, Other methods.
Collection of Secondary Data, Selection of appropriate method for data collection, Case
Study Method, Guidelines for developing questionnaire, successful interviewing. Survey
v/s experiment.
6

7)

Processing and Analysis of Data : Processing Operations (Meaning, Problems), Data

Analysis (Elements), Statistics in Research, Measures of Central Tendency, Dispersion,
Asymmetry, Relationship. Regression Analysis, Multiple correlation and Regression,
Partial Correlation, Association in case of Attributes 6

8)

Sampling Fundamentals : Definition, Need, Important sampling Distribution, Central

limit theorem Sampling Theory, Sandlers A-test, Concept of Standard Error, Estimation,
Estimating population mean, proportion. Sample size and its determination,
Determination of sample size Based on i) Precision Rate and Confidence level ii)
Bayesian Statistics.
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9)

Testing of Hypothesis: Meaning, Basic concepts, Flow diagram, Power of a hypothesis

test, Important parametric tests, Hypothesis Testing of Means, Differences between
Means, Comparing Two related samples, Testing of Proportion, Difference between
proportions, Comparing variance to hypothesized population variance, Equality of
variances of two normal populations, hypothesis testing of Correlation coefficients,
Limitations of Tests of hypothesis.
7

10)

Chi- square test : Applications, Steps, characteristics, limitations

11)

Analysis of Variance and Covariance : Basic Principles, techniques, applications,

Assumptions, limitations. 6
3

12)

Analysis of Non-parametric or distribution-free Tests : Sign Test, Fisher-Irwin Test,

McNemer Test, Wilcoxon Matched pair Test (Signed Rank Test), Rank 4

13)

Sum Tests : a) Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney Test b)Kruskal-Wallis Test, One sample Runs

Test, Spearmans Rank Correlation, Kendalls Coefficient of Concordance, Multivariate
Analysis Techniques: Characteristics, Application, Classification, Variables, Techniques,
Factor Analysis (Methods, Rotation), Path Analysis.
4

SECTION-B (For Faculty of Biotechnology)

40 marks

1. Biotechnology Products & Processes:

Biotechnology Experimental Design: Factorial Designs, Fractional Factorial
Designs, Rechtschaffner designs, D-optimal designs, Response surface methodology,
Process optimization and validation, Sample size determinations, Controlling variability,
Analyzing and minimizing variations in Biotechnology procedures, Statistical
experimental designs for cultivation & fermentations, optimizing Fermentations,
multivariate analysis of chemical and biological data. 20
2. Quality assurance:
Development, validation, optimization of analytical methods for metabolites
based on HPLC, spectrophotometry, chromatography and Bioassay etc., Quality
assurance in Biotechnology Industries and, Contract Research Organizations etc. 10
3. Phytopharmaceuticals and Animal Cell based products:
Experimental Design in preparing and optimizing herbal extracts, testing herbs /
herbal material from Bioactive materials. 10
Reference Books: Latest Editions of following Books
1) Kothari, C.R., Research Methodology (Methods and Techniques), New Age Publisher
2) Fundamentals of modern statistical methods By Rand R. Wilcox
3) Power Analysis for Experimental Research A Practical Guide for the Biological, Medical
and Social Sciences by R. Barker Bausell, Yu-Fang Li Cambridge University Press
4) Design of Experiments: Statistical Principles of Research Design and Analysis, by Robert
O. Kuehl Brooks/Cole

Research Methodology
Model Question Paper
Instructions:

1) Section-I is of 60 marks
2) Section-II is of 40 marks
3) There is no negative marking for incorrect answers

SECTION-A
Q1. Multiple Choice Questions:. Choose one most correct answer from the provided choices.
Write your choice on the right hand side column only. Illegibly written answers will not be
considered. Each Question carries two marks. (2x10 marks)
i)

ii)

iii)

iv)

Why is a control necessary in a well planned experiment?

a) To show what would normally happen and compare it with what
happens when you change the independent variable.
b) To keep the experiment from becoming chaotic.
c) So that the experiment can be contained.
d) For graphing purposes only
Consider the following data:
14; 16; 16; 22; 25; 38; 38; 38; 38; 2000
Which of the measures of central tendency would be the least useful?
a) mean
b) mode
c) median
As the degrees of freedom increase (and especially when the degrees of freedom
are more than 90), the graph of the chi-square distribution looks more and more
______________.
a) symmetrical
b) skewed right
c) skewed left
d) asymmetrical
The Goodness-of-Fit hypothesis test is typically a ______________.
a) two-tailed test
b) wagging-tailed test
c) left-tailed test
d) right-tailed test
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v)

vi)

Determine the sampling technique: A medical researcher does a random survey of

100 female doctors and 100 male doctors.
a) stratified
b) systematic
c) simple random
d) cluster
e)
Following is not the example of tests.
a) Chi test
b) t-test
c) pie test d) F-test

vii)

Following is not the part of basic principles of experimental designs

a) Replication
b) Randomization c) Local Control
d) Reduction

viii)

Following is the type of informal experimental designs.

a) Before-and after with control design
b) b) Completely randomized Design
c) Latin square Design
d) Factorial Designs

ix)

For data that is normally distributed, is it possible for the standard deviation to be
larger than the mean?
a) No.
b) Yes.
c) There is not enough information to determine.

x)

What is the difference between the independent and dependent variables in an

experiment?
A. The independent variable is quantitative and the dependent variable is not.
B. The independent variable is what is changed and the dependent variable is
what is measured.
C. The independent variable has disowned his parents and the dependent variable
still relies on them for food, shelter, and gas money.
D. The independent variable is graphed on the y-axis and the dependent is
graphed on the x-axis.

Q2. Fill in the Blanks:

(2 x 10 marks)
i)
--------------- refers to a design that has more than one independent variable.
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ii)

iii)
iv)
v)
vi)
vii)

viii)
ix)
x)

------------------------------- is an external variable that affects the internal variable

and intertwines with other extraneous variables such that it is difficult to
determine unique effects of each.
------------------------------- is the non-manipulated variable in factorial design.
------------------- is an arbitrary value, designated as the significance level.
-------------------- is the measure of the flat-toppedness of a distribution curve
------------------ factorial designs consider the effect of varying two factors on the
dependent variable.
--------------------- technique is used design or plan the experiment in such a way
that thew variations caused by extraneous factors can all be combined under the
general heading of chance.
----------------------- measures seperstely the relationship between two variables in
such a way that the effects of other related variables are eliminated.
------------------------- defines the limits within which the parameters of the
population are expected to lie with a specified degree of confidence.
When there really is a difference (association, correlation) overall, but random
sampling caused your data to not show a statistically significant difference, the
errors responsible for this are called ________________

Q3. Answer true or false for the following statements: A correlation coefficient: (4 marks)
a. Should not be calculated when there is an underlying relationship between the two
variables but it is not linear.
b. Does not provide evidence of a causal relationship between two variables.
c. Should not be used to judge the biological importance of the relationship between two
variables.
d. Should be performed only when certain assumptions are satisfied (e.g. variables
measured on a random sample of individuals, both the variables are quantitative and
at least one of the two variables need to be normally distributed).
Q4.

Answer true or false for the following statements: The paired t-test:

(5 marks)

a. Tests the null hypothesis that the two population means are equal
b. Must have equally sized numbers of observations in each group.
c. Assumes that the data in each group are normally distributed.
d. Is appropriate for comparing the means of independent groups of observations.
e. When appropriately used, is more powerful when the sample size is large.
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Q5. Answer true or false for the following statements

(5 marks)
a. The p-value is the probability of the sample data arising by chance.
b. The p-value is an arbitrary value, designated as the significance level.
c. The p-value is the chance of getting an observed effect if the null hypothesis was false.
d. The p-value is the chance of getting an observed effect if the null hypothesis was true.
e. A very small p-value allows us to say that there is enough evidence to accept the null
hypothesis.
Q6. Match the following :

(5 marks)

Example
i) Effect of digital BP instruments accuracy.
ii) CVS Research in Institute during1990-1995
iii) Effect of temp on productivity
iv) Effect of fertilizer X on plant cultivation
v) Relationship of using mobile and brain tumor.

Research Design
a) Exploratory Research studies.
b) Descriptive and Diagnostic Res. Studies.
c) Hypothesis Testing Research studies.
Hypothesis Testing Research studies
Hypothesis Testing Research studies

Q7. Write the below functions in sequence. (e.g. d-a-c-b-f-e)

(1 mark)
a) Selection of samples. b) Analysis of data c) Designing the methods of data collection.
d) Formulating the objective of study e) Report preparation f) Collection data
SECTION-B

(Max. Marks -40)

Design an experiment for any one of the under mentioned research topic:
I)
To prove that dissolved oxygen promotes biosynthesis of antibiotics.
II)
To prove that bioassay method of Penicillin is more accurate, precise and reproducible
than determination by titration method.
III)
To optimize fermentation conditions for production of Alcohol by yeasts and to evaluate
the impact of pH, temperature and humidity on Alcohol yields.
IV)
You are given three herbal drug extracts which are reported to possess anti-bacterial
activity. Design an experiment to find out the optimum proportion of each of the extracts
to be combined to achieve maximum therapeutic efficacy.
V)
To prove that different plant organs show different responses to IBA, GA & and NAA
Note : The design should describe following :
a) Type of design (e.g. Cross-over, 2 x 2 factorial etc.)
b) Sample size

3 marks
2 marks
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c)
d)
e)
f)

Design table/ Flow chart

Parameters to be studied
Sample Selection method
Statistical Analysis to be involved in the study and the basis

Paper-II

15 marks
3 marks
5 marks
12 marks

Scientific Communication

SECTION-A (Common for all faculty)

60 marks
Syllabus
1. Basics of Communication skill.
a) English Grammar: Word Choice, Sentence Structure, paragraph structure,
Comprehension
2. Types of Scientific Communications.
3. Importance of publishing research papers
4. Publishing Reearch paper :
a) Preliminaries, Format, Choosing Journal
b) Title, Running Title
c) Authors: Single and Multi authorship
d) Writing Abstract
e) Introduction section
f) Materials and Methods Section
g) Result Section
h) Figures : Design Principles, Legends, Table components, Graphs: Types, Style,
Tables v/s Graph
i) Discussion Section: Format, Grammar Style, Content.
j) Acknowledgements
k) References : Different Styles
l) Selecting Keywords
m) Communication with the Editor, Handling Referees Comments, Galey Proofs
5.
Writing Review Articles
6. Preparing and Delivering of Oral and Poster Presentations
7.
Avoiding Plagiarism
8. Preparing documents for MoUs, Confidentiality Agreements.
9.
IUPAC symbols and Terminology for physicochemical quantities and Units, SI
prefixes, Fundamental Constants, Standard Abbreviations and Symbols

SECTION-B
Biotechnology:

40 marks

1.

Exercises on writing Biotechnology related research papers, preparing project

proposals for funding agencies and preparing a power point presentations 20

2.

Assignment on Critical analysis of research papers of interest published in refereed

journals with respect to language, content, title, reference style, data, figures, tables,
Discussion etc. and preparing a report on the same. 10

3.

Assignment on Writing and submitting a review article related to doctoral research

topic for an international journal. 10

Reference Books:
1) Study and Communication Skills for the Biosciences by Stuart Johnson and Jon
Scott,
Oxford University Press
2) Write and Publish a Scientific Paper by Robert A. Day Oryx Press
3) Scientific Easy when you know how by Jennifer Peat BMJ Books
4) Research Projects and Research Proposals A Guide for Scientists Seeking Funding
by Paul G. Chapin Cambridge University Press
Model Question Paper for Paper-II (Scientific Writing)
SECTION-A
1) Which of the following is the most correct title for the provided abstract? (4 marks)
a) Anti-staphylococcal activity and mode of action of clofazimine
b) Bactericidal property of Clofazimine
c) Cofazimine is effective against S.aureus
ABSTRACT
Objectives: Infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus might be treated with agents
whose primary indications are for other infections. Clofazimine, an established antimycobacterial drug, could be such a candidate. However, the anti-staphylococcal
properties of clofazimine have not been fully described and its mode of action,
possibly involving inhibition of both RNA polymerase and a membrane-located
target, has not been explored in detail. We have now conducted experiments to
address these issues. Methods: Using established procedures, we examined the
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activity of clofazimine against a range of clinical isolates of S. aureus and

determined whether it was bactericidal, exhibited a post-antibiotic effect (PAE), or
interacted synergically with other agents. The potential for emergence of
clofazimine-resistant mutants was also examined. Mode of action studies involved
macromolecular synthesis assays, cross-screening against rifampicin-resistant
mutants, susceptibility of RNA polymerase to clofazimine in vitro and several
methods to detect drug-induced membrane damage. Results: Clofazimine
demonstrated good anti-staphylococcal activity encompassing MSSA, MRSA and
GISA. It was bactericidal and resistant mutants could not be isolated. Clofazimine
did not exhibit a PAE and failed to act synergically with other drugs. No evidence
for specific inhibition of RNA polymerase was obtained. Clofazimine caused nonspecific inhibition of DNA, RNA and protein synthesis, consistent with membranedamaging activity that was detected in three independent assays for membrane
disrupting agents. Conclusions: Clofazimine is a potent anti-staphylococcal agent. It
appears to be a membrane-disrupting agent and does not inhibit RNA polymerase.
2) Choose the correct word from the given choices to replace the underlined word/fill in the
blank in the given sentences(5 x 2 marks)
a) Oral pediatric formulations of artemether are urgently needed, however the
tablets are difficult to administer to young children, who cannot swallow
whole tablets or tolerate the bitter taste of the crushed tablets.
a. Because
b. As
c. Since
d. however
b) I _______ several eminent scholars in my study of herbal drug resources.
i)
Cited
ii)
Sited
c) The differences between the control and experimental groups were _________
i)
Insignificant
ii)
Nonsignificant
d) Noradrenaline __________ contractile response on rat vas deferens
i)
elicit
ii)
illicit
e) Resistance to antibiotics is becoming ___________ difficult problem in the
management of bacterial infections.
i)
An Increasingly
ii)
More
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iii)

Highly

Q 3. Answer in Short:
a) Give full form of IUPAC
(2)
b) Enumerate three most commonly followed styles of referencing (3)
c) What is Running title?
(2)
d) Differentiate between histogram and bar chart
(2)
e) Define Plagiarism
(2)
f) Enumerate components of a tabular representation of result data (2)
g) Give the standard abbreviations of :
(3)
i) mililiter
ii) hour
iii) minutes
e) Differentiate between research paper and review article (3)
f) Define Rapid Communication
(2)
g) Differentiate Symposium, panel Discussion and Seminar
(3)
Q4. True or False (If false provide the correct answer)
I)
II)
III)
IV)
V)
VI)

(2 x 6)

Passive voice is the most suitable sentence arrangement for scientific

communication
Discussion section of a research paper discusses only the results obtained in the
study
The first author is always the one who is the research guide and last author is one
who is major contributor in experimental work.
The numbers mentioned in the result table can have any number of decimal
points.
Introduction section consists of summary of literature survey conducted prior to
the study.
The tense used in result section is mostly present tense.

SECTION-B
Q1. Provide the following for the given paper:
a) Correct Title ( not more than 50 letters)
(5)
b) Most suitable Keywords
(2)
c) Abstract ( not more than 250 words)
(10)
(5)
d) Headings, footnotes and Legends to figures and tables
Q2. Describe the result section using the provided tables and charts. (8)
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Q3. Write a paragraph (not more than 100 words) on Current Status of Biotechnology Industries
in Gujarat.
Note : You should put stress on method of writing, grammar, flow of thoughts, conclusion.
Accurate data are not required.
(10)

Paper-III Recent trends in Biotechnology

100 Marks
Introduction and Applications of following:
a. Enzymes for industry/ Medicine, Immobilized enzyme technology, designer enzymes
Biosensors
b. Molecular Farming, Edible Vaccines, Therapeutics from Transgenic Plants, BioDegradable Plastics, Molecular Markers, RAPD, RFLP, AFLP Techniques,
c. Plant Cell culture and production of Secondary metabolites
d. Animal cell culture Techniques, Gene Therapy, Stem Cells in Therapeutics, Oncogenes,
Tumor suppressor Genes & Cancer Biology, AIDS & other Immuno- deficiencies
e. Characterization and production of Recombinant Therapeutic proteins, Bioinformatics &
Computer aided Drug Designing
f. Biopesticides in integrated pest management
g. Bioremediation of contaminated soils and waste land. Waste Management strategies
h. Bio-Energy, Bio-Diesel: Tree borne and Algal oils and Trans-esterification, Hydrogen
and Electricity from Microbes
i. Biosafety in relation to recombinant organisms & transgenic research applications, Social
and ethical issues.
j. Process Economics, Cost Analysis and Investment Decisions
References:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Basic Biotechnology ---Colin Ratlidge and Bjorn Kristiansen, Cambridge University

Press, 2006
Biotechnology and Biopharmaceuticals ---- Rodney J.Y. Ho and Milo Gibaldi,
Wiley-Liss 2003
Culture of Animal Cells --- Ian Freshney Wiley-Liss 2006
Microbial Biotechnology ---- Alexander N Glazer and Hiroshi Nikaido, Cambridge
University Press, 2006

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Model Question paper for PhD Coursework:

Paper-III Recent Trends in Biotechnology
Q1. Multiple Choice questions:

(20 x 10 mark)

1) Trans- esterification of lipids is catalysed by

a) NaOH
b) Methanol
c) Microbial Lipases
2) Which of the following is essential for animal cell culture medium
a)
Serum
b)
Sodium chloride
c)
Phosphates
3) Which of the following route of administration is best for Biopharmaceuticals?
a) Oral
b) Intramuscular
c) Intravenous
d) Intra-peritoneal
4) Growth rate in a bioreactor can vary due to :
a) Age of inoculum
b) Inoculum to fermentation volume ratio
c) Agitator speed
d) All of the above
5) Which of the following regulate the biosynthesis of microbial secondary metabolites
a) Carbon catabolite
b) Phosphate
c) Nitrogen
d) End product.
6) What type of molecules are Insulin, EPO, TPA & hGH
a) Proteins
b) Lipids
c) Glycosides
d) Glycoproteins
7) Which of the following is NOT a laboratory safety rule?
a) You should never mix acids with bases
b) You should tie back your long hair
c) You should never add water to acid
d) All of the above are valid safety rules
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8) Stem Cells can be obtained from

a) Bone Marrow
b) Umbellical Chord
c) Both these
11) What piece of laboratory equipment is best-suited for accurately measuring the volume
of a liquid?
a) Graduated cylinder
b) Graduated beaker
c) Erlenmeyer flask
d) Volumetric Flask
12) Which method is best for preservation of microbial cultures?
a) Sand culture
b) Lyophilization
c) Dried culture on grains
d) Agar culture covered by sterile liquid Paraffin
13)

Anoxic degradation of organic matter takes place in

a) Rotating Biological contacters
b) Activated sludge processionisation, acceleration, deflection, detection
c) Anaerobic Digester
d) Middle of an agitated tank

14.

Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

a) Escherichia coli is obligate aerobe
b) Escherichia coli is obligate anaerobe
c) Escherichia coli is facultative anaerobe

15)

Which one of the following gases is supposed to be responsible for Global

warming

16)

a)

CO2

b)
c)
d)

Methane
Ozone
All of them

Which one of the following pieces of information cannot be obtained from a

computer controlled bioreactor?
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a) DO2
b) Substrate concentration
c) Molecular mass of end product
d) Rate of Biosynthesis of the end metabolite
17)

Activation Energy of a bioprocess can be reduced by

a) Catalyst
b) Environmental conditions
c) Substrates concentration
d) End product concentration
e) All of them

18)

Which of the following is not a biopesticide

a) Trichoderma
b) Stienernema
c) Azadirachtin
d) BT
e) All of them

19)

Enzymes present in Detergents can be

a) Lipases
b) Lipase & Protease
c) Lipase & Amylase
d) None of these

20)

An endocrinal glycoprotein that stimulates the production of red blood cells by

stem cells in bone marrow is:
a). GM-CSF
b). CSF
c). GM-CSF
d). EPO

Q2. Fill in the Blanks:

1)
2)
3)

(20 x 1 mark )

Pharmacopoeia does not describe the ------------process of a drug.

Quality of biodiesel gets affected by the--------- composition of the lipid.
A fungus commonly used as wide spectrum insecticide is-----------------16

4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
13)
14)
15)

A widely used substrate for single cell protein manufacture is -----------p53 is a tumor-------------gene
HPLC technique gives higher resolution than TLC techniques because of _________
Gas chromatography is not suitable for analysis of _________ type of compounds.
To work out the molecular mass of a secondary metabolite you would look at its
____________spectra.
For antiseptic effect minimum ____ % alcohol can be used.
Distilled water is free from_________ .
Clinical trials of a biopharmaceutical establish the efficacy and ------- of the molecule
One of the growth Hormone used in Plant Tissue culture to induce root formation is ----The enzymes that converts Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki parasporal crystal in to
insecticidal toxin is---------------A biopharmaceutical manufactured through immobilized cells is -----------Humulin is used for treatment of ---------- in human beings

16) New generation refrigerants contain------------- rather than ----------------17) _____________ tissue forms new cells in plants
18) Chlorophyceae algal species synthesizing Hydrocarbons is ---------------19) Gene associated with insecticidal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis against Coleopteran
insects is ---------------------------------20) Blue green Alga commonly used as Biofertilizer is -------------------------Q3. True/False (correct the false statement)
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
13)

(20 x 1 mark)

In Phase-IV Clinical Trials premarketing surveillance is conducted

LAL test for pyrogen testing is conducted on mice
Toxicity testing are normally done in Guinea pigs
Ministry of Environment is the highest authority for grant of permission to recombinant
crops in India.
All experiments on efficacy of new phytopharmaceuticals on human beings require
permission of Ethics Committee.
Every country has its own Pharmacopoeia.
Control groups are not required for anti-inflammatory study.
All enzymes are thermolabile.
Patent Act in INDIA is applicable.
95% alcohol (Ethanol) means rectified spirit.
Ampicillin is a generic drug.
Transgenic B.T. can be sourced from animals.
Water for injection is corrosive.
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14) Herbal drugs do not have side effects.

15) MTT assay is used for detecting cytotoxicity
16) Microbial products can be used as artificial skin for human beings.
17) RNase is the enzyme not destroyed by thermal shock at 640 C
18) GRAS microbes are at times dangerous.
19) Sulfolobus acidocaldarius is a polyextremophile used in Bioleaching
20) Integrity of HEPA filter is validated by smoke leak test

Q4. Match the Following:

A)
Instrument
1. Rotary Shaker
2. Refrigerated Centrifuge
3. Photobioreacter
4. Autoclave

(4 marks X 5)
Principle
a) Sedimentation at high velocity
b) Bioreactor with photoperiods
c) Wet heat
d) Agitation for mass transfer

B)
1) Lipids
2) Separation of Phytoconstituents
3) Gene Ammplification
4) Chromatography of volatiles

a) PCR
b) GC
c) Soxhlet Apparatus
d) HPTLC technique

C)
1) Spectrophotometer
2) LAL Test
3) Photobioreactor
4) Soxhlet assembly
5) Sterility Testing

a) Algal cultivation
b) Tree borne oils
c) Pyrogen Testing
d) Membrane Filter
e) Microbial growth

1)
2)
3)
4)

D)
Cheese
Biodegradable plastics
Flavour in Bread
Beer Flavour

a) Gluten
b) Rennets
c) Curd
d) Amino acids

E)
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1) Blood clot
2) Anti Cancer Alkaloid
3) Gene Ammplification
4) Milk Sterility
Q. 5.

Write Short Notes on any two

a) PCR
b) Alkaline Phosphatase
c) Plasmin
d) Vincristin
(10 marks X 2)

a. Proteases and their uses

b. Microbial Enzymes as medicines
c. Quality assurance checks obligatory in fermentation
d. Proliferation and differentiation in animal cell culture
e. Perfusion monolayer culture
f. aerobic treatment of waste water.
g. Biodegradable Plastics
h. International Conference on Harmonization, somatic embryogenesis
i. Molecular Markers, RAPD, RFLP, AFLP Techniques
j. Biosensors
k.
Stem Cells in Therapeutics, Oncogenes,
l.
Tumor suppressor Genes & Cancer Biology, AIDS & other Immuno- deficiencies
m. Biopesticides in integrated pest management
n. Hydrogen and Electricity from Microbes
o. Biosafety in Biotechnology.
p.
Biotechnology Investment Decisions based on Process Cost Analysis

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Computer Science and Computer

Engineering
Introduction:
The course work for the doctoral research has been made mandatory by the UGC. Kadi
Sarva VishwaVidyalaya has decided to implement this aspect on the immediate basis
for the benefit of the students pursuing Ph.D. The course work is designed in such a
way as to support, motivate and encourage quality research. By undergoing this course
work, the student will get equipped with fundamentals of research methodology,
scientific communication and also recent developments in the field of specialization. The
course work has to be completed by the student in a satisfactory way before submission
of his/her dissertation thesis.

Course Structure:
Paper

Title

Paper-I

Research
Methodology
Scientific
Communication
Specialization
Paper

Paper-II
Paper-III

University
Examination

University
Examination

Total Marks

Section A
60

Section B
40

100

60

40

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40

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Paper-I Research Methodology

Section-A ( Common to all faculty)
1) Introduction to Research Methodology : Meaning of Research, Objectives of Research,
Motivations in Research, Types of Research, Research Approaches, Significance of
Research, Research Methods v/s Methodology, Research and Scientific Methods, Research
Process, Criteria of Good Research
2) Defining the Research Problem : What is Research Problem?, Selecting the Problem,
Necessity of and Techniques in defining the problem
3) Research Design: Meaning, Need, Features of Good Design, Concepts, Types. Basic
Principles of Experimental Design, Developing a Research Plan

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4) Sample Design: Implication, Steps. Criteria for selecting a sample procedure,

Characteristics of Good sampling Procedure, Types of Sample Design, Selecting Random
Samples, Complex random sampling Design.

5) Measurement and Scaling Techniques: Measurement in Research, Measurement Scales,

Sources of Errors in measurement, Tests of Second measurement, Technique of developing
Measurement Tools, Meaning of Scaling, Scale Classification Bases, Important Scaling
Techniques, Scale Construction Techniques.

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6) Methods of Data Collection: Collection of Primary Data, Observation Method, Interview

method, Collection of Data through questionnaire and Schedules, Other methods. Collection
of Secondary Data, Selection of appropriate method for data collection, Case Study Method,
Guidelines for developing questionnaire, successful interviewing. Survey v/s experiment.

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7) Processing and analysis of Data : Processing Operations (Meaning, Problems), Data

Analysis (Elements), Statistics in Research, Measures of Central Tendency, Dispersion,
Asymmetry, Relationship. Regression Analysis, Multiple correlation and Regression, Partial
Correlation, Association in case of Attributes

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8) Sampling Fundamentals : Definition, Need, Important sampling Distribution, Central limit

theorem Sampling Theory, Sandlers A-test, Concept of Standard Error, Estimation,
Estimating population mean, proportion. Sample size and its determination, Determination of
sample size Based on i) Precision Rate and Confidence level ii) Bayesian Statistics.

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9) Testing of Hypothesis: Meaning, Basic concepts, Flow diagram, Power of a hypothesis test,
Important parametric tests, Hypothesis Testing of Means, Differences between Means,
Comparing Two related samples, Testing of Proportion, Difference between proportions,
Comparing variance to hypothesized population variance, Equality of variances of two
normal populations, hypothesis testing of Correlation coefficients, Limitations of Tests of
hypothesis.

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10) Chi- square test : Applications, Steps, characteristics, limitations

11) Analysis of Variance and Covariance : Basic Principles, techniques, applications,
Assumptions, limitations.
12) Analysis of Non-parametric or distribution-free Tests : Sign Test, Fisher-Irwin Test,
McNemer Test, Wilcoxon Matched pair Test (Signed Rank Test), Rank
13) Sum Tests : a) Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney Test b)Kruskal-Wallis Test, One sample Runs Test,
Spearmans Rank Correlation, Kendalls Coefficient of Concordance, Multivariate Analysis
Techniques: Characteristics, Application, Classification, Variables, Techniques, Factor
Analysis (Methods, Rotation), Path Analysis.

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Reference Books: Latest Editions of following Books

1) Kothari, C.R., Research Methodology (Methods and Techniques), New Age
Publisher
2) Fundamentals of modern statistical methods By Rand R. Wilcox
3) Power Analysis for Experimental Research A Practical Guide for the Biological,
Medical and Social Sciences by R. Barker Bausell, Yu-Fang Li Cambridge
University Press
4) Design of Experiments: Statistical Principles of Research Design and Analysis,
by Robert O. Kuehl Brooks/Cole
Section-B (Faculty of Computer Sciences)
Research Areas:
Databases, Distributed Databases, Data warehouse, Data Mining, Operating Systems,
Network Technologies, Processor Technologies, Mobile Computing, Software
Engineering, Web Technologies, Virtual environments and Services, Wireless
Networks, and related areas.
Exercise-1

Select the area of research.

Define a problem.
Outline the Title
Survey of Literature and its documentation
Formulation of Research hypothesis with expected outcomes
Research Plan
Requirements Engineering
Research Design : Model, Architecture, Prototyping
Implementation of Prototype and data collection
Data Analysis: Use of Software Tools like MATLAB, SPSS, etc.
Testing
Evaluation
Future scope of research

Evaluation: [Based on university examination, 100 marks paper of 3hrs]

Section A will be having a weightage of 60 marks. Questions will be of objective
types.
Section-B marks will be having a weightage of 40 marks. Answers to any question
should not exceed more than five lines.

Model Question Paper:

Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalay
Ph. D Course Work
Paper-I Research Methodology
Duration 3 hrs.
Total Marks: 100
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Section A
Que 1: Answer the following objective questions

Marks[20]

1.The research question "What is the meaning of the lived experience?" is used in:
A. Ethnography
B. Phenomenology
2. Data collection for phenomenological research is done through:
A. Questionnaires
B. Interviews and observation methods
3.A process whereby data are analyzed by comparing data with other data as they are acquired during
research is called constant comparative analysis. This method is used in:
A. Grounded theory research
B. Historical research
4.
The qualitative approach that considers an idea or issue from all perspectives through an extensive
exploration of the literature is called:
A. Philosophical inquiry
B. Quantitative analysis
5.
The approach of understanding the 'natives' view of their world as an outsider is called:
A. Emic
B. Etic
6.
Parse and Watson used what type of method for their qualitative analysis?
A. Ethnography
B. Phenomenology
7.
The outcome of grounded theory method is to arrive at theory.
A. True
B. False
8.
Which research method compiles data and facts regarding people, events and occurrences of the
past?
A. Historical
B. Ethnographic
9.
People who have special knowledge about a culture and are willing to share with an ethnographer
are called:
A. Informants
B. Participant/observers
10.
The process of identifying meaning of human experiences through intensive discussion with
persons who are living the experience is called:
A. Case study research
B. Phenomenological research

11.
Phenomenological research may investigation "being in time."
A. True
B. False
12.
Quantitative research uses
A. Inductive reasoning
B. Deductive reasoning
13.
Qualitative research uses
A. Inductive reasoning
B. Deductive reasoning
14.
A typical number of participants in a qualitative study is:
A. Large
B. Small
15.
Which method of research focuses on descriptions of cultural groups?
A. Ethnography
B. Case study
16.
An investigation of a phenomenon by a few participants to discover meaning is called:
A. Phenomenology
B. Philosophical Inquiry
17.
Phenomenology has its philosophical basis in:
A. Science
B. Philosophy
18.
Ethnography has its foundation in:
A. History
B. Anthropology
19.
Grounded theory has its base in:
A. Symbolic Interaction theory
B. Heideggarian theory
20.List three research areas where you can apply qualitative research.
Que 2: Answer the following True/False
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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8.
9.
10.
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Marks[20]

Simple random sampling is also known as chance sampling. T/F

Purposive sampling is not known as non probability sampling. T/F
The most practical way of systematic sampling is to select every nth name. T/F
Multistage sampling may lead to cluster sampling. T/F
Research is much concerned with proper fact finding analysis and evaluation with conclusion. T/F
Defining a research problem properly and clearly is a crucial part involving a set of steps. T/F
Reframing the research problem is reshaping in the working proposition. T/F
Factorial design is classified under formal experimental design. T/F
All quantitative data is based upon qualitative judgments; and all qualitative data can be described and
manipulated numerically/F
Z-test is a parametric test. T/S.
F-Test is non-parametric test. T/F.
Differential scale is associated with Thrust one type scale. T/F
Tabulation is an essential in the research study. T/F.

14.
15.
16.
17.

Mean is position based average, while median is value based average. T/F
Mode is least occurring value in the series. T/F.
Harmonic mean is reciprocal of the average of reciprocals of values. T/F.
Standard deviation is a measure expressed as square root of average of square of reciprocal values.
T/F.
18. Cross tabulation approach is not useful when data is in normal form. T/F
19. Sampling theory can be studied for sampling of attributes as well as sampling of variables. T/F.
20. The hypothesis are test on a predefined level of significance.. T/F
Que 3: Fill in the blanks
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Marks[20]

Hypothesis testing will result in either _____________ or in ______________ it.(Accepting/rejecting,

throwing/picking)
At the end of the report appendices includes/end-list __________ data. (raw data, process data ,
technical data).
Good search is ________ and __________. (Systematic/Non Systematic, Logical/Descriptive)
Case Study is the popular form of __________. (Qualitative, Quantitative, Subjective)
Statistical Estimation means _______________________.
Multiple regression analysis is adopted when research has __________ variable, which is function of
two or more independent variables.
Multivariate analysis of variance is an ________ of two way ANOVA. (extension, union, iteration)
A normal distribution a major of its skew-ness = _______. (-1, 0, +1)
_________ test is used in the context of analysis of variance. (ANOVA, Chi-Test, Z-Test)
For large size sample, the sample size is greater than ________. (30,50,100)
Maximum likely hood method is a method falling under the category of _________. (Factor analysis,
Group analysis Regression analysis)
H0 is __________________.
Ha is __________________ hypothesis
Tabulation assembles ______________ of data. (Mass, Group, Scattered)
Tabulation facilities the process of ______________. (Comparison, data, value).
In the research data collection methods are __________ and ________.
Tme series analysis is used largely uin context of _______ and _________ researches. (technical,
economic, business)
Irregular fluctuations are known as ___________ fluctuations.(seasonal , random, predictable)
Secular trend is a __________ trend. (long term, short term)
Time series analysis is important in the context of __________ analysis. (long term, short term, both)

Section B
[Answers to any question should not exceed more than five lines]

Que 4: Attempt following question [any 4]

Marks[20]
1. Assume that you have some text files and some image files from the web or from your own computer.
Write the null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis for this experiment.
2. List steps to initiate the research,
3. List the different testing methods used to evaluate the computer science research?
4. List the features of functional model of the object modeling technique (OMT).
5. State the utility of M-file in MATLAB environment.
Que 5: Write a short note on [any 4]
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Marks[20]

List various techniques for research and analysis of algorithms.

What are the different OOAD Methods?
Justify the use of MATLAB in Computer Science research.
Outline testing methods used in computer science research.
List various data analysis techniques

Additional Question Bank

SECTION A
1.The research question "What is the meaning of the lived experience?" is used in:
A. Ethnography
B. Phenomenology
2. Data collection for phenomenological research is done through:
A. Questionnaires
B. Interviews and observation methods
3.A process whereby data are analyzed by comparing data with other data as they are acquired during
research is called constant comparative analysis. This method is used in:
A. Grounded theory research
B. Historical research
4.
The qualitative approach that considers an idea or issue from all perspectives through an
extensive exploration of the literature is called:
A. Philosophical inquiry
B. Quantitative analysis
5.
The approach of understanding the 'natives' view of their world as an outsider is called:
A. Emic
B. Etic
6.
Parse and Watson used what type of method for their qualitative analysis?
A. Ethnography
B. Phenomenology
7.
The outcome of grounded theory method is to arrive at theory.
A. True
B. False
8.
Which research method compiles data and facts regarding people, events and occurrences of the
past?
A. Historical
B. Ethnographic
9.
People who have special knowledge about a culture and are willing to share with an ethnographer
are called:
A. Informants
B. Participant/observers
10.
The process of identifying meaning of human experiences through intensive discussion with
persons who are living the experience is called:
A. Case study research
B. Phenomenological research
11.
Phenomenological research may investigation "being in time."
A. True
B. False
12.
Quantitative research uses
A. Inductive reasoning
B. Deductive reasoning
13.
Qualitative research uses
A. Inductive reasoning
B. Deductive reasoning

14.
A typical number of participants in a qualitative study is:
A. Large
B. Small
15.
Which method of research focuses on descriptions of cultural groups?
A. Ethnography
B. Case study
16.
An investigation of a phenomenon by a few participants to discover meaning is called:
A. Phenomenology
B. Philosophical Inquiry
17.
Phenomenology has its philosophical basis in:
A. Science
B. Philosophy
18.
Ethnography has its foundation in:
A. History
B. Anthropology
19.
Grounded theory has its base in:
A. Symbolic Interaction theory
B. Heideggarian theory
20.List three research areas where you can apply qualitative research.

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SECTION B
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Briefly discuss domain of computer science research?

Outline the differences of computer research methods vs methodology.
List the various techniques suitable for data analysis.
Assume that you have some text files and some image files from the web or from your own computer.
Answer the following question
a. How you can determine whether the mean compression rate of your program is higher for text or
images or whether there is no difference. ?
b. Describe carefully the statistical tests and reasoning you use. ?
c. What is the null hypothesis for this experiment?
d. How much data are you basing your conclusions on?
e. Characterize the differences, if any, in the variance of your program's compression rate between
text and images.
When you plan to initiate the research, what questions arise for the research directions?
List three research techniques used for algorithms analysis.
Outline the different testing methods used to evaluate the computer science research?
Define case study research method in computer science and give two examples.
Differentiate quantitative and qualitative computer science research methods.
What care is to be taken while writing a research paper?
State the importance of references in scientific research.
Explain the basic functions of system software tools.
Asynchronous communication.
What are terminal emulators? How they are useful to research?
Briefly discuss concurrency control in database environment.
List issues of window management.
List issues of keyboard management.
List out the various OOAD methods to design the application.
Outline the features of functional model of the OMT.
Outline the features of dynamic model of the OMT.
List the toolbox support in MATLAB
Tabulate function name, method, brief description for ODE(ordinary distinguished Equation) solvers
Use MATLAB to perform five operations on complex numbers.
Illustrate the use of MATLAB function to determine relative correlation between the two variables.
Illustrate the use of MATLAB plot function of MATLAB to draw 2D plot
Illustrate the use of MATLAB polyfit function to fit a curve
Justify the utility of M-file in MATLAB environment.
Write steps with MATLAB function/commands to obtain inverse of a matrix square
Write steps using MATLAB functions/command to obtain differentiation and integration of symbolic
objects
Illustrate the use of ezplot function of MATLAB

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Paper-II
Scientific Communication
Section-A (Common for all faculties)
1. Basics of Communication skill.
2. English Grammar
a) Word Choice, Sentence Structure, paragraph structure
3. Types of Scientific Communication.
4. Importance of publishing research paper
5. Publishing paper :
a) Preliemnaries, Format, Choosing Journal
b) Title, Running Title
c) Authors: Single and Multi authorship
d) Writing Abstract
e) Selecting Keywords
f) Introduction section
g) Materials and Methods Section
h) Result Section
i) Figures : Design Principles, Legends, Table components, Graphs: Types,
Style, Tables v/s Graph
j) Discussion Section: Format, Grammar Style, Content.
k) Acknowledgements
l) References : Different Styles
m) Communication with the Editor, Handling Referees Comments, Galey
Proofs
6.
Writing Review Articles
7.
Preparing Posters for Scientific Presentation
8.
Preparing and Delivering of Oral Presentation
9.
Writing Practical Reports.
10.
Avoiding Plagiarism
11. Research Grant funding Agencies, Preparing for application to grant
providing Agencies.
12.
Patent drafting and submission
13.
IUPAC symbols and Terminology for physicochemical quantities and
Units, SI prefixes, Fundamental Constants, Standard Abbreviations and
Symbols
14.
Preparing documents for Technology Transfers, MoUs, Confidentiality
Agreements
Reference Books:
1) Study and Communication Skills for the Biosciences by Stuart Johnson and Jon
Scott, Oxford University Press
2) Write and Publish a Scientific Paper by Robert A. Day Oryx Press
3) Scientific Easy when you know how by Jennifer Peat BMJ Books
4) Research Projects and Research Proposals A Guide for Scientists Seeking
Funding by Paul G. Chapin Cambridge University Press
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Section B (Faculty of Computer Science)

Exposure on
Study of general guidelines for authors in journals
Study of research papers in the area of interest
Analysis of studied research papers
Planning for research paper
Components of the planned research paper
Critical parameters of each component
Compilation of manuscript
Preparation of Hardcopy and Softcopy version of manuscript
Selection of Journal
Submission of manuscript
Final Submission of paper after review comments
Select an area from emerging technologies
Plan for an innovative project
Plan for project proposal
Compilation of proposal with data
Selection of funding agency (UGC, AICTE, GUJCOST, DST, IT Ministry, CSIR,
etc.
Submission proposal to the agency.
Use of MS-VISIO, MATLAB, LABVIEW for scientific visualization of data.
Evaluation:
Evaluation: [Based on university examination, 100 marks paper of 3hrs]
Section A will be having a weightage of 60 marks. Questions will be of objective
types.
Section-B marks will be having a weightage of 40 marks. Answers to any question
should not exceed more than five lines.

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Model Question Paper:

Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalay
Ph. D Course Work
Paper-II Scientific Communication
Duration 3 hrs.

Total Marks: 100

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Section A
Que 1: Answer the following objective questions

Marks[20]

(1) The order of research papers would be :

(a) title, topic , plan
(b) redraft , review, analyse
(c) report , result ,discussion
(2) The standard format of scientific paper is :
a. title , abstract ,introduction
b. acknowledgement, result, keywords
c. statistics , printing ,calculations
(3) The three main ways of presenting statistical data are :
(a)text ,table , graphs
(b)images ,check list , discussion
(c) Histograms , result , reference
(4) The characteristics of effective presentation :
(a)relevant , informative, well structured
(b) objective , discussion ,graph
( c) title, calculation, reference
(5) It is used to separate distinct phrases
(a) comma
(b) full-stop
(c) Apostrophe
(6) Abbreviations are generally put into
(a) Brackets ( )
(b) Punctuations
(c)Box
(7) A paragraph is usually made up of
(a) Several sentences
(b) Idiom phrases
(c ) Prepositional phrases
(8) A paragraph development has following components
(a) Topic, coherence, unity, development
(b) Topic, repetition, summary
(9) Deliberate plagiarism is
(a) Copying, collaborating,
(b) Ignorance, poor planning
(10)
In the research paper following terms should be avoided
(a) Contrast (but, yet, still)
(b) Conjunctions (and, punctuations)
(11) The scientific writing commonly involves
(a) Active voice
(b) Passive voice
(12) What should be use to introduce a quotation or list of an example
(a) Semi-colon;
(b) Colon:

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(13) Which of the following is used to depict the clarity in diagram

(a) Legends
(b) Pictures
(14) Representation of the reference should be in
(a) Ascending order
(b) Descending order
(15) Et alli is a Latin tern which means
(a) And others
(b) Followed by others
(16) A scientific presentation should be
(a) Precise
(b) Lengthy
(17) Plagiarism destroys
(a) Independent thinking
(b) Dependent thinking
(18) Understanding while listening is known as
(a) Engage listening
(b) Evaluating
(19) To display data related to frequency we use
(a) Histrograms
(b) Holograms
(c ) Scattered graph
(20) Which of the following tool is used to manage the tabular data?
(a) Spreadsheets
(b) Word processors

Que 2: Answer the following True/False

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
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Marks[20]

Lecturers are merely about information from the lecture to the audience.
Plagiarism of content should not be avoided.
Plagiarism is used to make copy from one source to another.
Commas can be used to separate items in a list.
The colon is used to link two similar statements.
While writing an essay emphasize should be given to diagrams or other forms of illustration.
Textbooks are often written by large team of authors.
In a research paper the result section contains quantitative data analyzed by statistical techniques.
Abbreviations are used to write lengthy terms.
A title should not be given to the illustration.
Referencing should be omitted at end of the academic writing.
Appropriate strategy should not be adopted for your research work.
When searching for specialist scientific information, then academic journals should be main (primary)
source of information.
The major web search engines can be used to scan literary pages of information for your research paper.
Citation are the specific acknowledgement to other people, these will the name of the person and the date.
The writing up your practical work is the initial stage of the process.
During the experiment record your result carefully, clearly, identifying numerical values and the unit in
which they are measured.
The abstract should not give essential information to the reader.
The concussion of research should be related back to the initial aim.
The title should be lengthy and less informative.

Que 3: Fill in the blanks

Marks [20]

(1)A____________ is for producing list of key headings, subheadings and specifis details.
(Visual plan, Linear plan)
(2)__________ is a common problem in all universities. (plagiarism, collaboration)
(3)__________ are used at the end of your research papers. (Introduction, bibliography)
(4)__________ is the process of acknowledging any form of idea, information , illustrations , experimental
methods , computer programmes etc. (referencing, citations)
(5)___________ section describes the way in which research was undertaken. (discussion , methods )

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(6)____________ is the short descriptor of the paper.(title , abstract)

(7)__________ provide unpublished information. (lectures , course)
(8) A bigger class makes individuals within the class more __________ .(anonymous , relationship)
(9) ____________ are used to denote short forms.( abbreviations , title)
(10) ___________ indicates the end of a sentence. (colon , full stop)
(10)__________ should be written at the end of writings .(referencing, introduction)
(11)___________ may be seen a little harsh and deliberate.(self plagiarism , aacidental plagiarism)
(12)_______________ should provide the essential information to the reader. ( abstract , discussion)
(13) ______________ are lees frequently used than commas .( semi colon ,full stop)
(14)Describe is often used to mean the same as ____________. (compare , discuss)
(15) ___________ are used to expand knowledge and understand the topic.( text book, lecture notes)
(16) _________ is the online encyclopedia.( wikipedia , google)
(17)_____________ and ___________ are important stages of writing essays.( reviewing and redrafting ,rereading
and reanalyzing)
(18) __________ is very important part of learning process.( feedback , essay)
(19) ____________ section is the core of the report.(result , text book)
(20)_________ are very useful for presenting data in an organized form.( table , graph)

Section B
[Answers to any question should not exceed more than five lines]
Que 3: Attempt following question [any 4]
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

List care taking features while writing an algorithm..

Select a tool to represent data model and list its features.
List components of research paper to be published in journal.
Illustrate reference writing in a thesis.
Write elegant to extract data in interview process from a prominent person.

Que 4: Write a short note on [any 4]

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Marks[20]

Marks[20]

List funding agencies for the computer science research.

List current areas of research for research project proposal
Steps to be considered for submitting the proposal to funding agencies
List standards used for software development.
Justify the need of functional decomposition diagram.
enlist the utility of CASE tools.

1. Question paper can have objective/short question (as per the subject wise weight age) etc.
2. Internal options to be given in each question.

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Additional Question Bank

Scientific Communication
SECTION A
1.
2.
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How can a Word Template be designed for any reputed Site? Give technical format.
How can the sections be distinguished in journal writing?
What will be the effective factors for a good report generation?
During a lecture session , how can a priority be set up in preparing notes and listening?
Give some general guidelines for authors in journals
On what strategies can analysis be done while studying research papers?
List out the components of the planned research paper
What are the areas to be considered while compiling manuscript?
How is effective planning done for project proposal?
The reader should be intrigued within the first 5 minutes of reading; excited within 15 minutes;
satisfied after 45 minutes. Rationalize your ideas.
If your research paper has been rejected, how will you analyze the lapses?
How can the different types of publications be referred? Give technical details.
What is the good structured paragraph mean/
What are the points to be remembered while referring to a figure?
List some skills required in designing knowledge of dissertation?
How can research work be defined?
After a paper is written, what factors should be considered before presentation?
What are the two options considered for preparing a good , effective notes after attending planning for a
research paper?
Plagiarism of a content should be avoided Justify the statement
What is the difference between citing and referencing?
What is the standard format for scientific paper?
Explain the structure of representing a research paper?
Give a brief description of note making strategies?
Distinguish verbatim notes and outline notes.
What are the factors involved for producing a good presentation?
Explain the characteristics of effective scientific presentation?
What is the planning required for overcoming anxiety in spoken presentation?
What are the different types of visual aids used in presentation?
What goes in the reference depends on the type of publication? (give the format)
Dont overuse typographic tools Justify the statement.

SECTION B
6.
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While writing an algorithm what you should take care? Give an example.
What tool do you use to represent data model to represent the conceptual schema which shows
association among the data clearly and give the important features to use that tool.
How you can write H0 hypothesis for the research problem?
List different steps in writing research report?
For the data collection for your research study from prominent person in firm (i.e VP), how do you
frame interview set of questions?
List out the three names of funding agencies for the computer science research.
What are the steps to be considered for submitting the proposal to funding agencies?
Write the standards to be followed while documenting KAPs for level 3-(defined)?
What is the purpose of Functional Decomposition Diagram?
What is purpose of the CASE tools for documentation?

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PAPER III (Faculty of Computer Science)

RECENT TRENDS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

DATA MINING AND DATA WAREHOUSING

(25%)

Advanced Database Technologies

Fundamentals of data warehousing and data mining
Data Warehousing Architectures
Data mining Techniques

WEB TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES

(25%)

Web Application Architectures

E-Payments Gateways and Mechanism
E-Governance Systems
E-Learning Systems
SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES

(25%)

Programming Paradigms and Platforms

Service Oriented Architectures
Software Quality Assurance
Software Testing
Knowledge Management and Intelligent Systems
Enterprise Application Integration: ERP Applications
HARDWARE AND NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES

(25%)

Processor Architectures
Operating Systems
Embedded Systems
Networking Technologies
Next Generation Heterogeneous Networks

Evaluation: [Based on university examination, 100 marks paper of 3hrs]

Section A will be having a weightage of 60 marks. Questions will be of objective
types.
Section-B marks will be having a weightage of 40 marks. Answers to any question
should not exceed more than five lines.

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Model Question Paper:

Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalay
Ph. D Course Work
Paper-III Recent Trends In Computer Science And Information Technology
Duration 3 hrs.

Total Marks: 100

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Section A
Que 1: Answer the following objective questions
1.

2.

Marks [20]

Which of the following is true in the context of Inter-process communication:

a.

It is like a user defined procedure call.

b.

It is like user defined a function call.

c.

It is a system call.

For IPC communication the OS employs an internally defined data-structure which is defined:
a. In user space
b. As a separate area which is neither in user space nor in kernel space
c. In kernel space

3.

Which of the following are characteristics of an RDBMS?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

4.

With SQL, how can you return the number of records in the "Persons" table?
a)
b)
c)
d)

5.

SELECT COLUMNS(*) FROM Persons

SELECT COUNT() FROM Persons
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Persons
SELECT COLUMNS() FROM Persons

Which of the following is not an example of spatial data?

a)
b)
c)
d)

6.

It cannot use SQL.

Queries are possible on individual or groups of tables.
Data are organized in a series of two-dimensional tables each of which contains records for one entity.
Keys may be unique or have multiple occurrences in the database.
Tables are linked by common data known as keys.

Points showing location of discrete objects.

Lines showing the route of linear objects.
Times of particular events.
Polygons showing the area occupied by a particular land use or variable.

A transaction processing system is concerned with

a)
b)
c)
d)

Operational day-to-day activities.

Strategic decision-making support.
A large database of specialised knowledge.
Support for an organisations management needs

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7.

Which of the following is not a component of an information system?

a)
b)
c)
d)

8.

Web-based solution has been developed and needs to be tested. Which attributes should be tested?
a)
b)
c)
d)

9.

Equipment
End-user
Organisational goals
Procedures

Useability, functionality, spelling.

Useability, spelling, presentation.
Useability, functionality, presentation.
Spelling, functionality, presentation.

What is the result of 16>>2?

a) 4
b) 8
c) 3
d) 0

10. Consider a linked list implemented of a queue with two pointers: front and rear. What is the time needed to
insert element in a queue of length of n?
a)
b)
c)
d)

O(log2n)
O(n).
O(1).
O(n log2n).

11. Fetching past the last row of a cursor

a)
b)
c)
d)

Raises the NO_DATA_FOUND Exception

Raises the VALUE_ERROR Exception
Raises the CURSOR_NOT_FOUND Exception
Does not raise an exception

12. What is the correct syntax of the declaration which defines the XML version?:
a) <xml version="1.0" />
b) <?xml version="1.0"?>
c) . <?xml version="1.0" />
d) None of the above
13. Pick up the odd one out of the following:
a) data flow design
b) object identification
c) structural decomposition
14. The Internet was orginally a
a. LAN at MIT
b. Code-cracking network during World War II by the U.S. Defense Department
c. A network cooperatively created by several large hardware and software companies
d. A small experimental research network called ARPANET
e. A Microsoft product that quickly became too big for the company to control
15. Specialized servers are used on the Internet to
a. Function like email post offices
b. Accept FTP requests to upload the download files
c. Store applications that are rented or leased by large corporations
d. Store and send Web pages
e. All of the above

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16. Quicktime, RealOne, and Shockwave are among the most popular Web browser
a. Plug-ins
b. Cookies
c. Cascading stylesheets
d. Search engines
e. Security tools
17. Which of the following is the formof push technology that has been embraced by most Internet users?
a. Peer-to-peer sharing
b. Web searching
c. FTP
d. email
e. grid computing
18. Which of these types of Internet connections is typically the slowest?
a. Direct connection through T1 lines
b. Dial-up modem connections through phone lines
c. DSL connections through phone lines
d. Cable modem connections through cable TV lines
e. Satellite connections through satellite dishes
19. An online shopping catalog for a large outdoor outfitter is almost certainly
a. A data-driven Web site that seperates site content from design
b. Carefully hand-coded in pure HTML to minimize errors
c. Designed to work without cookies
d. Limited to work with a single type of Web browser for consistency
e. All of the above
20. Telephone systems may be classified as:
a). simplex and asymmetrical
b). duplex and asymmetrical.
c). duplex and symmetrical.
d). simplex and symmetrical
Que 2: Answer the following True/False
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

Marks[20]

As a function fork evaluates to true in parent.

Redundancy is minimized with a computer based database approach.
A row in a database can also be called a domain.
In a networked web based GIS all communications must go through an internet map server.
Human factors influence the success of GIS as a decision support tool.
Unicode characters can be represented by hexadecimal numbers.
No column of a Non-key preserved table can be modified through a view.
Windows.h is a master include file that includes other Windows header files.
The Unicode character and a wide character are same.
Windows directly places the keyboard messages into the applications message queue, when a key is
pressed and released.
Windows maintains a system message queue for the keyboard messages.
When packets collide on an Ethernet network, the packet with highest address goes first.
When two simultaneous transactions are running, one is reading a value and another is writing a value this
situation is known as conflict.
Data warehouse is an essential to carry out data mining.
HTTP is connectionless protocol.
A MIDI sequences as digital recording of a human speech.
Wave form audio is analogues to bit map graphics, MIDI music is analogues to vector graphics.
The file extensions of .wmf indicate vector graphics format.
a 256 gray scale graphics requires 8 bits of each pixel.
Router device is used as the part of network layer of the standard OSI network model.

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Que 3: Fill in the blanks

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

Marks [20]

To print the message along with the variable ew use the package ________ .
To select data from a range of values ________ operator is used.
A ________ expression returns either TRUE or FALSE.
________ number of columns can be used in an ORDER BY clause.
Just as the entry point to a C program is the function main (), the entry point to a Windows program is
________. (WinMain(), Win32() )
The three main Windows libraries are _______, __________ & ___________. (Kernel.32, User32,
GDI32,)
The size of Unicode character is ___ bits.(16,32,64)
_______ twisted pair cabling can you use for 10baseT networks with transmission speeds of up to 10
mbps?
Files send to a network printer are placed in ___________. (Spooler, buffer)
A __________ is a small circuit board design to plug-in to in expansion slot on a computer main board.
(NIC, MAC)
SOA stands for___________________.
To run a program on a remote hot you can use internet service called _______________. (Telnet, vi)
_________ is a method for transferring files from one computer to another.
Each web page has unique address that is called a ___________. (URL, WRL)
A video is composed of a series of _______. (frames, slides)
Middleware means ____________.
Video is displayed with ____________ per second.
When two transactions are waiting for each other to release the data , this situation is known as _____.
Compressing a file is called _________, uncompressing a file is called _________.
Tuple is know as ________.

Section B
[Answers to any question should not exceed more than five lines]

Que 4: Attempt following question [any 4]

Marks[20]
1. Normalisation is the process to reduce the redundancy and inconstancy Justify your answer.
2. Illustrate multi-dimensional angles data cube.
3. List the steps for payment gateway process?
4. Outline the major benefits of e-Learning.
5. List out the major benefits of e-Learning.
Que 5: Write a short note on [any 4]
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Marks[20]

Give some examples of tag based programming and OOP.

List the components of cloud computing.
Differentiate between static and dynamic web services
What is the purpose of context switching between processors fulfill?
Illustrate sub-Netting mask and its features

1. Question paper can have objective/short question(as per the subject wise weight age) etc.
2. Internal options to be given in each question.

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Additional Question Bank

RECENT TRENDS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DATA MINING AND DATA WAREHOUSING

(25%)

Advanced Database Technologies

1. How is snapshot agent responsible in the database management?
2. Discuss the architecture of the RDBS. (Any ORACLE, Sequel Server etc).
3. Discuss the concept of RMAN in ORACLE
4. Normalisation is the process to reduce the redundancy and inconstancy Justify your answer.
5. Differentiate the use of ER Model and Relationship diagram for developing the conceptual data design.
6. Data is assets for the corporate Justify your answer.
7. Discuss the use of privileges in the database system.
8. Explain the Backup and Recovery mechanism in DBMS.
9. Discuss the mapping between conceptual schema , logical schema and physical schema for the database
architecture.
10. Discuss the concurrency control in DDBMS.
Fundamentals of data warehousing and data mining
11. Is Data Warehousing a pros or a con for an ideal manger?
12. Does OLTP has an advantage over OLAP? Justify your answer,
13. Data cubes deal in multi-dimensional angles. How can computations be performed on Data Cubes?
14. How does Data Mining impact Social sphere in a company?
15. Why is it important to trace outliners?
16. What are fundamental stages of Data Warehousing? Offline Operational Databases
17. Distinguish between OLTP, OLAP and Data Mining.
18. Discuss the key success factor to implement DW project.
19. What are the different users for the DW environment.
20. Explain information cube in DW.
Data Warehousing Architectures
21. Selecting server architecture is a key decision. Rationalize this statement.
22. How does Data repository affect our database?
23. Mark the importance of middleware?
24. Compare and contrast Virtual data warehouse and Distributed Data Warehouse.
25. How do you develop your fresh Data Warehouse increment when your architecture is new and fresh?
26. Data Warehouse is an iterative process that follows a spiral pattern. Substantiate your ideas.
27. What Data integration and transformation?
28. Explain data transformation?
29. Explain E, T, L in terms of DW.
30. Explain Virtual DW.
Data mining Techniques
31. Explain data mining query language?
32. Explain visualization of discovered patterns?
33. Explain association rule mining?
34. Explain issues regarding classification and prediction?
35. Explain Bayesian classification?
36. Explain types of data in cluster analysis?
37. Explain partition-based methods?
38. Explain hierarchical based methods?
39. Explain data mining system products and research prototypes?
40. Explain data mining and intelligent?
WEB TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES

(25%)

Web Application Architectures

41. Can virtual company emerge over internet?
42. How does proactive intrusion prevent the flow information?
43. How to create web services in .Net?
44. Give the difference between HTML and XML?

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45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.

write about web gardening and web farming.

explain in brief about generic HTTP and HTTP servelets?
Explain various components of web application architectures.
What would be the impact of AJAX in Web application?
Discuss the application of middleware in web based application.
Name the few difference between .net application and Java application.

E-Payments Gateways and Mechanism , E-Governance System and E-Learning System

51. List the various collaborative facilities available in e-learning?
52. What are the steps for payment gateway process?
53. Difference between notify URL and return URL in PayPal payment gateway.
54. Explain the major benefits of e-Learning.
55. How e-learning system works?
56. Discuss the application of e-learning system.
57. Discuss the application of e-governance.
58. Identify the best software technology which can be used to develop the e-learning system.
59. E-commerce has replaced the brick and mortar approach of business: give your view.
60. What are other mechanisms (like interfaces, security aspect etc) is used in e-governance?
SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES

(25%)

Programming Paradigms and Platforms

61. Can we hide a form during execution using Hide property? Give reasons.
62. What is the term that describes methods that execute using synchronous processing?
63. Compare and contrast tab and stacked canvases?
64. Compare of servelet and CGI.
65. Give some examples of tag based programming and OOP.
66. List the components of cloud computing.
67. Does schema emerge over DTD(document type definition)? If yes, justify
68. Discuss an another r way for not overwriting servelet?
69. How to handle garbage collector in .Net?
70. What is daemon thread in JAVA?
Service Oriented Architectures
71. Compare agent based an d component based Architecture
72. What is the role of web services adapters in SOA.
73. Differentiate between static and dynamic web services
74. What are the factors involved in designing SOA?
75. How you can achieve lose coupling in a SOA?
76. Discuss the common pitfalls of SOA.
77. What is important to adopt: a technical skill or cultural? Justify your answer.
78. What is difference between services and components?
79. What is the impact of SOA in development of IS?
80. For service identification which approach is better top-down Or bottom-up encourages re-use and
maintenance.
Software Quality Assurance
81. During the parallel run is implemented in implementation phase, what are the activities to be considered?
82. If SQA( software quality assurance) is carried at end of the project, How does software implementation
gets affected?
83. list out a live tool used in s/w testing.
84. Differentiate validation and verification with an example.
85. Quality audit is required in the system development Justify the answer.
86. Give your opinion for automated software quality will improve the software quality.
87. What are the quality management factors are required to establish better quality system?
88. Distinguish between QA and Software testing.
89. Define the term quality policy for the quality system.
90. What is quality circle?

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Software Testing
91. Explain about a live software testing technology?
92. Does demolition squad fulfill the requirements of clients? Justify your answer.
93. The perfect software Is a myth. Justify in technical terms.
94. Debate Testing should be conducted by a third party.
95. How does Path coverage Criteria benefit over Edge Coverage Criteria?
96. In which situation you can plan for applying the agile testing?
97. Give one of the situation in which we need to you boundary analysis in testing.
98. Give the test case for any of the program logic of your choice.
99. How you can define the degree to which a system or component facilitates the establishment of test
criteria and the performance of the tests to determine whether those criteria have been met?
100. Distinguish debugging and testing.
Knowledge Management and Intelligent Systems
101. How is knowledge management and Management information systems differed?
102. Explain the features of knowledge portal?
103. Discuss the various designing goals for KM system.
104. Discuss the impact of KM in business problem solving.
105. Organization process and technology are vital components of KM system. Justify your answer
106. Give your opinion for the statement KMS is encouraging knowledge sharing
107. How you can say that Information Technology is an enabler for the KM?
108. Differentiate tacit knowledge and explicit knowledge.
109. Give the skeleton of KMS architecture for any hypothetical organization.
110. Explain the term intellectual capital.
Enterprise Application Integration: ERP Applications
111. How is conventional application package and ERP package differed?
112. Is it advantage for a company to develop its own ERP or use ERP from
113. Application service provider?
114. What are the few features of SAP application?
115. How does business affect by using e-business value chain?
116. Discuss the external and internal constraints in the development of ERP system.
117. Discuss the various aspect of the ERP system failure in an organization.
118. ERP systems provide information integration ! give your comments on it.
119. How the change management is affecting the ERP?
120. Give the one ERP application tool available and list out its features.
HARDWARE AND NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES

(25%)

Processor Architectures
121. What are the ideal conditions for instruction pipelining?
122. How does a microprocessor response to an interrupt with respect to a pin configuration?
123. What is the purpose of context switching between processors fulfill?
124. Explain the functioning of a graphic card board memory of 1MB?
125. What is the technique of virtual memory system with FIFO page replacement policy?
126. What is disk mirroring?
Operating Systems
127. What are the factors options for monitoring a system performance?
128. What does the functioning of TSR(terminate and stay resident) program affect the system performance?
129. List out the technical differences between spooling and buffering?
130. We have to create a lab of 50 computers with the following hardware configurations. On Client side we
have 256 MB RAM,P-4 processor,20 GB HHDD, On server side : 4GB RAM, kaud core processor, 400
GB HDD. Which OS can be suggested at both sides for maximum utilization of HDD? Give technical
reasons.
131. Compare GFS with other file systems.
132. When segmentation fault error does arise?

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133. Registry is not used in LINUX. Justify

Embedded Systems
134. Explain arm processors and arm micro controller?
135. How does RTOS work?
136. Describe the working of ES and GIS.
Networking Technologies
137. Why is MAC address of a network adapter generated?
138. Why should we have a printer configured in a gateway?
139. What are the concerned layers of DOD model?
140. If your network is segmented into three parts. How is the list of resources from each segment replicated
to all other segments?
141. What are the attributes of a software-based stripe set with parity on Windows NT Server?
142. Explain sub-Netting?
143. Compare IGRP, E-IGRP routing protocols?
144. How is SAMP used in windows platform?
145. Differentiate IP tables and TCP wrappers?
146. Write about encryption standards?
Next Generation Heterogeneous Networks
147. Technology enabled retail learning centers can be open to both students and non students Justify this
statement.
148. Describe Fuzzy logic strategy over Artificial Intelligence?
149. What is multiprotocol packet label switching (MPLS) and resilient packet ring (RPR)?
150. What is message oriented middleware (MOM)?

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Ph.D. Course Work

Paper -3 Core Course for Education Faculty
Question -1 (Objective test items)

(40)

(1) Which system of Education was propounded by Mahatma Gandhi?

(A) Teaching by activities
(B) Basic Education
(C) Teaching Through music
(D) All of the above
(2) One of the three Principles of shi Aurbindos Education Philosophy is
(A) Everything can be taught
(B) Something can be taught
(C) Nothing can be taught
(D) None of the above
(3) Experience is the real test of all situations the truth is that the one who gets success on these tests This
statement reflects which ism?
(A) Idealism
(B) Naturalism
(C) Experimentalism
(D) None of the above
(4) Who emphasized that education is a man making process?
(A) Vivekananda
(B) Rousseau
(C) Dewey
(D) Pestalozzi
(5) The aim of the study of Vedanta scriptures is :
(A) Liberation from Avidya
(B) Achievement of self
(C) Brahman realization
(D) All the above
(6) Who said that the aim of education should be in accordance with the feeling of international brother hood
and attitude of international understanding for childrens development?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Tagor
(C) Plato
(D) Dewey
(7) Which philosophy says Do not care to know various Theories about God and soul, do good and be good;
that will take you to whatever truth there is(A) Sankhya
(B) Buddhism
(C) Vedanta
(D) All the these:

(8) Aiming at national unity and social Progress, Social change in India is threatened by:
(A) Joint family system
(B) Student unrest in school and colleges.
(C) Caste
(D) Poor Political leadership
(9) The ultimate goal of every individual lies in his:
(A) Building up a good society
(B) Building up a strong society
(C) Building up an intellectual society
(D) Building up a highly industrialized society
(10)

As a society Caste is :
(A) A closed Society
(B) An open Society
(C) A dynamic Society
(D) A dead Society

(11)

Which is not a characteristic of modernization?

(A) Religious faith
(B) Participation
(C) Empathy
(D) None of it

(12)

Characteristic of the urban industrial family are :

(A) Great degree of equality in roles.
(B) Isolation
(C) Separation of place of work and home
(D) All of the above

(13)

The word Caste is derived from:

(A) Latin
(B) English
(C) French
(D) Sanskrit

(14)

What is the most effective suggestion for National intercession? :

(A) Political in egression
(B) Emotional in egression
(C) A+B
(D) None of it

(15)

Who produced the formula of Behavior = (S.D.H.T.A) ?

(A) Gutheie
(B) Lewin
(C) Tolman
(D) Hull

(16)

A First generation learner Suraj is studying in std-xii. If he is mal adjusted

than, which one the best fitting situation for him?
(A) Childhood
(B) Leterhood
(C) Ado lance
(D) Old age

(17)

Educational Psychology should provide prospective teachers with.

(A) Insights into various aspects of modern education
(B) Principles insights and attitudes as points of departure for effective teaching
(C) Research procedures by means of which to evaluate current teaching procedure.
(D) Rules of thumb to deal with everyday class-room situation.

(18)

Mal adjustment and frustration are developed in children when.

(A) They are not sending to school.
(B)Their need are ignored
(C) Their parent give them more love and affection than is due for them.
(D) They are not able to pass the examination.

(19)

Ashok becomes familiar with path way between hostels & home due to change in cognitive
structure.
(A) According to lewins theory
(B) According to Hulls theory
(C) According to Tolmans theory.
(D) According to Guthries theory.

(20)

A student always loves to sit on last bench. What would be the most suitable reason for it?
(A) who is very much afraid of the teacher
(B) who has come without complete home work
(C) who is not interested in study.
(D) who wants to talk with his neighbor.

(21)

You are teaching in the classroom and one student is busy reading a story book instead of a tending
his teacher how will deal with such case?
(A) Ask the student to leave the story book and concentrate on the subject being taught.
(B) Reprimand the student and show him the way out of the class.
(C) Purposely ignore that student.
(D) Wait for another student to complain about that student. so that you may be able to file
complain against him with the principal.

(22)

A Quality of class-room communication is not satisfactory one what would be the best cause for it ?
(A) Disturbance
(B) Mass students
(C) Illiteracy of language
(D) above all

(23)

Which type of speech is required for class-room teaching?

(A) Reliable
(B) dramatical
(C) harmonious
(D) loud one

(24)

Which methods is used generally far informed education?

(A) Lecture method
(B) Experimental method
(C) Demonstration method
(D) Project method
Which one is the mostly used service available on internet?
(A) E- learning
(B) E- commerce
(C) E -mail
(D) E- banking

(25)

(26)

Which of the following do you consider as cause for a teachers maladjustment

to the profession?
(A) Limitations in his/her qualifications
(B) Not enough work to keep him/her engaged
(C) Too much of leisure and wishful thinking
(D) Poor relationship with colleagues

(27)

Which one of the following is an autonomous body related with teacher education?
(A) U.G.C.
(B) N.C.T.E.
(C) N.C.E.R.T.
(D) All of the above

(28)

If a retire college teacher wants financial assistance for project work he/she should
(A) Not do the same
(B) Approach N.C.E.R.T.
(C) Approach U.G.C.
(D) Approach the University

(29)

To make ones teaching more effective one should depend most on his
(A) Management
(B) Knowledge
(C) Feed back
(D) Teaching

(30)

Which one is the best attraction to be a teacher?

(A) The teacher is treated respected.
(B) The teacher can actuate his/her work by the students.
(C) There is much holidays in teaching.
(D)The teacher feels happiness in this profession by looking the children happy.

(31)

N.C.E.R.T has established Regional College of Education at

(A) Bhopal
(B) Ajmer
(C) Bhuvaneshwar
(D) All of them

(32)

Educational objectives such as knowledge, understanding and application comes under category of :
(A) Functional objectives
(B) General objectives
(C) Specific objectives
(D) Cognitive objectives

(33)

Students can identified unrelated matter form given logic This behavioral out come is concern
with the objective of
(A) knowledge
(B) synthesis
(C) application
(D) analysis
Norm referenced test is used for
(A) comparing achievement of an examinee
(B) measure the achievement of an examinee
(C) diagnosing the students weakness
(D) Evaluating the curriculum plan instruction process.

(34)

(35)

Which one of the following is not a correct statement?

(A) Test objectivity referrers to a relation between subject and score.
(B) Validity is an empirical relation between test scores and criterion scores
(C) Reliability of a test the consistence of test score
(D) Reliability is a measure of variable error and Validity is the measure of constant error.

(36)

Scholastic achievement test is useful for

(A) Evaluating the teacher
(B) Pre practice of board exams
(C) Promotion to the next class
(D) All of the above

(37)

Essay type questions should included in question paper because

(A) they are useful in measurement in higher mental abilities
(B) they widely cover subject content
(C) they are easily adaptable in all school subjects
(D) they are easy to construct

(38)

Which one of the following is the Recall type test item?

(A) Alternative response
(B) Identification
(C) Analogy
(D) Completion

(39)

Which one of the following conveys the meaning of the curriculum?

(A) It is the organized form of subject matter.
(B) It includes all the Learners experiences in or out side school
(C) The curriculum is the tool in the hands of the teacher to mould his students according to
objectives of education.
(D) All of the above

(40)

Who prepares the text book for primary school students in Gujarat?
(A) Gujarat State School Text Book Board
(B) Gujarat Council of Educational Research and Training
(C) District Institute for Educational Training
(D) Gujarat State Primary School Text Book Board

(41)

Which of the following is not true about curriculum?

(A) It addresses the personal needs of pupil.
(B) It addresses the intellectual needs of the pupil.
(C) It addresses the social needs of the pupil.
(D) None of the above

(42)

Why should we bring reforms in curriculum?

(A) Because of explosion of the knowledge.
(B) Because of increasing competition among educational institution.
(C) Because education is a life long process.
(D) None of the above.

(43)

National Curriculum Framework for Schools is developed by

(A) U.G.C.
(B) N.C.E.R.T.
(C) C.T.E.
(D) S.I.T.

(44)

Which one of the following is an objective of curriculum?

(A) To educate the child
(B) To solve the problems of the society
(C) To solve the teachers problems
(D) None of the above

(45)

What is measured by MMPI?

(A) Intelligence
(B) Interest
(C) Aptitude
(D) Personality

(46) Which test of Wechsler do you suggest far pre school?

(A) WAIS
(B) WISC
(C) WPPSI
(D) WBIS
(47)

(48)

For which test do you applied 19 pictured cards and one blank card?
(A) Rorschach inkblot test
(B) Thematic Apperception Test
(C) Childrens Apperception Test
(D) None of it.
If you want to measure Art ability of a child whose test will useful for the same?
(A) K.G. Desai
(B) Anil Ambasana
(C) Mahendrika Bhatt
(D) Dusyant Shukla

(49) Which sequence is proper in the context of test construction?

(A)Hypothesis conclusion data collection data analysis
(B) Data collection Hypothesis Sampling -Conclusion
(C) Data collection Data analysis Sampling -Conclusion
(D) Choice of problem Hypothesis Data collection Conclusion
(50) Which type of test will be most useful for illiterate Adult?
(A) Verbal
(B) Non -verbal
(C) Verbal Nonverbal
(D) All the three
(51)

Which method is expensive and tough for estimating reliability

(A) Test -Retest
(B) Parallel forms
(C) Split half
(D) Kuder -Richardson.

(52)

Which of the following is not included in SWOT analysis?

(A) Strength
(B) Opportunity
(C) Wealth
(D) Threat

(53) What do you mean by TQM?

(A) Total quality management
(B) Total quantity management
(C) Total quality measurement
(D) Total qualitative management
(54) Which administrative leadership system do you consider reliable for sudden arising situation?
(A) Autocratic leadership
(B) Democratize leadership
(C) Laissez Leadership
(D) Co-operative leadership
(55) According to theory of leadership, what is necessary for an ideal leadership?
(A) Physical competency
(B) Communicative competency
(C) Moral competency
(D) Emotional competency
(56) Whom do you consider responsible for containing Classroom administration?
(A) Principal
(B) Parents
(C) Teacher
(D) Students

(57) Which activity is helpful to provide direct and indirect experience to students?
(A)Excursion
(B) Class experience
(C)Map reading
(D) Above all

(58) Whom do you consider as a base for social life?

(A) School discipline
(B) Physical Exercise
(C) Competition
(D) Habit of reading
(59)The economical condition of Mitali is very poor. She wants to earn money after 12th commerce, which type
of guidance will you provide her to achieve her goal?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Educational guidance
Vocational guidance
Personal guidance
Old age guidance

(60) Sarala is having 125 I. Q. and she fails in std: 8th , which type of counseling she requires?
(A) Counseling for Educational back ward child
(B) Counseling for retarded child
(C) Counseling for gifted child
(D) Counseling for disability child

Question - 2 Answer each of the followings in one or Two line

(11)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

1 Who has explained 3 H with reference to the Education

In which year Employment Guarantee Plan was started?
Enlist any to non verbal test of Intelligence used to measure I.Q. of these students of std. 10.
What would be type of communication when a play is being telecast on Door- Darshan?
Binita having malnutrition what would be her main adjustment problems?
According to you , which is the most important objective of teacher training
At primary level ( P.T.C.).
Illustrate two situations in which on demand exams can be preferred?
Suggest the most important reform for present B.Ed Course.
Enlist any two non verbal test of intelligence used to measure I.Q. of the students of Std .X 9
What do mean by administration?
11 Why one should provide guidance at secondary level?

Question - 3 Answer each of the followings in three to four lines

(14)

1 Clarify the term Jain with its meaning.

2 What is Equality of Education?
3 According to Tolman Every behaviors is purposive and an associated and cognitive How?
4 Open examination is the best solution to make examinee free from mental stress Do you
agree? Justify
5 Enlist any four important criteria for a internal evaluation of a text book.
6 Why does pilot testing is necessary far the construction of standardized test? How pilot testing
will be used in test construction?
7 It some one offers you to be administrator or manager which one will you prefer? Justify it.
Self evaluation.

Question - 4 Answer each of the followings in Short

1
2
3

(15)

How will you applied information and communication Technology in your class-room To make
the teaching effective
Defects in supervision of practice teaching at Teacher Education Institute
lead to deterioration of the quality of teachers Do you agreed with it? Justify.
Clarify the concept of Guidance and mention scope of it.

Ph.D. Course Work

Paper -1 Research Methodology in Education
Section B
Course :
I

Types of Research: Concept, characteristics, difference among, them: Fundamental, Applied & Action
Research
II Areas of Research: Problems related to Content (school subjects), different stages (Primary to higher
Secondary and Teacher Education) and Teaching process.
New immerging trends in Educational research
III Source of Related literature and its effective use in selecting, designing and carrying out research work
IV Research Proposal
V Population, Sample and sampling techniques
VI Tools for data collection: Questionnaire, Rating scale, Attitude scale, standardized test: Concept,
Process of construction, Advantages and Limitations
VII Descriptive Research (Survey, Experimental) and Qualitative Research: Concept, steps, types,
Advantages and Limitations
VIII The writing of Research Report: Format, APA style for Foot-note and Bibliography Probable Errors
And its precautions
(4)

(4)
(6)
(3)
(7)
(5)
(5)
(6)

Questions Paper Format for sections: B.

1. 1 Very Very short answered questions 11X 1 = 11
2. 2 short answered questions
7 X 2 = 14
3. 3 short questions issue-based
3 X 5 = 15
40

Ph.D. Course Work

Paper : 1 Research Methodology
(Part : B)
Model Question paper
Q. 1

Answer each question in one or two lines only.

1.
Applied & Action Res. Whose findings are more applicable why.
2.
What is the main limitation of Action Research?
3.
As a class teacher, you feel that some students are not attentive in the class room. Supposed
you want to find-out its solution. Such study will fall in which area of research?
4.
A researcher wants to study the contributions made by a institution in up-lifting deprived classstudent. What would be your soure of related literature?
5.
If the population is homogeneous. What sampling technique will be the most suitable?
6.
A researcher wants to identify indicators of successful teacher. Which one will be the best tool
for data collection? Why
7.
Why questionnaire is treated as a laziest way for data collection?
8.
What is the main difference between Test and Inventory?
9.
An investigator wants to study main and interaction effect of sex, std (8 to 12) and level of I.Q.
(high, Ave. & Law). What would be the nature of his factorial design?
10.
What would be content of preliminary part of a dissertation?
11.
You have selected two successive quotations from the same book and from the same page.
Which abbreviation will you use to write its foot-note?

Q. 2

Answer each question in three to four lines only.

1.
Point out main two differences between applied research and fundamental research regarding
researchers qualities.
2.
A researcher wants to conduct a qualitative research based on contribution made by one NGO.
What would be source of related literature for reviewing the past researches?
3.
If you wants to submit your research proposal to a funding agency like NCERT. How your
proposal will differ from your M.Ed. dissertation proposal?
4.
Suppose you wants to select two groups, true experimental design. What would be your
sampling technique?
5.
What is multi-stage random sampling technique?
6.
How will you validate the responses recorded on questionnaire by a responded?
7.
You have two different Research report (M.Ed. & Ph.D.) with out its title page. How will you
identify them?

Q. 3

Answer each question in about 125 words.

1.
What are the areas of research directly relevant with Learner and Teacher? Write three - three
research problem related to both the aspect.
2.
A class teacher observes that a group of student cant-respond in the class-room due to their
language disability. If the class teacher wants to prepare a remedial programme and wants to
solve the problem. Work out the research work into important steps to be adopted.
3.
An innovative teacher wants to practices three different teaching methods in three different
equivalent groups. For that he has selected three equivalent teaching units from the present
syllabus. Present the experiment diagrammatically and explain it in short.

Ph.D. Course work for Education Faculty

Research Methodology
Paper B :
Assignments
1. 1 Select any area of Educational Research related to secondary, Higher secondary and Teacher
education. Identify minimum 10 related researches quoted in Survey o Educational Research Vol II to
Vol VI Carrey out its review. Make Meta analysis of the findings of selected researches and identify
research gaps Enlist at least five Research Statements based on research gaps so that one can carry out
research in future.
2 Select any standardized test .Administer it on 100 students selected from 10 different schools of the
same S.V. S. Prepare a report of it in the form of research paper.
3 Prepare and present a paper (Study paper or Research Paper) at state level or National lever seminar
Submit it along with certificate issued by the seminar organizer.
4
Select any research problem related to class-room teaching innovative practice and prepare a
research proposal suit to the format prescribed by ERIC, NCERT, NCTE, NAAC or any equivalent
funding agency.

Table of Content
Sr.No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

7.

Topic
General Structure
Syllabus of Paper-I
(Research Methodology)
Model Question paper for
paper-I
Syllabus of Paper-II
(Scientific Communication)
Model Question Paper for
Paper-II
Syllabus for Paper-III
(Recent Trends in
Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Model Question Paper for
Paper-III

Page.no.
2
2
6
10
12
15

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KADI SARVA VISHWAVIDYALAYA

GANDHINAGAR
Ph.D. Course work for
Pharmaceutical sciences
2009-10

Course structure
Paper

Title

University Examination
(marks)
Section A

Section B

(general)

(specialization)

Duration
of exam

Schedule
of exam

Every six
months

Paper-I

Research
methodology

60

40

2 hrs

Paper-II

Scientific
communication

60

40

2 hrs

Paper-III

(Recent Trends in
Pharmaceutical
Sciences)

100

2 hrs

Detailed syllabus
Paper-I

Section-A ( Common to all faculty)

Research Methodology

60 marks

1)

Introduction to Research Methodology : Meaning of Research, Objectives of Research,

Motivations in Research, Types of Research, Research Approaches, Significance of
Research, Research Methods v/s Methodology, Research and Scientific Methods,
Research Process, Criteria of Good Research
3

2)

Defining the Research Problem : What is Research Problem?, Selecting the Problem,
Necessity of and Techniques in defining the problem
6

3)

Research Design: Meaning, Need, Features of Good Design, Concepts, Types. Basic
Principles of Experimental Design, Developing a Research Plan 6

4)

Sample Design : Implication, Steps. Criteria for selecting a sample procedure,

Characteristics of Good sampling Procedure, Types of Sample Design, Selecting
Random Samples, Complex random sampling Design.
7

5)

Measurement and Scaling Techniques: Measurement in Research, Measurement

Scales, Sources of Errors in measurement, Tests of Second measurement, Technique
of developing Measurement Tools, Meaning of Scaling, Scale Classification Bases,
Important Scaling Techniques, Scale Construction Techniques.
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6)

Methods of Data Collection: Collection of Primary Data, Observation Method, Interview

method, Collection of Data through questionnaire and Schedules, Other methods.
Collection of Secondary Data, Selection of appropriate method for data collection, Case
Study Method, Guidelines for developing questionnaire, successful interviewing. Survey
v/s experiment.
10

7)

Processing and analysis of Data : Processing Operations (Meaning, Problems), Data

Analysis (Elements), Statistics in Research, Measures of Central Tendency, Dispersion,
Asymmetry, Relationship. Regression Analysis, Multiple correlation and Regression,
Partial Correlation, Association in case of Attributes 10

8)

Sampling Fundamentals : Definition, Need, Important sampling Distribution, Central limit

theorem Sampling Theory, Sandlers A-test, Concept of Standard Error, Estimation,
Estimating population mean, proportion. Sample size and its determination,
Determination of sample size Based on i) Precision Rate and Confidence level ii)
Bayesian Statistics.
12

9)

Testing of Hypothesis: Meaning, Basic concepts, Flow diagram, Power of a hypothesis

test, Important parametric tests, Hypothesis Testing of Means, Differences between
Means, Comparing Two related samples, Testing of Proportion, Difference between
proportions, Comparing variance to hypothesized population variance, Equality of
variances of two normal populations, hypothesis testing of Correlation coefficients,
Limitations of Tests of hypothesis.
12

10)

Chi- square test : Applications, Steps, characteristics, limitations

11)

Analysis of Variance and Covariance : Basic Principles, techniques, applications,

Assumptions, limitations.

12)

Analysis of Non-parametric or distribution-free Tests : Sign Test, Fisher-Irwin Test,

McNemer Test, Wilcoxon Matched pair Test (Signed Rank Test), Rank
7

13)

Sum Tests : a) Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney Test b)Kruskal-Wallis Test, One sample Runs

Test, Spearmans Rank Correlation, Kendalls Coefficient of Concordance, Multivariate
Analysis Techniques: Characteristics, Application, Classification, Variables, Techniques,
Factor Analysis (Methods, Rotation), Path Analysis.
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Paper- I Research Methodology

SECTION-B (For Faculty of Pharmacy)

40 marks

1. Pharmaceutics:
Pharmaceutical Experimental Design: Factorial Designs, Fractional
Factorial Designs, Rechtschaffner designs, D-optimal designs, Response surface
methodology, Pharmaceutical process optimization and validation, Analyzing and
minimizing variations in pharmaceuticals, Statistical experimental designs for
formulations, Optimizing Formulations.

2. Quality assurance:
Development, validation, optimization of analytical methods based on HPLC,
HPTLC, spectrophotometry, spectroflurometry, Gas chromatography etc., Quality
assurance in pharmaceutical Industries, Contract Research Organizations etc.
Experimental design in the planning of syntheses, multivariate analysis of
chemical and biological data, statistical validation of QSAR results.
3. Pharmacology:
Design and Statistical Analysis of experiments using laboratory animals, Sample
size determinations in animal experiments, Controlling variability in animal
experiments, Experimental designs for animal experimentations, Experimental
methodology in Clinical Trials
4. Pharmacognosy:
Experimental Design in preparing and optimizing herbal formulations,
testing herbs/herbal material on animals/ tissues/cells/humans.

Reference Books: Latest Editions of following Books

1) Kothari, C.R., Research Methodology (Methods and Techniques), New Age
Publisher
2) Fundamentals of modern statistical methods By Rand R. Wilcox
3) Power Analysis for Experimental Research A Practical Guide for the Biological,
Medical and Social Sciences by R. Barker Bausell, Yu-Fang Li Cambridge
University Press
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4) Design of Experiments: Statistical Principles of Research Design and Analysis,

by Robert O. Kuehl Brooks/Cole

Research Methodology
Model Question Paper
Instructions : 1) Section-I is of 60 marks
2) Section-II is of 40 marks
3) There on negative marks for incorrect answers
Q1. Multiple Choice Questions. Choose one most correct answer from the provided
choices. Write your choice on the right hand side column only. Illegibly written answers
will not be considered. Each Question carries two marks.
i)
Why is a control necessary in a well done experiment?
a) To show what would normally happen and compare it with
what happens when you change the independent variable.
b) To keep the experiment from from becoming chaotic.
c) So the experiment can be contained.
d) For graphing purposes only
ii)
Consider the following data:
14; 16; 16; 22; 25; 38; 38; 38; 38; 2000
Which of the measures of central tendency would be the least useful?
a) mean
b) mode
c) median
iii)
As the degrees of freedom increase (and especially when the degrees of
freedom are more than 90), the graph of the chi-square distribution looks
more and more ______________.
a) symmetrical
b) skewed right
c) skewed left
d) asymmetrical
iv)

v)

The Goodness-of-Fit hypothesis test is typically a ______________.

a) two-tailed test
b) wagging-tailed test
c) left-tailed test
d) right-tailed test
Determine the sampling technique: A medical researcher does a random
survey of 100 female doctors and 100 male doctors.
a) stratified
b) systematic
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vi)
vii)
viii)

ix)

x)

c) simple random
d) cluster
Following is not the example of tests.
a) Chi test
b) t-test
c) pie test
d) F-test
Following is not the part of basic principles of experimental designs
a) Replication
b) Randomization c) Local Control
d) Reduction
Following is the type of informal experimental designs.
a) Before-and after with control design
b) b) Completely randomized Design
c) Latin square Design
d) Factorial Designs
For data that is normally distributed, is it possible for the standard
deviation to be larger than the mean?
a) No.
b) Yes.
c) There is not enough information to determine.
What is the difference between the independent and dependent variables
in an experiment?
A. The independent variable is quantitative and the dependent variable is
not.
B. The independent variable is what is changed and the dependent
variable is what is measured.
C. The independent variable has disowned his parents and the
dependent variable still relies on them for food, shelter, and gas money.
D. The independent variable is graphed on the y-axis and the dependent
is graphed on the x-axis.

Q2. Fill in the Blanks:

(2 x 10
marks)
i)
--------------- refers to a design that has more than one independent
variable.
ii)
------------------------------- is an external variable that affects the internal
variable and intertwines with other extraneous variables such that it is
difficult to determine unique effects of each.
iii)
------------------------------- is the non-manipulated variable in factorial design.
iv)
------------------- is an arbitrary value, designated as the significance level.
v)
-------------------- is the measure of the flat-toppedness of a distribution
curve
vi)
------------------ factorial designs consider the effect of varying two factors
on the dependent variable.
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vii)

viii)

ix)
x)

--------------------- technique is used design or plan the experiment in such a

way that thew variations caused by extraneous factors can all be
combined under the general heading of chance.
----------------------- measures seperstely the relationship between two
variables in such a way that the effects of other related variables are
eliminated.
------------------------- defines the limits within which the parameters of the
population are expected to lie with a specified degree of confidence.
When there really is a difference (association, correlation) overall, but
random sampling caused your data to not show a statistically significant
difference, the errors responsible for this are called ________________

Q3. Answer true or false for the following statements: A correlation coefficient:
marks)

(4

a. Should not be calculated when there is an underlying relationship between the

two variables but it is not linear.
b. Does not provide evidence of a causal relationship between two variables.
c. Should not be used to judge the biological importance of the relationship
between two variables.
d. Should be performed only when certain assumptions are satisfied (e.g.
variables measured on a random sample of individuals, both the variables are
quantitative and at least one of the two variables need to be normally
distributed).
Q4.

Answer true or false for the following statements: The paired t-test: (5 marks)
a. Tests the null hypothesis that the two population means are equal
b. Must have equally sized numbers of observations in each group.
c. Assumes that the data in each group are normally distributed.
d. Is appropriate for comparing the means of independent groups of
observations.
e. When appropriately used, is more powerful when the sample size is large.

Q5. Answer true or false for the following statements

(5 marks)
a. The p-value is the probability of the sample data arising by chance.
b. The p-value is an arbitrary value, designated as the significance level.
c. The p-value is the chance of getting an observed effect if the null hypothesis
was false.
d. The p-value is the chance of getting an observed effect if the null hypothesis
was true.
e. A very small p-value allows us to say that there is enough evidence to accept
the null hypothesis.
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Q6. Match the following :

A) Match the following examples with type of research design
(5 marks)
Example
Research Design
i) Effect of digital BP instruments accuracy.
a) Exploratory Research studies.
ii) CVS Research in Institute during1990-1995)
b) Descriptive and Diagnostic
Res. Studies.
iii) Effect of temp on productivity
c) Hypothesis Testing Research studies.
iv) Effect of fertilizer X on plant cultivation
v) Effect of mobile users and brain tumor.
Q7. Write the below functions in sequence.
(e.g. d-a-c-b-f-e)
(1 mark)
a) Selection of samples. b) Analysis of data c) Designing the methods of data collection.
d) Formulating the objective of study e) Report preparation f) Collection data
SECTION-II

(Max. Marks -40)

Design an experiment for any one of the under mentioned research topic:
I)
To prove that chronic Aspirin administration promotes gastric ulceration in rats.
II)
To prove that given HPLC method for determination of Ciprofloxacin in biological
samples is more accurate, precise and reproducible than the UV
spectrophotometric method.
III)
To prepare and evaluate a tablet dosage form of Paracetamol using three
excipients and optimum temperature and humidity condition to achieve the
dissolution, disintegration and hardness parameters equivalent to that of a
standard market formulation.
IV)
You are given three herbal drug extracts which are reported to possess antiinflammatory activity. Design an experiment to find out the optimum proportion
of each of the extracts to be combined to achieve maximum therapeutic efficacy.
Note : The design should describe following :
a) Type of design (e.g. Cross-over, 2 x 2 factorial etc.)
3 marks
b) Sample size
2 marks
c) Design table/ Flow chart
15 marks
d) Parameters to be studied
3 marks
e) Sample Selection method
5 marks
f) Statistical Analysis to be involved in the study and the basis
12 marks

Paper-II

Scientific Communication

Section A (Common for all faculty)

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

60 marks

1. Basics of Communication skill.

2. English Grammar
a) Word Choice, Sentence Structure, paragraph structure
3. Types of Scientific Communication.
4. Importance of publishing research paper
5. Publishing paper :
a) Preliemnaries, Format, Choosing Journal
b) Title, Running Title
c) Authors: Single and Multi authorship
d) Writing Abstract
e) Selecting Keywords
f) Introduction section
g) Materials and Methods Section
h) Result Section
i) Figures : Design Principles, Legends, Table components, Graphs: Types, Style,
Tables v/s Graph
j) Discussion Section: Format, Grammar Style, Content.
k) Acknowledgements
l) References : Different Styles
m) Communication with the Editor, Handling Referees Comments, Galey Proofs
Writing Review Articles
Preparing and Delivering of Oral Presentation
Avoiding Plagiarism
Preparing documents for, MoUs, Confidentiality Agreements.
IUPAC symbols and Terminology for physicochemical quantities and Units, SI prefixes,
Fundamental Constants, Standard Abbreviations and Symbols

Section B:

40 marks

Pharmaceutical Sciences:
Exercises based on scientific writing skills in research publications relevant to
Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Reference Books:
1) Study and Communication Skills for the Biosciences by Stuart Johnson and Jon
Scott, Oxford University Press
2) Write and Publish a Scientific Paper by Robert A. Day Oryx Press
3) Scientific Easy when you know how by Jennifer Peat BMJ Books
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4) Research Projects and Research Proposals A Guide for Scientists Seeking

Funding by Paul G. Chapin Cambridge University Press

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Model Question Paper for Paper-II (Scientific Writing)

1) Which of the following is the most correct title for the provided abstract?
(4marks)
a) Anti-staphylococcal activity and mode of action of clofazimine
b) Bactericidal property of Clofazimine
c) Cofazimine is effective against S.aureus
ABSTRACT
Objectives: Infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus might be treated with agents whose
primary indications are for other infections. Clofazimine, an established anti-mycobacterial drug,
could be such a candidate. However, the anti-staphylococcal properties of clofazimine have not
been fully described and its mode of action, possibly involving inhibition of both RNA polymerase
and a membrane-located target, has not been explored in detail. We have now conducted
experiments to address these issues. Methods: Using established procedures, we examined the
activity of clofazimine against a range of clinical isolates of S. aureus and determined whether it was
bactericidal, exhibited a post-antibiotic effect (PAE), or interacted synergically with other agents.
The potential for emergence of clofazimine-resistant mutants was also examined. Mode of action
studies involved macromolecular synthesis assays, cross-screening against rifampicin-resistant
mutants, susceptibility of RNA polymerase to clofazimine in vitro and several methods to detect
drug-induced membrane damage. Results: Clofazimine demonstrated good anti-staphylococcal
activity encompassing MSSA, MRSA and GISA. It was bactericidal and resistant mutants could not
be isolated. Clofazimine did not exhibit a PAE and failed to act synergically with other drugs. No
evidence for specific inhibition of RNA polymerase was obtained. Clofazimine caused non-specific
inhibition of DNA, RNA and protein synthesis, consistent with membrane-damaging activity that was
detected in three independent assays for membrane disrupting agents. Conclusions: Clofazimine is
a potent anti-staphylococcal agent. It appears to be a membrane-disrupting agent and does not
inhibit RNA polymerase.

2) Choose the correct word from the given choices to replace the underlined
word/fill in the blank in the given sentences(5 x 2 marks)
a) Oral pediatric formulations of artemether are urgently needed, however
the tablets are difficult to administer to young children, who cannot
swallow whole tablets or tolerate the bitter taste of the crushed tablets.
a. Because
b. As
c. Since
d. however
b) I _______ several eminent scholars in my study of herbal drug
resources.
i)
Cited
ii)
Sited
c) The differences between the control and experimental groups were
_________
i)
Insignificant
ii)
Nonsignificant
d) Noradrenaline __________ contractile response on rat vas deferens
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i)
ii)
e)

elicit
illicit

Resistance to antibiotics is becoming ___________ difficult problem

in the management of bacterial infections.
i)
ii)
iii)

An Increasingly
More
Highly

Q 3. Answer in Short:
a) Give full form of IUPAC
(2)
b) Enumerate three most commonly followed styles of referencing (3)
c) What is Running title?
(2)
d) Differentiate between histogram and bar chart
(2)
e) Define Plagiarism
(2)
f) Enumerate components of a tabular representation of result data (2)
g) Give the standard abbreviations of :
(3)
I)
mililiter
II)
hour
III)
minutes
h) Differentiate between research paper and review article (3)
i) Define Rapid Communication
(2)
j) Differentiate Symposium, panel Discussion and Seminar (3)
Q4. True or False (If false provide the correct answer)
(2 x 6)
I)
II)
III)
IV)
V)
VI)

Passive voice is the most suitable sentence arrangement for scientific

communication
Discussion section of a research paper discusses only the results
obtained in the study
The first author is always the one who is the research guide and last
author is one who is major contributor in experimental work.
The numbers mentioned in the result table can have any number of
decimal points.
Introduction section consists of summary of literature survey conducted
prior to the study.
The tense used in result section is mostly present tense.

Section II
Q1. Provide the following for the given paper:
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a) Correct Title( not more than 50 letters)

(5)

b) Most suitable Keywords

(2)

c) Abstract ( not more than 250 words)

(10)

d) Headings, footnotes and Legends to figures and tables

(5)

Q2. Describe the result section using the provided tables and charts. (8)
Q3. A) Write a paragraph (not more than 100 words) on Current Status of
Pharmaceutical Industries in Gujarat.
Note : You should put stress on method of writing, grammar, flow of thoughts,
conclusion. Accurate data are not required.
(10)

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Paper-III

Recent Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences

100 Marks

Introduction and Applications of following:

a) New Drug Development strategies (Definitions and basic principles only)
i. Combinatorial Chemistry
ii. QSAR/SAR
iii. Physicochemical Evaluation
iv. Drug bio-screening and evaluation (Preclinical and Clinical)
b) Basic principles and applications of following:
i. Spectrophotometry
ii. Chromatography
iii. Dissolution testing
iv. Rheometry
v. ELISA
vi. Extraction methods for Herbal Drugs.
c) Applications of Nanotechnology in Pharmaceutical Science

References:
1) Remingtons Pharmaceutical Sciences Latest Edition
2) Comprehensive Pharmacy Review by Leon Shargel and othersLatest Edition

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Model Question paper for PhD Coursework:

Paper-III Recent Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Q1. Multiple Choice questions:

(20x 1.5 marks)

1) Flame ionisation detector is used in _________ type of Chromatography method

a) HPLC
b) HPTLC
c) Gas Chromatography
d) Paper Chromatography
2) Wettability determination gives idea about
a)
Type of dosage form
b)
Type of packaging
c)
Type of buffer
d)
Type of manufacturing method.
3) Which of the following route of administration is fastest in making drug reach
fastest in systemic circulation.
a) Oral
b) Intramuscular
c) Intravenous
d) Intraperitoneal
4) Effect of drug can vary due to :
a) Age
b) Body weight
c) Disease State
d) All of the above
5) Which of the following formulation provide longest duration of action
a) Capsules
b) Dispersible Tablets
c) Sustained Relase Tablets
d) Solution
e) Suspension.

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6) What
W
type of
o molecule is the follow
wing structu
ure?

a) A protein.
p
b) A nucleic
n
acid.
c) A phospholipid
p
d.
d) A carbohydrat
c
te.
7) What is meant
m
by a binding site
e?
a) The arrea of a macromolecular target th
hat is occup
pied by a drrug
when it binds.
b) The po
ortion of the
e drug to wh
hich a drug target bind
ds.
c) The fun
nctional gro
oups used by
b a drug in
n binding to
o a drug target.
d) The bo
onds involve
ed in bindin
ng a drug to
o its target.
8) What doe
es the symbol P repre
esent in a QSAR
Q
equattion?
a) pH
b) plasma
a concentra
ation
c) partitio
on coefficien
nt
d) prodrug
9) Which of the followin
ng statemen
nts is false when comp
paring 3D QSAR
Q
with
conventiona
al QSAR?
a) Only drugs of the same strucctural classs should be studied byy 3D
QSAR or QSAR.
b) 3D QS
SAR has a predictive
p
q
quality
unlike QSAR.
c) Experim
mental para
ameters are
e not requirred by 3D QSAR,
Q
but are
a
for QSAR
R.
d) Resultss can be sh
hown graph
hically in 3D
D QSAR, bu
ut not with
QSAR.
o the follow
wing is NOT a laboratory safety ru
ule?
10) Which of
a) You sh
hould neverr mix acids with bases
b) You sh
hould tie ba
ack your lon
ng hair
c) You sh
hould neverr add water to acid
d) All of th
he above are
a valid saffety rules
11) What piiece of labo
oratory equipment is best-suited for
f accurate
ely measuring
th
he volume of
o
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a liquid?
a) graduated cylinder
b) beaker
c) Erlenmeyer flask
d) more than one of the above
12) Which piece of laboratory equipment can be used to store chemicals for long
periods of time?
a) buret
b) evaporating dish
c) beaker
d) more than one of the above
13) The correct order for the basic features of a mass spectrometer is...
a) acceleration, deflection, detection, ionisation
b) ionisation, acceleration, deflection, detection
c) acceleration, ionisation, deflection, detection
d) acceleration, deflection, ionisation, detection
14) Which one of the following statements about ionisation in a mass
spectrometer is incorrect?
a) gaseous atoms are ionised by bombarding them with high
energy electrons
b) atoms are ionised so they can be accelerated
c) atoms are ionised so they can be deflected
d) it doesn't matter how much energy you use to ionise the atoms
15) Which one of the following pieces of information cannot be obtained from an
infra-red spectrum?
a)
the molecular mass
b)
the presence of C=O bonds
c)
the presence of O-H bonds
d)
the identity of a compound through comparison with other
spectra
16) The region of an infra-red spectrum where many absorptions take place is
known as the...
a) thumbprint region
b) handprint region
c) footprint region
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d) fingerprint region
17) Proton nmr is useful for investigating the structure of organic compounds
because...
a) organic compounds contain carbon atoms
b) organic compounds are mostly covalent
c) hydrogen atoms are found in nearly all organic compounds
d) organic compounds have low boiling points
18) In the double beam spectrophotometer, the primary source of light is divided
into two beams of
a.
Equal intensity
b.
Reference & sample intensity
c.
Reference intensity
d.
As per instrument
19) In HPTLC, __________ is used as support for stationary phase :
a.
Silica
b.
Aluminium sheet
c.
Glass bead
d.
Agarose
20) Which of the solvents is most polar
a) N-octane
b) N-hexane
c) Carbontetrachloride
d) methanol
Q2. Fill in the Blanks:
(21 marks)
1) Middle IR range is __________.
2) Calibration Curve should obey _________ law.
3) Dissolution apparatus III is suitable for _________ dosage forms
4) Schedule ___ of Drugs and Cosmetics act refers to Drug Evaluation procedures
5) Angle of repose is used for determining _________ property of drugs and
excipients.
6) ________ is widely used as a solvent for super critical fluid extraction
7) Total ash indicates the presence of ________ and _________ compounds
8) ____________ and __________ extractive values are official in Indian herbal
Pharmacopoeia.
9) HPTLC technique gives higher resolution than TLC techniques because of
_________
10) Gas chromatography is not suitable for analysis of _________ type of
compounds.
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11)

To work out the molecular mass of an organic molecule you would look at its
____________spectra.

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8)
9)
10)
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15)
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17)
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23)
24)

Most common side effect of NSAIDS is_________.

For antiseptic effect minimum ____ % alcohol can be used.
Distil water is free from_________ .
GCP means________________________________
Most common drug used during headache is ___________.
__________and ________ are used most commonly during fever.

Q3. True/False (correct the false statement)

(24 x 1.5 marks)
Dissolution limit for modified release form is not less than 90% release in
specified time.
Emission wavelength is always greater than excitation wavelength in Fluorimetry.
In Phase-IV Clinical Trials premarketing surveillance is conducted
Increased Serum Creatinine levels refers to possibility of hepatic damage.
Crystalline form of drugs are faster absorbed than amorphous forms.
LAL test is for pyrogen testing in mice
Toxicity testing are normally done in G.pigs
CPCSEA permission will be is require for Animal house registration.
All experiments in human require Ethics Committee permission.
Placebo formulation does not contain any active drug molecule.
Sublingual medicaments are used to bypass First Pass Metabolism.
Antiemetic study evaluation can be done on rats.
Ex-vivo experiments include partly invitro experiments also.
Last British Pharmacopeia is BP-2010.
Control groups are not required for anti-inflammatory study.
Diclofenac of new formulation permission is banned.
Patent Act in INDIA is applicable.
95% alcohol (Ethanol) means spirit.
Disprin is generic drug.
Synthetic wool is not source from animal.
We can drink Water for injection.
PPI- Proton Pump Inhibitors effects due to systemic effects.
All drugs have side effects.
Herbal drugs do not have Drug- drug interactions

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Q4. Match the Following:

(13 marks)

A)
Instrument
1.Cup and Bob Viscometer
2.Cone and Plate Viscometer
3. Brookfield Viscometer
4.Penetrometer

Principle
a) Shear thinning
b) Plastic Flow
c) Thixotropy
d) Shear thickening

B)

1) Volatile Oils
a) Super Critical Fluid Extractor
2) Extraction of Phytoconstituents b) HPTLC technique
3) Finger Printing
c) Soxhlet Apparatus
4) Semi preparative Chromatography
d) Clavenger Apparatus

C)

1) Spectrophotometer
2) LAL Test
3) Photoactometer
4) Soxhlet assembly
5) Friability Testing

a) CNS activity
b) Absorbance
c) Pyrogen Testing
d) Drug Extraction
e) Tablets

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KADI SARVA VISHWAVIDYALAYA

GANDHINAGAR

Ph. D COURSE WORK FOR

MANAGEMENT STUDIES
2009-10

Table of Content
Sr. No.
1
2
3

Topic
Introduction
Paper I Research Methodology
Course Content and Model Question
Paper
Paper II Scientific Communication
Course Content and Assignment

Page No.
3
4 14
15 16

Paper III Specialization Paper Course

Content and Model Question Paper
Marketing
5 Paper III Specialization Paper Course
Content and Model Question Paper
Finance

17 27

6 Paper III Specialization Paper Course

Content and Model Question Paper HR

38 47

7 Paper III Specialization Paper Course

Content and Model Question Paper IT

48 59

28 37

Introduction:
The course work for the doctoral research has been made mandatory by the UGC.
Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya has decided to implement this aspect on the
immediate basis for the benefit of the students pursuing
Ph.D. The course
work is designed in such a way as to support, motivate and encourage quality
research. By undergoing this course work, the student will get quipped with
fundamentals of research methodology, scientific communication and also recent
developments in the field of specialization. The course work has to be completed
by the student in a satisfactory way before submission of his/her dissertation
thesis.

Course Structure:

Paper

Title

Paper - I Research Methodology

University
Examination
Common
Syllabus for
all discipline
(Marks)
Section A
60

University
Examination
Specific Syllabus
for each discipline
(Marks)
Section B

Total
Marks

40

100

Paper - II Scientific Communication

60

40

100

Paper -III

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100

Specialization Paper

Paper I: Research Methodology

CONTENT
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.

Introduction to Educational Research

Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Research
Developing Research Questions and Proposal Preparation
Research Ethics
Standardized Measurement and Assessment
Methods of Data Collection
Sampling
Validity of Research Results
Experimental Research
Quasi-Experimental and Single-Case Designs
No experimental Quantitative Research
Qualitative Research
Historical Research
Mixed Model and Mixed Method Research
Descriptive Statistics
Inferential Statistics
Data Analysis in Qualitative Research
Preparation of the Research Report

Reference Books: Latest Editions of following Books:1)

2)
3)
4)
5)

Kothari C R., Research Methodology (Methods and Techniques), New

Age Publications
Educational Research Quantitative, Qualitative and Mixed Approaches by
Burke Johnson & Larry Christensen, Sage Publications
Fundamentals of modern statistical methods by Rand R Wilcox
Power Analysis for Experimental Research : A Practical Guide for the
Biological, Medical and Social Science by R Barker Basel, Yu-Fang Li
Cambridge University Press

MODEL QUESTION-PAPER
Section-A (Common for all Departments)
I: Select the right choice in the questions given below:

(60)

1. Mrs. Smith is writing her daily observations of a student and writes, without interpretation, that the
student is not completing the class work and is constantly speaking out of turn. Which of the following
objectives does she appear to be using?
a. prediction
b. description
c. explanation
d. exploration
2. Which of the following is a form of research typically conducted by teachers, counselors, and other
professionals to answer questions they have and to specifically help them solve local problems?
a. action research
b. basic research
c. predictive research
d. orientation research
3. A researcher designs an experiment to test how variables interact to influence how well children learn
spelling words. In this case, the main purpose of the study was:
a. Explanation
b. Description
c. Influence
d. Prediction
4. There is a set of churches in the U.S. where part of the service involves snake handling. The researcher
wants to find out why the people attending these churches do this and how they feel and think about it.
In this case, the primary purpose of the study is:
a. Exploration
b. Description
c. Influence
d. Prediction

5. What is the key defining characteristic of experimental research?

a. extraneous variables are never present
b. a positive correlation usually exists
c. a negative correlation usually exists
d. manipulation of the independent variable

6. In _____, random assignment to groups is never possible and the researcher cannot manipulate the
independent variable.
a. basic research
b. quantitative research
c. experimental research
d. causal-comparative and correlation research
7. A researcher studies achievement by children in poorly funded elementary schools. She develops a
model that posits parent involvement as an important variable. She believes that parent involvement has
an impact on children by increasing their motivation to do school work. Thus, in her model, greater
parent involvement leads to higher student motivation, which in turn creates higher student achievement.
Student motivation is what kind of variable in this study?
a. Manipulated variable
b. Extraneous variable
c. Confounding variable
d. Mediating or intervening variable
8. Why is the statement What are the effects of extracurricular activities on cognitive development of
school age children not a good statement of a quantitative research question?
a. Because there is no connection between extracurricular activities and cognitive development
b. Because there is not enough school age children engaged in extracurricular activities to
Conduct the study
c. Because the study would be too difficult to do given all the different extracurricular activities
d. Because the statement was not specific enough to provide an understanding of the variables
Being investigated
9. One step that is not included in planning a research study is:
a. Identifying a researchable problem
b. A review of current research
c. Statement of the research question
d. Conducting a meta-analysis of the research
e. Developing a research plan
10. What kind of ideas cant be empirically researched?
a. Effectiveness of different methods of instruction
b. Description of educational practices
c. Issues of values and morality such as the correctness of having prayer in schools
d. Factors helpful in predicting future drug use
11. A statement of the quantitative research question should:
a. Extend the statement of purpose by specifying exactly the question(s) the researcher will
Address

b. Help the research in selecting appropriate participants, research methods, measures, and
Materials
c. Specify the variables of interest
d. All of the above
12. Research hypotheses are ______.
a. Formulated prior to a review of the literature
b. Statements of predicted relationships between variables
c. Stated such that they can be confirmed or refuted
d. b and c
13. Which of the following is necessary in obtaining informed consent?
a. A description of the statistical analyses that will be carried out
b. A description of the purpose of the research
c. A description of the reliability and validity of test instruments
d. A list of publications that the researcher has had in the last ten years
14. Which of the following need(s) to be obtained when doing research with children?
a. Informed consent from the parent or guardian
b. Assent from the child if he or she is capable
c. Informed consent from the child
d. Both a and b
15. If a baseball coach calculates batting averages, what scale would be used?
a. Interval scale
b . Ratio scale
c. Nominal scale
d. Ordinal scale
16. According to the text, most of the outcome/dependent variable characteristics and attributes measured in
educational research probably exist at the ______________ level of measurement.
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Interval
d. Ratio
17. Which of the following is most clearly an example of a psychological trait?
a. Anxiety enduring for months or years
b. Anxiety over just seeing a spider
c. Shyness when meeting a stranger for the first time
d. Depression caused by the loss of a ball game
18. Which is the process of gathering evidence supporting inferences based test scores?
a. Validation
b. Validity
c. Reliability

d. Prediction
19. When evaluating tests and assessments, reliability refers to asking ourselves which of the following
questions?
a. Does it measure what it is supposed to measure?
b. Are there ways to avoid subjective judgments when measuring something?
c. Does it give consistent results?
d. Does it measure multiple constructs?
20. Validity of a test designed to measure a construct such as self-esteem is best described by which of the
following?
a. Scores from the test correlate highly with most intelligence tests
b. Scores from the test correlate highly with most tests of different constructs
c. Scores from the test are not correlated with anything
d. Scores from the test have a relatively strong and positive correlation with other tests of the
same construct (i.e., with other measures of self-esteem) but much lower correlations with
tests of different constructs
21. According to the text, questionnaires can address events and characteristics taking place when?
a. In the past (retrospective questions)
b. In the present (current time questions)
c. In the future (prospective questions)
d. All of the above
22. Which of the following are principles of questionnaire construction?
a. Consider using multiple methods when measuring abstract constructs
b. Use multiple items to measure abstract constructs
c. Avoid double-barreled questions
d. All of the above
e. Only b and c
23. Researchers use both open-ended and closed-ended questions to collect data. Which of the following
statements is true?
a. Open-ended questions directly provide quantitative data based on the researchers predetermined
response categories
b. Closed-ended questions provide quantitative data in the participants own words
c. Open-ended questions provide qualitative data in the participants own words
d. Closed-ended questions directly provide qualitative data in the participants own words
24. Open-ended questions provide primarily ______ data.
a. Confirmatory data
b. Qualitative data
c. Predictive data
d. None of the above
25. A question during an interview such as Why do you feel that way? is known as a:
a. Probe
b. Filter question
c. Response

d. Pilot
26. When conducting an interview, asking "Anything else?, What do you mean?, Why do you feel that
way?," etc, are all forms of:
a. Contingency questions
b. Probes
c. Protocols
d. Response categories
27. When constructing a questionnaire, there are 15 principles to which you should adhere. Which of the
following is not one of those principles?
a. Do not use "leading" or "loaded" questions
b. Avoid double-barreled questions
c. Avoid double negatives
d. Avoid using multiple items to measure a single construct
28. Which of the following techniques yields a simple random sample?
a. Choosing volunteers from an introductory psychology class to participate
b. Listing the individuals by ethnic group and choosing a proportion from within
each ethnic group at random.
c. Numbering all the elements of a sampling frame and then using a random number
table to pick cases from the table.
d. Randomly selecting schools, and then sampling everyone within the school.
29. Which of the following will give a more accurate representation of the population from which a
sample has been taken?
a. A large sample based on the convenience sampling technique
b. A small sample based on simple random sampling
c. A large sample based on simple random sampling
d. A small cluster sample
30. Sampling in qualitative research is similar to which type of sampling in quantitative research?
a. Simple random sampling
b. Systematic sampling
c. Quota sampling
d. Purposive sampling
31. Which of the following would generally require the largest sample size?
a. Cluster sampling
b. Simple random sampling
c. Systematic sampling
d. Proportional stratified sampling
32. If we took the 500 people attending a school in New York City, divided them by gender, and then took a
random sample of the males and a random sampling of the females, the variable on which we would
divide the population is called the _____.

a. Independent a variable
b. Dependent variable
c. Stratification variable
d. Sampling variable
33. The nonrandom sampling type that involves selecting a convenience sample from a population with a
specific set of characteristics for your research study is called _____.
a. Convenience sampling
b. Quota sampling
c. Purposive sampling
d. Snowball sampling
34. The number of police officers and the number of crimes are positively related. This relationship is:
a. A causal relationship
b. A direct relationship
c. A probabilistic causal relation
d. A spurious relationship
35. A research studies the relation between early reading and later school achievement. She decides that a
potentially extraneous variable in the relationship is IQ. In developing her groups for her study, she
pairs each child who was an early reader with a child of the same IQ level who was not an early reader.
The control technique she used was:
a. Holding the extraneous variable constant
b. Statistical control
c. Matching
d. Random assignment
36. __________ is a form of explanatory research in which the researcher develops a theoretical model and
empirically tests the model to determine how well the model fits the data.
a. Causal modeling
b. Predictive research
c. Descriptive research
d. Exploratory research
37. This type of research tests hypotheses and theories in order to explain how and why a phenomenon
operates as it does.
a. Descriptive research
b. Predictive research
c. Explanatory research
d. None of the above
38. The Pearson product moment correlation measures the degree of _________ relationship present
between two variables.
a. Curvilinear
b. Nonlinear
c. Linear and quadratic

d. Linear
39. You want to study a Native American group in New Mexico for a six month period to
learn all you can about them so you can write a book about that particular tribe. You
want the book to be accurate and authentic as well as informative and inspiring. What
type of research will you likely be conducting when you get to New Mexico?
a. Ethnography
b. Phenomenology
c. Grounded theory
d. Collective case study
40. A researcher studying the history of medical education finds a manuscript that purports to be from the
14th
century. Before he uses the source, he goes to three other experts who help him identify whether the
manuscript is authentic or not. His authentification of the object is referred to as:
a. Positive criticism
b. Internal criticism
c. Secondary criticism
d. External criticism
41. A historical researcher studying the implementation of the new math during the 1960s uses as a source
a text written on the subject by a critic who was a mathematics teacher during that time period. As she
examines the document, she discovers that the data that the individual based his or her conclusions on
was falsified. Hence, the conclusions drawn were erroneous. Her analysis of the document to check its
accuracy is referred to as:
a. Positive criticism
b. Internal criticism
c. External criticism
d. Secondary criticism
42. A researcher is interested in studying approaches to teaching writing in schools during the 1800s. She
discovers a grammar book, but there is no author or copyright date in the book. She examines the
typeface in the book as well as the writing style. After investigating further, she finds a reference to the
book from a teachers diary from the 1800s. The diary also mentions an authors name. After further
searching around she is able to identify the author of the book. The investigator was engaged in what
process
a. Sourcing
b. Positive criticism
c. Presentism
d. Axial coding
43. Approximately what percentage of scores fall within one standard deviation of the mean in a normal
distribution?
a. 34%
b. 95%
c. 99%

d. 68%

44. The denominator (bottom) of the z-score formula is

a. The standard deviation
b. The difference between a score and the mean
c. The range
d. The mean
45. Focusing on describing or explaining data versus going beyond immediate data and making inferences is
the difference between _______.
a. Central tendency and common tendency
b. Mutually exclusive and mutually exhaustive properties
c. Descriptive and inferential
d. Positive skew and negative skew
46. Why are variance and standard deviation the most popular measures of variability?
a. They are the most stable and are foundations for more advanced statistical analysis
b. They are the most simple to calculate with large data sets
c. They provide nominally scaled data
d. None of the above
47. ____________ is the set of procedures used to explain or predict the values of a dependent variable
based on the values of one or more independent variables.
a. Regression analysis
b. Regression coefficient
c. Regression equation
d. Regression line
48. If a test was generally very easy, except for a few students who had very low scores,
then the distribution of scores would be _____.
a. Positively skewed
b. Negatively skewed
c. Not skewed at all
d. Normal
49. What does it mean when you calculate a 95% confidence interval?
a. The process you used will capture the true parameter 95% of the time in the long run
b. You can be 95% confident that your interval will include the population parameter
c. You can be 5% confident that your interval will not include the population parameter
d. All of the above statements are true
50. What would happen (other things equal) to a confidence interval if you calculated a 99 percent
confidence interval rather than a 95 percent confidence interval?
a. It will be narrower
b. It will not change

c. The sample size will increase

d. It will become wider
51. Which of the following statements sounds like a null hypothesis?
a. The coin is not fair
b. There is a correlation in the population
c. There is no difference between male and female incomes in the population
d. The defendant is guilty
52. Which ____ percent confidence interval will be the widest (i.e., the least precise) for a particular data set
that includes exactly 500 cases?
a. 99%
b. 95%
c. 90%
d. None of the above
53. As sample size goes up, what tends to happen to 95% confidence intervals?
a. They become more precise
b. They become more narrow
c. They become wider
d. Both a and b
54. __________ is the failure to reject a false null hypothesis.
a. Type I error
b. Type II error
c. Type A error
d. Type B error
55. Which of the following is not true about the use of language in research reports?
a. You should choose accurate and clear words that are free from bias.
b. You should avoid labeling people whenever possible
c. You should avoid using the term subjects whenever possible
d. All of the above are true according to the APA Guidelines
56. When referencing other works you have cited within the text of the report you should
a. State the first and last name of the author
b. Use the author, date citation method
c. Use an asterisk and a footnote
d. Insert the complete citation in parenthesis
57. Which of the following abbreviations can be used in a research report?
a. IQ
b. sec. for second
c. yr. for year
d. mo. for month

58. Editorial style specifies that ______ should be used infrequently or sparingly.
a. Italics
b. Abbreviations
c. Headings
d. Both a and b
59. A researcher is doing a study of peer groups in middle school. She interviews 5 girls and 5 boys. She is
doing a grounded theory study; hence, she decides to generate her codes as she scans through her
transcriptions of her data. These codes are labeled:
a. A priori codes
b. Post hoc codes
c. Inductive codes
d. Master list codes
60. Sarah is a qualitative researcher studying how children and parents interact in Head Start Centers. As
she examines her data (videotapes and transcripts), she jots down notes concerning the interactions,
generating hypotheses, suggesting relationships among categories of information she is examining and
so on. This process of jotting notes as she examines the data is called:
a. Memoing
b. Transcription
c. Facesheet coding
d. Drawing diagrams

Section-B ( For Management Ph D Students )

II: Answer the following questions in brief:
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
v)
vi)
vii)
viii)
ix)
x)
xi)
xii)
xiii)
xiv)
xv)

Discuss Exploration type of research with its advantages.

Explain in brief, research paradigm, based on pragmatic view of reality.
Discuss importance of qualitative research questions with examples.
Discuss the use of research ethics.
Explain the concept of systematic error, related to research
Identify the difference between filter question and probe with examples.
Compare Convenience sampling with Judgement sampling.
Differentiate between cluster sampling and stratified sampling.
Explain concept of internal validity, with its application in research
What is importance of covariance in research ?
Discuss the concept of partial correlation analysis with examples.
Explain predictive type of research.
Explain characteristics of qualitative research in brief.
Explain concept of internal criticism and compare with external criticism.
Explain the demerits of mixed type of research.

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Paper-II Scientific Communication

COURSE CONTENT
Section-A (Common for all Departments)
1. Basic of Communication skill.
2. English Grammar
a) Word Choice, sentence Structure, paragraph structure
3. Types of Scientific Communication.
4. Importance of publishing research paper.
5. Publishing paper:
a) Preliminaries, Format ,Choosing Journal
b) Title, Running Title
c) Authors: Single and Multi authorship
d) Writing Abstract
e) Selecting Keywords
f) Introduction section
g) Materials and Methods Section
h) Result Section
i) Figures: Design Principles, Legends, Table components, Graphs: Types,
style, Tables v/s Graph
j) Discussion Section: Format, Grammar Style, Content.
k) Acknowledgements
l) References : Different Styles
m) Communication with the Editor, Handling Referees Comments. Galey Proofs
6. Writing Review Articles
7. Preparing Posters for Scientific Presentation
8. Preparing and Delivering of Oral Presentation
9. Writing Practical Reports.
10. Avoiding Plagiarism
11. Research Grant funding Agencies, Preparing for application to grant providing Agencies
12. Patent drafting and submission
13. IUPAC symbols and Terminology for physicochemical quantities and units, SI prefixes, Fundamental
Constants, Standard Abbreviations and Symbols
14. Preparing documents for Technology Transfers, MoUs, Confidentiality Agreements

Reference Books:
1) Study and Communication Skills for the Biosciences by Stuart Johnson and Jon Scott, Oxford
University Press.
2) Write and Publish a Scientific Paper by Robert A. Day Oryx Press
3) Scientific Easy when you know how by Jennifer Peat BMJ Books
4) Research Projects and Research Proposals A Guide for Scientists Seeking funding by Paul G Chapin
Cambridge University Press.

SECTION-B (FOR FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES)

Assignments on following should be provided by the guide to the student which will be evaluated by two
internal examiners appointed by the Dean, Assignments should include all the components mentioned
below:
a) Exercises on writing research papers, preparing project proposals for any of the funding agencies and
preparing a power point presentation for the made proposal.
b) Critical analysis of at least 10 research papers of interest published in refereed journals with respect to
language, content, title, reference style, data, figures, tables, discussion etc. and preparing a report on the
same.
C) Writing and submitting a review article related to doctoral research topic for an international journal.

Paper III Specialization Paper Course

COURSE OUTLINE: MARKEITNG RESEARCH SCHOLARS
Section-A
PART 1 : UNDERSTANDING MARKETING MANAGEMENT
Defining Marketing for the 21st Century
Developing Marketing Strategies and Plans
PART 2 : CAPURING MARKEITNG INSIGHTS
Gathering Information and Scanning the Environment
Conducting Marketing Research and Forecasting Demand
PART 3 : CONNECTING WITH CUSTOMERS
Creating Customer Value, Satisfaction, and Loyalty
Analyzing Consumer Market
Analyzing Business Market
Identifying Market Segments and Targets
PART 4 : BUILDING STRONG BRANDS
Creating Brand Equity
Crafting the Brand Positioning
Dealing with Competition
PART 5 : SHAPING THE MARKET OFFERINGS
Setting product Strategy
Designing and Managing Services
Developing Pricing Strategies and Programs
PART 6 : DELIVERING VALUE
Designing and Managing Integrated Marketing Channels
Managing Retailing , Wholesaling , and Logistics
PART 7: COMMUNICATING VALUE
Designing and Managing Integrated Marketing Communications
Managing Mass Communications: Advertising, Sales Promotions, Events, and Public Relations
Managing Personal Communications: Direct and Interactive Marketing and Personal Selling
PART 8 : CREATING SUCCESSFUL LONG TEAM GROWTH
Chapter 20: Introducing New Market Offerings
Chapter 21: Tapping into Global Markets
Chapter 22 : Managing Holistic Marketing Organization
Text books:
Marketing Management Kotler, keller, koshi & Jha, PHI.
Marketing Management Evan & Berman, Cengage Publication.

MODEL QUESTION-PAPER

Section A
I:

Select the right choice in the questions given below:

(60)

1. Researchers at PPG industries spent considerable time, effort, and money

developing bluish windshield that would let in filtered sunlight but block
out the
heat. Little market research was done. But the scientists were convinced this new
product would be significantly better than existing
windshields even tough they
were more expensive and of a different color than the current models on
the
market. This scenario suggests PPG most likely has a(n)_________ orientation
a. exchange
b. production
c. sales
d. promotion
e. customer
2. Frito Lay defines its business as snack-food rather than just corn chips. This is an
example of:
a. a marketing mix strategy.
b. a mission statement.
c. quantifiable goals.
d. a financial statement.
e. organizational accomplishment
3. GlaxoSmithKline PLC, the worlds biggest maker of HIV drugs, is accused in an
antitrust lawsuit of preventing generic competition to its drugs. In terms of its situation
analysis, this would be termed a threat for the pharmaceutical company.
a. True
b.False
4. Generation Y members are the most sophisticated generation ever when it comes to
media.
a. True
b. False
5. The same Kelloggs corn flakes you buy in U.S. supermarket can be purchased in
supermarkets in Europe. This is an example of global brand extension.
a. True
b. False

6. Globalization holds many benefits to many different countries .Which of the following
is
NOT a likely benefit of globalization?
a. It raises productivity and living standards for people in developing countries.
b. It helps labor unions in production-oriented businesses in industrialized countries.
c. It provides needed technology to developing countries
d. It encourages free trade.
E. It provides developed countries access to additional resources.
7. Roland tends to buy the same brands of mouthwash and toilet paper as his ________,
which is often the strongest source of group influence upon the individual for many
product purchases.
a. family
b. social class
c. girlfriend
d. subculture
e. fraternity brothers
8. A minor league baseball (MilLB) marketer, who wanted to reduce the likelihood that
people attending games played by her team would switch to another sport or source of
entertainment might:
a. create a feeling of post-purchase anxiety for fans purchasing MiLB tickets.
b. Offer incentives to get baseball fans to repeatedly purchase tickets for its games
until they do it out of habit
c. Increase the social visibility of baseball
d. Raise the price of game tickets relative to the price of similar events to reduce the
level of consumer involvement.
e. Switch ticket distribution to different outlets
9. The manager of Dalton Carpets has access to a list of potential customers through the
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). He would know more about
potential customers if he concentrates on the first two digits in the classification
system and ignores the last two digits.
a. True
b. False
10. Larry OHair sells hospital supplies and has had the most success speaking to nurses
about his products. The nurses often tell him that will recommend his products to the
purchasing department. Which role in the buying center do the nurses have?
a. gatekeeper
b. influencer
c. purchaser
d. decider
e. buyers
11. Which of the following is NOT a typical market characteristic?

a. willingness to buy the product

b. ability to buy the product
c. are aware of the product
d. a group of people or organizations
e. has needs or wants
12. Soon after the Harriet Tubman Museum expanded its hours and began charging a
small fee to pay for the extra help needed to keep it open longer hors, attendance
decreased. To determine why this decrease in attendance occurred, the museum staff
Could rely on.
a. a production audit
b. database marketing
c. marketing research
d. an internal marketing audit
e. secondary data
13. The sales manager periodically asks his salespeople to create a report on what they
have observed the competition doing in the marketplace, what they suspects the
competition may do, and how their buyers are reacting to the competitions strategies.
The sales manager is conducting competitive espionage.
a. True
b. False
14. You walk into an electronics store to purchase a computer. Even before you purchase,
you are pleased with the service of the stores sales associates, who seem
knowledgeable and helpful The service provided by the sales associates can be judged
Through the use of __________ qualities.
a. credence
b. internal marketing
c. experience
d. search
e. reliability
15. The label on jug of milk says the product is fat-free .This label would be an example
of an express warranty.
a. True
b. False
16. Pepsi-Cola is a brand that is over 100 years old and has lunched a series of line
extensions Despite its age, it still maintains a large market share. Pepsi is in the.
maturity stage of its life cycle
a. True
b. False
17. Jeremy is self- confident, well-educated, active outside of his community, and always
eager to try new products. Jeremy would be considered an early majority adopter.

a. True
b. False
18. The growers of Vidalia onions have determined that their chief priority for choosing a
transportation mode within .the United States is transit time. However, this must be
emerged by practical cost considerations. In light of these considerations, Vidalia
onion growers should use ________ to ship their onions
a) railroads
b) motor carriers
c) airplanes
d) water transportation
e) pipelines
19. Nancy Gordan orders office supplies from a local retailer through her computer. The
computer program is set up to transmit purchase orders and invoices between
customers and the retailer The retailer then delivers the products to her office. This is
an example of electronic distribution
a. True
b. False
20. Chain stores are owned and operated by a single organization.
a. True
b. False
21. Strata is a retailing operation that sells on the internet. It carries everything from
jewelry to telescopes to cosmetics. The company states its products enhance and
inspire the appreciation and preservation of nature and world cultures. From this
statement , you can infer that Strata uses
a. the wheel of retailing
b. very narrow product depth
c. scrambled merchandising
d. an expanded inventory
e. an aggregated retailing mix
22. In the advertisement for Dow bathroom cleaner, animated, talkative scrubbing
bubbles are used to show how hard the bubbles work to clean the lively scrubbing
bubbles appear in all advertisements for this product and are depicted on the
packaging. This is an example of a _______ executional style.
a .fantasy
b. lifestyle
c. spokesperson
d. product symbol
e. scientific evidence
23. Sales promotion is typically more expensive and more difficult to measure than
advertising.

a. True
b. False
24. New York City-based Unilever encouraged retailers to buy display units of soap
products by offering them $100 gift certificates for each unit they purchased. The
_______ helped drive a $1.2 million dollar increase in net dollar sales of bar soaps for
the quarter in which the promotion was used:
a. premium
b. point-of-purchase discount
c. merchandise bonus
d. trade allowance
e. push money

25. The U.S department of Justice charged Samsung, Hynix Semiconductor Inc, Infineon
computer memory between 1999 and 2002. This means the companies engaged in
price discrimination.
a. True
b. False
26. Which of the following is NOT a feature of a good strategic marketing plan?
a. A process for formulating strategies
b. A large marketing budget
c. A means of monitoring performance
d. A process in which different functional areas coordinate efforts
27. Which of the following is NOT part of a total quality program?
a. Customer satisfaction
b. Continuous improvement
c. Low costs
d. Customer focus
28. Marketing plans can be categorized by
a. objective, size, and orientation.
b. cost, function, and level in organization.
c. cost, size, and degree of organizational commitment.
d. duration, scope, and method of development.
29. Which statement concerning the value chain is NOT correct?
a. There are two components of the value chain: the value chain itself and the value delivery
chain.
b. The parties in a value chain typically have common goals.
c. Order fulfillment, quality control, and product commercialization are examples of value
chain activities.
d. A value chain represents the series of business activities that are performed to design,
produce, market, deliver, and service a product.
30. The sorting process enables

a. small firms to purchase large quantities of goods.

b. the conflicting goals of manufacturers and consumers to be resolved.
c. small firms to receive high levels of customer service.
d. channel members to be viewed as strategic partners.

31. With an administered channel arrangement,

a. all the terms regarding distribution functions, prices, and other factors are clearly
specified in writing. Process
b. the dominant firm in the distribution plans the marketing program and itemizes and
c. coordinates each members duties.
d. all of the channel members are owned and controlled by the manufacturer.
e. the channel of distribution is direct.
32. A firm that is oriented toward high sales volume or high market share should seek ____based pricing objectives.
a. status quo
b. broad
c. profit
d. sales
33. Penetration pricing is best used with which pricing objective?
a. Status quo-based
b. Sales-based
c. Broad-based
d. Profit-based
34. A wholesaler wanting to minimize the impact of a discounter selling gray market goods
should use ____-based pricing objectives.
a. profit
b. status quo
c. sales
d. return-on-investment
35. What is the role of price in an open marketplace?
a. It reflects payment for tangible marketing factors.
b. It increases if there is an excess of supply over demand.
c. It decreases if there is an excess of demand over supply.
d. It allocates goods and services among potential buyers.
36. When there are product shortages due to too low a supply, an equilibrium point will be
reached if
a. consumer demand further expands.
b. consumers bid up prices.
c. sellers reduce prices.
d. competitors leave the market.
37. The 16 million people identified as working in personal selling by the Department of Labor
does not include a hidden selling sector. The hidden selling sector is made up of
a. wholesale sales employees.

b. retail sales employees.

c. telemarketers.
d. individuals whose jobs entail a high degree of personal interaction with customers, but
who are not classified as salespeople.
38. A two-way flow of communication between a buyer and a seller is referred to as the
a. interactive approach.
b. Multi step flow.
c. communication process.
d. buyer-seller dyad.
39. The highest audience waste in personal selling occurs with
a. selling to former customers.
b. direct selling.
c. selling to major accounts.
d. selling to potential customers classified by the same NAICS code as current customers.
40. Which of these is NOT a major advantage of personal selling as compared with advertising?
a. Personal selling has less waste than advertising.
b. Personal selling is less costly than advertising on a per prospect reached basis.
c. Personal selling centers on a more defined and concentrated target market.
d. Those who walk into a store or who are contacted by personal selling are more likely to
purchase a product than those who have watched a commercial.
41. Social responsibility is most correctly defined as

a. a concern for the consequences of a persons or firms acts as they might

affect the interests of others.
b. a marketing practice that capitalizes on short-run material wearout, style
changes, and functional product changes.
c. behavior based upon honest and proper conduct.

d. the activities of government, business, and independent organizations that are

designed to protect people from practices that infringe on their rights as
consumers.
42. Which concept is concerned with the impact of production and product consumption from a
products conception to its ultimate disposal?
a. Planned obsolescence
b. The socioecological view of marketing
c. Process-related ethical issues
d. Product-related ethical issues
43. BMWs design for disassembly (DFD) auto that facilities the proper recycling of steel and
aluminum best illustrates which social responsibility concept?
a. Process-related ethical issues
b. Secondary consumers
c. Planned obsolescence
d. The socioecological view of marketing
44. The depletion of crude oil resources can be most effectively lowered by encouraging
a. car manufacturers to post mileage ratings on all new cars.

b. car owners to drive at slightly above the speed limit.

c. consumers to purchase U.S.-produced cars.

d. car pooling and allowing car pools with three or more passengers access to
special traffic lanes on congested highways.
45. Which of the following is an example of material planned obsolescence?
a. The popularity of small microwave ovens for use in dorm rooms
b. A new model camcorder that is one-third the weight of a previous model

c. A disposable razor designed specifically for business people who travel

and for tourists
d. Same-color ties and shirts that are being heavily promoted in mens
clothing magazines

46. Which types of products have been heavily criticized by environmentalists due to material
planned obsolescence?
a. Cigarettes
b. Disposables
c. Linen clothing
d. SUVs
47. Which of these activities is NOT considered part of retailing?
a. The sale of a car to a final consumer by a direct importer
b. The sale of a car to a corporation for use by top executives
c. The sale of a car to a final consumer by a retail car dealer
d. The leasing of a car to a final consumer by a leasing agency
48. On average, department and specialty stores receive ____ cents of every sales dollar for the
functions they perform.
a. 20-25
b. 25-30
c. 30-35
d. over 50
49. On average, supermarkets receive ____ cents of every sales dollar for the functions they
perform.
a. 8
b. 15
c. 25
d. 40
50. A significant difficulty in adding up corresponding retail sales figures for different types of
retailers is that
a. figures come from different sources.
b. figures may correspond to different fiscal years.
c. retail categories may overlap.
d. each source can define a retailer differently.
51. High failure rates, inadequate resources, and the highest degree of competition characterize
which retail organizational format?
a. Chains

b. Independents
c. Franchises
d. Leased departments
52. In retail franchising, the franchisor usually receives payments in the form of
a. franchise fees and royalties.
b. fees for specific consulting services.
c. rental agreements.
d. maintenance agreements.

53. A set business format, the use of an established name, strict operating controls, and motivated
owner-operators are major characteristics of which form of retail institution?
a. Independent retailer
b. Retail chain
c. Franchise
d. Category killer
54. Which of these reflects the major consumer appeal of a conventional supermarket?
a. Fill-in merchandise
b. Delivery services
c. One-stop grocery shopping
d. A deep selection within a merchandise category
55. Which of these reflects the major consumer appeal of a conventional supermarket?
a. Fill-in merchandise
b. Delivery services
c. One-stop grocery shopping
d. A deep selection within a merchandise category
56. An extended fad product life-cycle pattern is characterized by
a. a sharp decline in sales after a products introduction.
b. high seasonal sales or a high fashion component.
c. residual sales that continue at a lower level than earlier sales.
d. a product that maintains sales over a long time period.
57. The decline stage of the product life cycle is characterized by the
a. development and sale of substitutes for a product.
b. highest level of product competition.
c. beginning of discounting by a firm and its competitors.
d. expansion of distribution.
58. With a self-fulfilling prophecy, a firm incorrectly
a. seeks out the largest, but most competitive market segment.
b. assesses its ability to reverse a downward sales pattern.
c. removes marketing support from a product that requires additional support to
grow.
d. seeks out an incorrect international market.
59. Which of the following is NOT a major reason for the importance of new products to a
company?
a. New products can utilize waste materials and byproducts of existing products.
b. New products are generally necessary to maintain a balanced portfolio.

c. New products can reduce a firms total investment requirements.

d. New products can help maximize the efficiency of a firms distribution system.
60. Absolute product failure occurs when a firm
a. is unable to regain its production and marketing costs.
b. does not meet its sales and/or profit expectations.
c. withdraws a product prior to commercialization.
d. withdraws a product after test marketing.
61. Manufacturers/service providers agents sell only noncompetitive products to
a. spread the risks of providing trade credit to smaller customers.
b. provide ample customer service to both small and large customers.
c. avoid a conflict of interest among their manufacturers/service providers.
d. handle smaller territories.

Section B
Answer in brief:

(40)

1. Explain the statement Advertising is paid for, publicity is prayed for.

2. How does the use of consumer demographics aid marketing decision making?
3. Under what circumstances should a manufacturer or service provider undertake
wholesaling?
4. What are the unique features of cash-and-carry and truck/wagon merchant
wholesalers?
5. State three ways for a firm to evaluate the success or failure of its public relations
efforts.
6. Explain why so many marketers give only lip service to customer service.
7. Under what circumstances should a company consider reappraising its
organizational mission?
8. Describe the Boston Consulting Group Matrix and the Porter generic strategy
model.
9. Outline the steps in the selling process.
10. As a telemarketer, how would you deal with the new Do Not Call Registry?
11. How can a service be positioned more tangibly?
12. What are some of the similarities and differences involved in the marketing efforts
used by nonprofit and profit-oriented organizations?
13. Draw and discuss a service blueprint for an insurance broker dealing with life
insurance for people ages 50 and over.
14. Describe the pros and cons of planned obsolescence as a marketing practice.
15. Why are ethical standards of conduct particularly complex for international
marketers?

FINANCE RESEARCH SCHOLARS

COURSE OUTLINE
1. FINANCIAL THEORY
1. Introduction to Capital Market, Consumption and Investment: Primary Market ,
secondary market, Merchant Banking , mutual fund.
2. Efficient Capital Markets: Theory
3. Efficient Capital Market: Evidence.
4. Investment Decisions: NPV, IRR, PI, Payback Period
5. Theory of choice Under Uncertainty: Utility Theory
6. Market Equilibrium: CAPM and APT
7. Pricing Contingent Claims: options call , put option, trading in India.
8. Futures Contracts and Market
9. Multi Period Accepts of Financial Theory Real Options
Investment. Types of
real option.
10. Information Asymmetry: Agency Cost Theory and Signaling.
2.

CORPORATE POLICY

11. The Role of the CFO and Performance Measurement: Agency Problem
12. Valuation and Tax Policy.
13. Capital Structure. NI approach, NOI approach, traditional approach, pecking order,
Signaling, MM approaches
14. Dividend Policy: Walter model, Gordon Model, MM approach, stock split, buyback
of shares.
15. External Investment Decisions. ECB, FCCB
16. International Finance: Theory and Evidence: foreign exchange market, risk and
hedging .

Reference Books:
Financial Management by Prasanna Chandra , TMH
Financial Management by I M Pandey , vikas publishing house
Merchant Banking and Financial Services by Dr. Ss. Guruswamy, Latest Edition, TMH
Principles of Corporate Finance, Latest Edition, By Megginson, Smart, & Gitman.,
Cengage Learning. (India Edition), South - Western
International Financial Management-J. Madura-latest edition. South Western Publications

MODEL QUESTION-PAPER

Section A
I:Select the right choice in the questions given below:

(60)

1. All large publicly owned corporations are c Corporations, and they must pay
corporate income taxes. Their after tax income is taxed again when it is passed on to
investors in the form of dividends, and this is called double taxation However
double taxation can be avoided provided a firm is small enough and has 75 of fewer
stockholders, as it can then quality as an S Corporation. As a result, most small
corporations are S rather than C Corporation. True or False?
a. True
b. False
2. Which of the following is NOT a financial institution?
a. Investment bank
b. Commercial bank
c. Mutual Fund
d. Hedge fund
e. All of these choices are examples of financial Institutions.
3."Shareholder wealth" in a firm is represented by:
a. the number of people employed in the firm.
b.the book value of the firm's assets less the book value of its liabilities
c. the amount of salary paid to its employees.
d.the market price per share of the firm's common stock.
4.. The long-run objective of financial management is to:
a. maximize earnings per share.
b.maximize the value of the firm's common stock.
c. maximize return on investment.
d.maximize market share.
5. What are the earnings per share (EPS) for a company that earned $100,000 last year in
after-tax profits, has 200,000 common shares outstanding and $1.2 million in retained
earning at the year end?

a. 100,000
b. 6.00
c. 0.50
d. 6.50

would be an example of a principal, while a(n)

6. A(n)
of an agent.
a. shareholder; manager
b. manager; owner
c. accountant; bondholder
d. shareholder; bondholder

would be an example

7. The market price of a share of common stock is determined by:

a. the board of directors of the firm.
b. the stock exchange on which the stock is listed.
c. the president of the company.
d. individuals buying and selling the stock.
8. The focal point of financial management in a firm is:
a. the number and types of products or services provided by the firm.
b. the minimization of the amount of taxes paid by the firm.
c. the creation of value for shareholders.
d. the dollars profits earned by the firm.
9. Money market mutual funds
a. enable individuals and small businesses to invest indirectly in money-market
instruments.
b. are available only to high net-worth individuals
c. are involved in acquiring and placing mortgages
d. are also known as finance companies
10. The purpose of financial markets is to:
a. increase the price of common stocks.
b. lower the yield on bonds.
c. allocate savings efficiently.
d. control inflation
11. Which of the following is NOT an example of a financial intermediary?
a. International Business Machines, Inc. (IBM).
b. Vanguard Mutual Fund
c. El Dorado Savings and Loan Association
d. Bank of America.

12. How are funds allocated efficiently in a market economy?

a. The most powerful economic unit receives the funds.
b. The economic unit that is willing to pay the highest expected return
receives the funds.
c. the economic unit that considers itself most in need of funds
receives them
d. Receipt of the funds is rotated so that each economic unit can receive
them in turn.
13. The term "capital structure" refers to:
a. long-term debt, preferred stock, and common stock equity.
b. current assets and current liabilities.
c. total assets minus liabilities.
d. shareholders' equity.
14. A critical assumption of the net operating income (NOI) approach to valuation is:
a. that debt and equity levels remain unchanged.
b. that dividends increase at a constant rate.
c. that ko remains constant regardless of changes in leverage.
d. that interest expense and taxes are included in the calculation.
15. The traditional approach towards the valuation of a company assumes:
a. that the overall capitalization rate holds constant with changes in financial
leverage.
b.that there is an optimum capital structure.
c. that total risk is not altered by changes in the capital structure
d. that markets are perfect.
16. Two firms that are virtually identical except for their capital structure are selling in
the market at different values. According to M&M
a. one will be at greater risk of bankruptcy
b. the firm with greater financial leverage will have the higher value.
c. this proves that markets cannot be efficient.
d. this will not continue because arbitrage will eventually cause the firms to sell
at
the same value
17. According to the concept of financial signaling, management behavior results in new
news" by investors.
debt issues being regarded as "
a. good
b. bad
c. non-event
d. risk-neutral

18. The cost of capital for a firm -- when we allow for taxes, bankruptcy, and agency
costs
a. remains constant with increasing levels of financial leverage.
b. first declines and then ultimately rises with increasing levels of financial leverage
c. increases with increasing levels of financial leverage
d. decreases with increasing levels of financial leverage
19. A profitability index of .85 for a project means that:
a. the present value of benefits is 85% greater than the project's costs
b. the project returns 85 cents in present value for each current dollar invested e
project's
c. NPV is greater than zero.
d. the payback period is less than one year
20. Which of the following statements is correct?
a. If the NPV of a project is greater than 0, its PI will equal 0
b. If the IRR of a project is 0%, its NPV, using a discount rate, k, greater than 0,
will be 0
c. If the PI of a project is less than 1, its NPV should be less than 0
d. If the IRR of a project is greater than the discount rate, k, its PI will be less
than
1 and its NPV will be greater than 0
21. A project's profitability index is equal to the ratio of the
.
cash flows to the project's
a. present value; initial cash outlay
b. net present value; initial cash outlay
c. present value; depreciable basis
d. net present value; depreciable basis

of a project's future

21. A preliminary prospectus is known as a

a. golden parachute.
b. red herring
c. blue sky
d. green shoe
22. When the investment banker bears the risk of not being able to sell a new security at
the established price, this is known as:
a. best efforts offering
b. underwriting
c. shelf registration.
d. making a market
23. To say that there is "asymmetric information" in the issuing of common stock or debt
means that

a.
b.
c.
d.

investors have nearly perfect information

the markets have nearly perfect information.
investors have more accurate information than management has
management has more accurate information than investors have

.
25. Financial intermediaries
a. do not invest in new long-term securities
b. include insurance companies and pension funds
c. include the national and regional stock exchanges
d. are usually underwriting syndicates
26. Which of the following is a legitimate reason for international investment?
a. Dividends from a foreign subsidiary are tax exempt in the United States
b. Most governments do not tax foreign corporations
c. There are possible benefits from international diversification
d. International investments have less political risk than domestic investments
27. Interest-rate parity refers to the concept that, where market imperfections are few,
a. the same goods must sell for the same price across countries
b. interest rates across countries will eventually be the same
c. there is an offsetting relationship between interest rate differentials and
differentials
d. there is an offsetting relationship provided by costs and revenues in similar
market environments.
28. Which of the following statements is true?
a. pound interest means that interest in future periods is earned on the interest earned
in the past, whereas under simple interest,
b. interest is earned only on the original investment. A deposit will grow faster if
simple interest rather than compound
c. interest is paid It would be batter to both lend and borrow money at a rate of 6%
d. simple interest, rather than at a rate of 6% compound interest
29. All of the following are hedges against exchange-rate risk EXCEPT
a. balancing monetary assets and liabilities.
b. use of spot market.
c. foreign-currency swaps.
d. adjustment of funds commitments between countries.
30. Which of the following factors could lead to a NPV vs. IRR conflict between two
mutually exclusive projects?
a. Differences in the projects sizes.
b. Differences in the timing of the projects cash flows
c. Both options are true
31.Pro forma financial statements cannot be used to examine the effects of alternative

strategies and operating plans. True or false?

a. True
b. False
.
32. Preferred stockholders have a prior claim on the assets of the firm as compared to the
claims of the lenders
a.True
b False
33. If you were a common shareholder with minority interests, you would prefer a
majority-rule rather than a cumulative voting system
a. True
b False
34. Financial planning should be done within the context of a well-articulated strategic
plan. True or false?
a.True
b. False
35. Risk management involves the management of predictable events that have adverse
Consequences for the firm .True or false?
a. True
b. False
36. An "aggressive" common stock would have a "beta"
a. equal to zero.
b. greater than one.
c. equal to one.
d. less than one
37. A direct foreign investment would involve real. Physical assets in a foreign country,
while a foreign portfolio investment would involve stocks, bounds, or money market
instruments issued foreign companies. True or false?
a. True
b. False
38. According to the capital-asset pricing model (CAPM), a security's expected (required)
return is equal to the risk-free rate plus a premium
a. equal to the security's beta
b. based on the unsystematic risk of the security.
c. based on the total risk of the security.
d. based on the systematic risk of the security
39. The risk-free security has a beta equal to
.
beta is equal to
a. one; more than one

, while the market portfolio's

b. one; less than one

c. zero; one
d. less than zero; more than zero
40. The expected return on a risk-free security is zero.
a. True
b. False
41. Beta is an index measure of systematic risk
a. True
b. False
42. The MINIMUM required rate of return for accepting any investment proposal should
be the one that keeps the common stock price (at the least) unchanged
a. True
b. False
43. A firm's overall cost of capital is simply the sum of the firm's cost of equity, cost of
debt, and cost of preferred stock.
a. True
b. False
44.The tax advantage that comes from debt financing is of special benefit to a firm that is
losing money.
a. True
b. False
45. A goal or objective is a necessary first step for effective financial management.
a. True
b. False
46. Deciding on the total amount of assets needed by the firm is a key step in the
investment decision.
a. True
b. False
47. The goal of the firm should be to maximize earnings per share.
a. True
b. False
48. In a large corporation, the firm's owners are usually also its top managers.
a. True
b. False
49. Corporate management, acting as the owners' agent, makes all decisions in the
owners' best interests.

a. True
b. False
50. Maximizing the price of a share of the firm's common stock is the equivalent of
maximizing the wealth of the firm's present owners.
a. True
b. False
51. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is usually in conflict with the objective of
shareholder wealth maximization.
a. True
b. False
52. The price of a share of common stock acts as a barometer indicating how well
management is doing on behalf of shareholders.
a. True
b. False
53. A firm short of cash might well give greater emphasis to the payback period in
evaluating a project.
a. True
b. False
54. An investment with a short payback period is almost certain to have a positive net
present value.
a. True
b. False
55. The net present value of a project generally decreases as the required rate of return
increases.
a. True
b. False
56. A mutually exclusive project is one whose acceptance does not preclude the
acceptance of alternative projects.
a. True
b. False
57. Use of the IRR method implicitly assumes that the project's intermediate cash inflows
are reinvested at the required rate of return used under the NPV method.
a. True
b. False
58. If a project's cash flows are discounted at the internal rate of return, the NPV will be
zero.
a. True

b. False
59. Beta is the slope of
a. the security market line
b.the capital market line
c. a characteristic line
d.the CAPM
60. A measure of "risk per unit of expected return."
a. standard deviation
b. coefficient of variation
c. correlation coefficient
d. beta

Answer in brief:

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1. In what ways is the wealth maximization objective superior to the profit

maximization objective? Explain.
2. What do you understand by NPV
3. Discuss CAPM model
4. Discuss hedging strategy
5. discuss sec 80c with respect to tax policy
6. the equity capital is cost free, do you agree
7. Are retained earning less expensive than the new issue of ordinary shares? Give
your views
8. Debt is the cheapest source of funds, explain.
9. Briefly explain the factors that influence the planning of the capital structure in
practice.
10. How does financial management of an international firm differ from that of
domestic firm?

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COURSE CONTENT
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Introduction to Human Resource Management

Equal Opportunity and the Law
Strategic Human Resource Management and the HR Scorecard
Job Analysis
Personnel Planning and Recruiting
Employee Testing and Selection
Interviewing Candidates
Training and Developing Employees
Performance Management and Appraisal
Managing Careers
Establishing Strategic Pay Plans
Pay for Performance and Financial Incentives
Benefits and Services
Ethics, Justice, and Fair Treatment in HR Management
Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining
Employee Safely and Health
Managing Global Human Resources

MODEL QUESTION-PAPER

Section A
I: Select the right choice in the questions given below:

(60)

1.____________ Measures the HR functions effectives and efficiency in producing employee behaviors
needed to achieve the companys strategic goals.
a. HR scorecard
b.HR metrics
c. HR Profile
d.None of them
2. HPWS means,
a. Higher Program work structure
b.High performance work system
c. High program work structure
d.High performance work structure
3.The procedure through which you determine the duties of positions and the characteristics of the people
to hire for them is called:
a. Competency based analysis
b.Job specifications
c. Job analysis
d.Job descriptions
4.Quantitative Job Analysis Techniques include the following:
a. Interviews
b.Questionnaires
c. Observation
d.Functional job analysis
5.Competency Based Job Analysis :
a. Is better than traditional job analysis
b.is more tactical than strategic

c. breeds a thats not my job attitude

d.Focuses more on how the worker meets the jobs objectives or actually accomplishes the work
6. Trend Analysis, Ratio Analysis and Scatter Plots are all methods of:
a. Recruiting
b.On-Demand Recruiting Services
c. Qualifications Inventories
d.Forecasting Personnel Needs
7. Contingent staffing is:
a. Potentially risky for employers
b.Beneficial in terms of productivity
c. Costs employers more than permanent workers
d.All of the above
8. Selection Devices that can be used to screen applicants are:
a. Structured interviews
b.Job descriptions
c. Qualifications inventories
d.None of the above
9. Qualifications Inventories,and Replacement Charts are examples of tools to:
a. Finding contingent workers
b.Forecast the supply of internal candidates
c. Recruiting a more diverse workforce
d.Ratio analysis
10. MBO is more related with
a. Performance locale theory
b.Objective setting theory
c. Goal setting theroy
d.None of above
11.One of the legal implications of training related deicions include:
a. discrimination
b. negligent training
c. overtime pay
d. all of the above
e. a & b only
11. ___________is a method that lists a number of traits and a range of performace for each.the employee
is then rated by identifiyng the socre that best descibes his or her level of performace for each trait.
a. Alteration ranking method
b.Forced distribution mehtod
c. Behaviorally anchored rating scale
d.Graphic rating scale

12. In performace appraisal, the problem that occurs when a supervisors ratin of a subordinate on one trait
biases the rating of the peron on other traits. That is called:
a. Stereotyping error
b.Bias error
c. Projection error
d.Halo effect
13. The method of analyzing training needs by verifying that there is a performance deficiency is called:
a. task analysis
b.on-the-job training
c. job instruction training
d.performance analysis
14. Criterion Related validity:
a. is a test's first major requirement and refers to its consistency
b.demonstrates that those who do well on the test also do well on the job
c. shows that the test constitutes a fair sample of the content of the job
d.none of the above
15. Tests that measure general reasoning ability and mental abilities are called
a. Personality and Interest Tests
b. Tests of Motor and Physical Abilities
c, Tests of Cognitive Abilities
d. Achievement Tests
16. How employers acquire and use applicants' background information is governed by:
a. The ADA
b.The Fair Credit Reporting Act
c. The Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973
d.The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
17. Evaluating an employees current and/or past perforace relative to his or her performace standrs is called
PM (Performace management)
a.True
b. false

18. The performance management process seeks to link the formal appraisal process to the
organisation's ,
a. Strategic goal
b.Org. structure
c. Culture
d.Stakeholders need
19.The performance appraisal approach that requires managers to record specific examples of effective and

ineffective performance is called

a. management by objectives

b.behavior observation scale

c. graphic rating scale
d.critical incidents method
20. _________ describes the relationship among the various functions and activities of the organization by
showing the individuals, the groups or the departments responsible for performing theses functions.
a. Procedure chart
b. Organization chart
c. Organizational manuals
d. Procedure manuals
21. A coordinated series of work activity elements used to produce an identifiable and definable output that
can be consumed or used independently is called _________.
a. Function
b.Task
c. Duty
d.Responsibility
22. Essential or Non essential activity is assigned in ___________ form.
a. Duty identification form
b.Responsibility identification form
c. Task identification form
23. In DOL procedure is mainly used for.
a. Job analysis
b.Job evaluation
c. Job identification
d.Job design
24. PAQ stands for.
a. Procedure analysis questionnaire
b.Position analysis questionnaire
c. Process analysis questionnaire
25. Secretary III is a example for
a. Job
b.Class
c. Family
d.Class series
26. Which of the following best describes the two primary elements of compensation?
a. Profit sharing and incentive pay
b.Financial and nonfinancial pay
c. Fixed and variable pay
27. What is the first step in building a job worth hierarchy?

a. Complete the job documentation

b.Conduct a job evaluation
c. Complete a job analysis
d.Build a base pay structure
28. Which of the following is the most appropriate use for a job description?
a. To assist with exit interviews
b.To train temporary workers
c. To evaluate job content
d.To eliminate level cutters
29. The phrases lifts cover, lays paper on glass, closes cover and presses start button are examples of
which term within a job description?
a. Responsibilities
b.Duties
c. Tasks
d.Task elements
30. What best describes one of the purposes of job analysis?
a. To define the level of coaching needed by supervisors
b. To define the scope of any follow-up studies
c. To document work processes for training purposes
d. To document the tools necessary to perform the job
31. Prior to conducting a job analysis interview, where might one obtain secondary job information?
a. Employment applications
b.The Fair Labor Standards Act
c. The employees supervisor
d.Organizational charts
32. Which of the following is the most appropriate use for a job description?
a. To assist with exit interviews
b. To train temporary workers
c. To evaluate job content
d. To eliminate job identification
33. Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the market-based job evaluation method?
a. The relative value of jobs is determined primarily by the nature and level of work.
b.The emphasis for evaluating jobs is based on the internal value of the different jobs within the
organization.
c. Jobs may be slotted using job content if there is insufficient market data.
34. What are the two nonquantitative job evaluation methods?
a. Ranking and classification
b.Job component and point factor
c. Market-based and job content

35. Which of the following best describes the ranking method of job content evaluation?
a. It ranks jobs based on the level of complexity of the work.
b.It requires a high degree of technical knowledge of the job.
c. It is a whole-job rather than a factor-based job evaluation method.
d.It is difficult and expensive to implement.
36. Trait appraisals assess what a worker ______ , while behavior appraisals assess what a worker ________
a. does; is like
b.thinks; acts
c. acts; thinks
d.is like; does
37. Pay plans that are strictly linked to organizational performance are called:
a. Piece-rate pay plans
b.Cost-of-living pay plans
c. Bonus plans
d.Gain sharing plans
38. Subjective measures are based on individual perceptions and can be used for appraisals based on traits,
behaviors, and results.
a.True
b. False
39. When relying on behaviors to assess performance:
a. Employees and law courts involved in cases of potential employment discrimination are likely to view
The focus is not on what employees do on the job but on the effects of their behaviors or their actual
output.
b.Employees might not be motivated because the focus is on relatively enduring characteristics that
cannot be changed in the short run.
c. There could be a potential problem because sometimes the same level of performance can be achieved
through different behaviors.
40. Selection interviews are classified by their:
a. Content.
b.How interview is administered.
c. Structure.
d.All of the above.
41. How a candidate reacted to actual situations in the past is asked during a _____ interview.
a. Job-related
b.Situational
c. Behavioral
d.Stress
42. Jobs of approximately equal difficulty or importance as established by a job evaluation are grouped into:

a. Benchmark jobs.
b.A wage structure.
c. Pay ranges.
d.Pay grades.
44. Employers use _____ to make sure employees are working toward organizational goals.
a. Training
a. Motivation
b.Orientation
c. Performance management
45. With _____ training, people become skilled workers through a combination of
classroom instruction and OJT.
a. Simulated
b.Job instruction
c. Programmed
d.Apprenticeship
46. The main advantage of programmed learning is that:
a. It presents facts and follow-up questions.
b.Trainees learn more than they do from a textbook.
c. It reduces training time.
d.None of the above.
46. Because it is a subjective exercise, the selection interview is the least frequently used employee
Selection procedure.
a. true
b. false
47. With respect to compensation, _____ refers to how a job's pay rate in one company compares to the
job's pay rate in other companies.
a. External equity
b.Procedural equity
c. Individual equity
d.Internal equity
49. Compensable factors _____.
a. Establish how the jobs compare to one another
b.Set the pay for each job
c. Are factors the jobs have in common
d.All of the above
50. A job evaluation committee should be appointed to perform the actual evaluation because
a. Members will have different perspectives regarding the nature of the job.
b.Employee will more readily accept the results.
c. Job must be ranked for pay purposes.

d.1 and 2
51. Jobs of approximately equal difficulty or importance as established by a job evaluation are grouped into:
a. Benchmark jobs.
b. A wage structure.
c. Pay ranges.
d. Pay grades.
52. The lifelong series of activities that contributes to a person's career exploration, establishment, success
and fulfillment is:
a. Career management.
b. Career planning.
c. A career.
d. Career development.
53. An employee's career is likely to be driven by the:
a. Economy.
b. Employee.
c. Environment.
d. Organization.
53. _____ occur(s) when a new employee's high expectations and enthusiasm confront the reality of a
boring, unchallenging job.
a.Career-oriented appraisals
b. Mentoring
c,Realistic job previews
d.Reality shock
55. The process for enabling employees to better understand and develop their skills and interests and to use
them effectively even after they leave the firm is career planning.
a. True
b. False
56.Responsibility for the employee's career development and career success must be borne by the employer.
a. True
b. False
57. The career planning process means the employee must conduct a personal SWOT analysis.
a. True
b. False
58. Reality shock occurs when a new employee's high expectations and enthusiasm confront the reality of a
boring, unchallenging job.
a. True
b. False

59. A manager matches an employee's strengths and weaknesses with a feasible career path and required
development work through mentoring.
a. True
b. False
60. In a career planning workshop, participants are expected to be actively involved, completing career
planning exercises and participating in career skills practice sessions.
a. True
b. False

Section:-B:
Short questions

(40)

1. Explain and differentiate line and staff aspects of HRM.

2. Differentiate job description and job specification.
3. How training evaluation can be done?
4. Differentiate selection and recruitment.
5. Define exit interview and appraisal interview.
6. Discuss the methods for appraising performance of employees in organization.
7. What are the main roles of individual, manager and employer in career development?
8. What are the main types of tests for selection of employees? Explain each.
9. Explain main five steps of election for union.
10. Discuss various methods for collecting job analysis information.
11. How can employers protect themselves against negligent hiring claims?
12. Explain how you would apply our principles of learning in developing a lecture, say on orientation and
training.
13. Discuss the pros and cons of four performance appraisal tools.
14. Establish strategic pay plans.
15. Explain competency mapping,

IT RESEARCH SCHOLARS
COURSE CONTENT
1. Information Systems Management
2. Business Process Management
3. E-Business and E-Commerce
4. Enterprise Engineering
5. Database Management and Concepts of business intelligence
6. Business Collaboration & e-Services
7. Systems Analysis and Design
8. Software Development Methodologies
9. Data warehousing and data mining
10. Software Process Models
11. Foundations of Software Engineering
12. Software quality assurance
13. Knowledge Management
14. Information Systems Security
15. Authentication and Access Control
16. Workflow Management Systems
17. Business Processes Re-engineering
18. Managing Software Projects
19. Database Security and Transaction Support
20. Modeling Concepts and Information Integration Tools
21. Software Quality
22. Business Processes optimization

MODEL QUESTION-PAPER
Section A
I: Select the right choice in the questions given below:

(60)

1. E-commerce and e-business are:

A. The same
B. Increasingly valuable tools for more traditional firms
C. Growing more slowly with the failure of the dot-coms
D. Restricted to the Web
2. The purpose of check digit verification of an account number on an update transaction is to:
A.Verify that the account number corresponds to an existing account in the master file
BPrevent an incorrect match of the update transaction to the master file
C.Ensure that supporting documentation exists for the update transaction
D.Link the account number to other fields in the file
3. What is a primary risk of a 'phased' implementation?
A. Previous implementations may need to be reworked.
B. The project may lose momentum.
C. Business Analysts will find problems in the data sooner.
D. Executives will lose focus.
E. The project budget may be exceeded.
4. What is the interactive, computer-based information system that collects data on transactions and
operations?
A.Transaction processing system
B. Decision support system
C. Executive information system
D. Expert system
5.What level of decision is appropriate for a manufacturing industry if it involves rearranging the work area,
altering production schedules, changing inventory methods, or expanding quality control measures?

A.Operational
B. Tactical
C. Strategic

D.None of the above

6. The purpose of decision support systems is to:
A. Replace a managers judgment during the decision-making process
B. Provide a predefined sequence of analysis during the process of problem solving
C. Provide interactive assistance during the process of problem solving
D. Automate a managers decision-making process
7. Establishing an e-business requires that you either run a _______ or pay someone to run it for you, so
you should understand some of the main issues in Web _______.
A. Server, servers
B. Printer, site
C. Scanner, servers
D. Printers, servers
8.Projections and responses to queries are information output characteristics associated with a (n):
A.DSS
B. MIS
C. ESS
D. TPS
9.Business models typically use:
A. Flow diagrams to represent various aspects of the process and relationships
B. Digital logic diagrams to represent the process and various relationships
C. Mathematical equations to represent the process and the various relationships
D. Venn diagrams to represent the process and the various relationships
10. Strategic changes often involve:
A. Applying for funds from a bank before changes are considered
B. Laying off old employees before changes are made
C Hiring new IS teams before any of your competitors
D. Implementing new technology before any of your competitors
11. In an architecture where 'atomic' data are maintained in the Data Warehouse and used to create the Data
Marts, what is the best implementation for the Data Warehouse databases?
A. Multi-Dimensional Database Management System
B. Hierarchical Database Management System
C. Relational Database Management System
D. Object Database Management System
E. Any Database Management System is acceptable.
12. Information systems can facilitate supply chain management by:
A.Tracking the status of orders
B. Rapidly communicating orders
C. Providing product specifications
D. Doing all of the above

12. The E-commerce domain that involves business activity initiated by the consumer and targeted to
businesses is known as:
A. Consumer to Consumer (C2C).
B. Business to Consumer (B2C).
C. Consumer to Business (C2B).
D. Consumer to Consumer (C2C).
E. Consumer to Business (C2B).
F. Business to Business (B2B).
G. Business to Consumer (B2C).
14. Why would an organization decide to implement a Data Warehouse on a mainframe computer with its
For cost considerations only.
a.For improved response time on queries to the Data Warehouse.
b.The size of the Data Warehouse has outgrown the small computer's capability of handling it.
c.To avoid large network requirements as a result of having to move large amounts of data
between platforms and database management systems.
d.The number of Data Warehouse users has increased to a point where the smaller platforms
cannot handle them.
15. The type of website that is designed to build customer goodwill and to supplement other sales channels
rather then sell the company's products directly is known as a ______________ website.
A. click-and-mortar
B. marketing
C. corporate
D. customer service
E. click-and-mortar
F. marketing
G. corporate
H. customer service
16. _____occurs when one business transmit computer-readable data in a standard format to another
business.
A. EFT
B. VAN
C. EDI
D. LAN
17. What are the characteristics of a good candidate for a Web application?
A. One that provides data in multiple formats to a small group of business analysts and
management.
B. Any application intended to be used by executive management.
C. One that provides data in multiple formats and that requires a low level of processing to a large
number of users.
D. Any application providing access to a Data Warehouse, Data Mart, or Operational Data Store.
E. One that requires intensive processing and provides data in a few formats to a large number of

users.
18. One significant components of ____ can be the investment a seller makes in equipment or in the
hiring of skilled employees to supply the product or service to the buyer.
a. economic cost
b.. transaction cost
c. SWOT analysis
d.retention cost
19. What does the statement "A Data Warehouse database is non-volatile" mean?
a. Data Warehouse databases contain only historical transaction data.
b.Business requirements for a Data Warehouse are stable.
c. Data Warehouse database structures change very infrequently.
d. Data within the databases do not change from second to second.
e. Data Warehouse databases support the creation of a set of reports.
20. ______ is the degree to which the product offers utility to a potential customer .
A. Differentiation
B. Relevance
C. Perceived value
D. brand
21. What is typically discovered when historical data are first extracted from legacy systems for initial into
the Data Warehouse loading?
A.
Flaws in the warehouse database design.
B.
Flaws in the extraction program code.
C.
The need for additional data sources.
D.
Extraction run times are shorter than expected.
E.
Undocumented changes in the content, usage, and structure of the historical data.
22. Most courts will hold that a(n) _____ exists when the terms of a contract have been reduced to some
tangible form.
A. writing
B.file
C. agreement
D. term
23. Which of the following statements correctly describe a Dimension table in Dimensional Modeling?
A. Dimension tables contain fields that describe the facts.
B. Dimension tables do not contain numeric fields.
C. Dimension tables are typically larger than fact tables.
D. Dimension tables do not need system-generated keys.
E. Dimension tables usually have fewer fields than fact tables

24. Pay Pal earns a profit on the _____ which is money that is deposited in Pay Pal accounts and not used
immediately.
A. scrip
B. commission
C. transaction cost
D. Float
25. When preparing a website, designers should ensure that the site enables user-to-user communication.
This design feature is known as __________________.
A. community
B. context
C. commerce
D. connection
E. context
F. community
G. commerce
H. connection
26. Primitive operations common to all record management system include
A. print
B. sort
C. look-up
D. all of above
27. Which of the following contains a complete record of all activity that affected the contents of a database
during a certain period of time?
A. report writer
B. query language
C. data manipulation language
D. transaction log
E. none of the above
28. Referential Integrity is a set of rules
A. used to ensure relationships between records in related tables are valid
B. Used to lookup data in another table
C. Used to make sure data are correct.
D. None of the above
29. The generic two-level data warehouse architecture includes which of the following?
A. At least one data mart
B. Data that can extracted from numerous internal and external sources
C. Near real-time updates
D. All of the above.
30. The extract process is which of the following?
A.Capturing all of the data contained in various operational systems

B.Capturing a subset of the data contained in various operational systems

C. Capturing all of the data contained in various decision support systems
D. Capturing a subset of the data contained in various decision support systems
31. A goal of data mining includes which of the following?
A. To explain some observed event or condition
B. To confirm that data exists
C. To analyze data for expected relationships
D. To create a new data warehouse
32. A goal of data mining includes which of the following?
a) To explain some observed event or condition
b) To confirm that data exists
c) To analyze data for expected relationships
d) To create a new data warehouse
33.Which data administration subsystem periodically backs up information contained in a database?
a) Concurrency control facilities
b) Reorganization facilities
c) Backup and recovery facilities
d) Security management facilities
34. Software _____ is work done to enhance software functionality, correct errors and improve the
performance of software.
A. re-design
B. maintenance
C. corrections
D. re-engineering
35. A corporation uses formal methods for requirements specification because they believe that it guarantees
that the customer's needs will be met by the new software application. Which statement about this
corporation's belief is true?
A. Formal methods do provide this guarantee because they are safer to use.
B. Formal methods do not provide this guarantee because they are not testable.
C. Formal methods do provide this guarantee because they are based on mathematical techniques for
which proof systems exist.
D. Formal methods do not provide this guarantee because they are difficult to communicate accurately
to the user.
36. Software deteriorates rather than wears out because
a) Software suffers from exposure to hostile environments
b) Defects are more likely to arise after software has been used often
c) Multiple change requests introduce errors in component interactions
d) Software spare parts become harder to order
37.Which of the following aspects are normally associated with defining a 'knowledge worker'? Select all

that apply

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Carry out work which is intellectual in nature.

Highly valued occupational elite.
Are typically employed on full-time permanent contracts.
Carry out work which contributes significantly to the performance of their employers.
Use established bodies of formal codified knowledge.

38.What is meant by a personalization approach to knowledge management activities?

A. Where workers share their tacit knowledge with other people.
B. The use of IT systems where employees codify their own knowledge and use systems to search
for
C. knowledge they don't possess.
D. Where no structured approach to knowledge management is in place.
39.

What
A.
B.
C.
D.

E.

does the term 'Ad-hoc Analysis' mean?

Business analysts use a subset of the data for analysis.
Business analysts access the Data Warehouse data infrequently.
Business analysts access the Data Warehouse data from different locations.
Business analysts do not know data requirements prior to beginning work.
Business analysts use sampling techniques

40. How do highly distributed source systems impact the Data Warehouse or Data Mart project?
A. The source data exists in multiple environments.
B. The location of the source systems has minimal impact on the Data Warehouse or Data Mart
implementation.
C. The timing and coordination of software development, extraction, and data updates are more
complex.
D. Large volumes of data must be moved between locations.
E. Additional network and data communication hardware will be needed.
41. Which of the following is an example of a process performed by a Level 3 OLAP tool?
A. Drill down to another level of detail.
B. Display the top 10 items that meet specific selection criteria.
C. Trend analysis.
D. Calculate a rolling average on a set of data.
E. Display a report based on specific selection criteria.
42. In a Data Mart Only architecture, what will the Data Mart Development Team(s) encounter?
A. There is little or no minimal data redundancy across all of the Data Mart databases.
B. Issues such as inconsistent definitions and dirty data in extracting data from multiple source
systems will be addressed several times.
C. Database design will be easier than expected because Data Mart databases support only a single
user.
D. There is ease in consolidating the Data Marts to create a Data Warehouse.
E. It is easy to develop the data extraction system due to the use of the warehouse as a single data
source.
43. What is the primary responsibility of the 'project sponsor' during a Data Warehouse project?
A. To manage the day-to-day project activity.

B.
C.
D.
E.

To review and approve all decisions concerning the project.

To approve and monitor the project budget.
To ensure cooperation and support from all 'involved' departments.
To communicate project status to higher management and the board of directors.

44. What are Metadata?

A. Data used only by the IS organization.
B. Information that describes and defines the organization's data.
C. Definitions of data elements.
D. Any business data occurring in large volumes.
45. How can the managers of a department best understand the cost of their use of the data warehouse?
a) A percentage of the business department's budget should be directed to the maintenance and
enhancement of the Data Warehouse.
b) Institute a charge-back system of computer costs for the access to the Data Warehouse.
c) Develop a training program for department management.
d) Provide executive management with computer utilization reports that show what percentage of
utilization is due to the Data Warehouse.
e) Business managers should participate in the acquisition process for computer hardware and
software.
46.Which of the following classes of corporations can gain the most insights from their legacy data?
a) A corporation that wants to determine the attitude of its customers towards the corporation.
b) A corporation that offers new products and services.
c) A new corporation.
d) A corporation that has existed for a long time.
e) A corporation that is constantly introducing new and different products and services.
47. Which of the following is NOT found in an Entity Relationship Model?
a) A definition for each Entity and Data Element.
b) Entity Relationship Diagram
c) Entity and Data Element Names
d) Fact and Dimension Tables
e) Business Rules associated with the entities, entity relationships, and the data elements
48. What is Data Mining?
a) The capability to drill down into an organization's data once a question has been raised. The setting
up of queries to alert management when certain criteria are met.
b) The process of performing trend analysis on the financial data of an organization.
c) The automated process of discovering patterns and relationships in an organization's data.
d) A class of tools that support the manual process of identifying patterns in large databases.
49. What does implementing a Data Warehouse or Data Mart help reduce?
a) The data gathering effort for data analysis.
b) Hardware costs.
c) User requests for custom reports.
d) Costs when management downsizes the organization.

e) All of the above.

50. Profitability Analysis is one of the most common applications of data warehousing. Why is Profitability
Analysis in data warehousing more difficult than usually expected?
a) Almost every manager in an organization wants to get profitability reports.
b) Revenue data cannot be tracked accurately.
c) Expense data is often tracked at a higher level of detail than revenue data.
d) Revenue data is difficult to collect and organize.
e) Transaction grain data is required to properly compute profitability figures.
51.Which of the following would NOT be considered a recurring cost of either Data Warehouse User
Support or Data Warehouse Administration?
a) Capacity Planning
b) Creation of New Data Marts
c) Security Administration
d) Data Archiving
e) Database Management System Software Selection
52. Why is it important to track all project issues and their resolution?
a) To show management what the project team has accomplished.
b) Issues will be brought back up even after they have been resolved.
c) Provides an audit trail for use in internal or external audits.
d) There is no need to track issues once they are resolved.
e) Tracking is needed for project status report.
53. When a physical database design contains summary data, what must the database designer always
ensure?
a) Non-numeric (non-summary) data elements should not be placed in a summary table.
b) The detail data used to create the summary data is kept in case the Data Warehouse database needs
to be reloaded.
c) The level of detail lost by summarization will not affect the business analysts' use of the data.
d) Each table with summary data has a 'from' and 'to' date.
e) The appropriate business rule(s) describing how the data will be summarized is in place.
54.Which of the following is a business benefit of a Data Warehouse?
a) Customers are happier.
b) Reduction in Government interference.
c) Decision makers will be able to make more decisions each day.
d) Ability to identify historical trends.
e) Improves morale of the business analysts.
55. How does Ad-hoc Access differ from Managed Query Access?
a) Ad-hoc access provides users more flexibility when retrieving data.
b) Ad-hoc query access requirements are easier to anticipate.
c) Managed query access is more frequently implemented.
d) Managed query access give users more ways of getting the data they need.
e) Managed query response times are easier to optimize.
56.What is a 'snowflake' schema?
a) The dimension tables are 'normalized'.
b) The dimension tables can refer to more than one fact table.
c) All recurring groups of attributes are completely removed from dimension tables.

d) A schema that can be implemented only with an MDDB Database Management System.
e) Any database implemented with a network Database Management System.
57.Which of the following describes a successful decision support environment?
a) Depends heavily on sets of 'canned' queries to provide good performance and reduced costs
b) Has data warehouse and data mart databases that are of terabyte size
c) Costly
d) Totally independent of the operational systems
e) Iterative and evolutionary
58.What is an Operational Data Store?
a) A set of databases that serve as a 'staging' area to facilitate consolidating data from several,
distributed-source systems.
b) A set of databases that support OLAP.
c) A set of databases that support reporting from an application system.
d) A set of databases that provide integrated operations data to serve the organization's day-to-day
activities.
e) A set of databases to provide operational data for a single department.
59. When is it appropriate to 'denormalize' a relational database design for a Data Warehouse database?
a) When disk space is low.
b) When memory is low.
c) When the analysis requirements are understood.
d) Any time.
e) When the database design is no longer expected to change.
60. Where in the warehouse architecture is it appropriate to calculate 'derived' data elements for storage?
a) As part of the business analysts' queries.
b) In an application system developed solely to address 'derived' data elements.
c) When the data are extracted from the source systems.
d) After the business analysts have extracted their data from the Data Warehouse.
e) Just prior to loading the data into the Data Warehouse databases

Section:-B
Short questions:

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1. Explain the cost estimation procedure using COCOMO Model.

2. Explain the organizational structure of the software development.
3. What features of the information systems she is using support the assertion that it is more of a Decision
Support System (DSS) than a traditional Management Information System (MIS)?
4. Explain how Information technologies can be used to reduce each of the 5 threats identified in Porters
competitive model
5. Describe the complete life cycle for the development of on-line E-commerce system using any of the
existing E-commerce systems.
6. With the help of any example web-site, explain the perspectives of the buyers and sellers in a B2B ECommerce type'. Also, mention the benefits over the traditional commerce. List the disadvantages, if
any.
7. Identify six factors that influence the maintainability of the system.
8. List the main features of the object-oriented approach to databases.

9. Explain how the Internet reduces information asymmetry.

10. Describe the differences between a data warehouse and data mart.
11. Identify the six phases of the SDLC.
12. Identify three ways that data security is built into a file.
13. Describe what a risk assessment is and why it's necessary.
14. Describe the strategies normally used for an inference engine.
15. Compare and contrast the different capabilities of DSS and MIS systems. If you had to do without one
of them, which would it be? Why?