Dear learners,
I welcome you all to this forum. Its never to late to start again. As you are aware that IGNOU is a very prestigious university for learning ONCE AGAIN. To keep yourself updated and to to learn continuously, you have joined IGNOU as I did.
For clearing the term end exams of IGNOU, the previous years papers are very important and for helping others (as I needed sometimes before).
During my preparation, I had to get all the question papers, and then filter all the questions. There are my questions which repeat in exams. It is very difficult and a tediuos job. I have selected all the important questions from previous years and compiled them. I think this will help every IGNOU MBA student in their exams.
In MS 95, the question papers comprise of Theory and Numerical. Theory compromise of more than 70 marks. And for easily clearing the exam in one attempt, please focus on theory part. That is why, I have considered only theory questions here.
In MS 95, the question papers comprise of Theory and Numerical. Theory compromise of more than 70 marks. And for easily clearing the exam in one attempt, please focus on theory part. That is why, I have considered only theory questions here.
So, here is the ready-made collection of questions previous years question papers compiled at one place. I hope it will help you.
IGNOU MS 95 Questions from previous year
1. Problem definition can be divided into four main aspects. Discuss.
2. The purpose of analysis of covariance is to remove the effect of one or more unwanted factors in ananalysis of variance. Explain why it is done? Also, mention some uses of analysis of covariance.
3. What is meant by "representativeness" in a sample? Explain in what sense a simple random sample is representative of the population.
4. Why tabulation is considered essential in a research study? Give the characteristics of a good table.
5. Briefly discuss the steps involved in preparation of a proposal for a research report.
6. Briefly discuss the issues addressed in research design step of the research process. Why is research design called the "blue print" for the research ?
7. Explain the Guttman Scale for attitude measurement. Mention two reasons which make Guttman Scale an impractical tool for the measurement of attitudes.
8. Discuss the purpose and uses of factor analysis. Also explain the term "Communality".
9. What are the guidelines for effectively presenting the research results through oral presentation ? How can a researcher make his presentation more effective ? What are the audio - visual aids available for the purpose?
10. What is a research hypothesis? Do all researches require hypotheses formulation? Explain.
11. What is meant by "representativeness" in a sample? Explain in what sense a simple random sample is representative of the population?
12. What are the objectives of modelling in managerial research? Discuss how the model may be used for each of these objectives.
13. Discuss the steps that a researcher needs to follow to formulate a good research report. Do the criteria become different for different kinds of reports ? Explain.
14. What do you understand by 'Research' ? Discuss with examples "Exploratory research", 'Descriptive research', and 'Experimental research'.
15. Define Secondary Data. State their chief sources and point out the dangers involved in their use and precautions necessary to use them. Illustrate with examples.
16. What do you know about sampling design ? What points should be taken into consideration while developing sampling design ?
17. Describe, in brief, importance of editing, coding, classification, tabulation and presentation of data in the context of research study.
18. What is the 'X'-Raying of Facts ? "Facts often get shaded by three smoke screens - words, opinions, and assumptions". Elaborate in detail.
19. Distinguish clearly between analysis of variance and analysis of covariance and give one practical situation where analysis of covariance will have to be used.
20. Examine the merits and limitations of the observation method in collecting data. Illustrate your answer with suitable examples.
21. What do you understand by the terms attitude and attitude measurement ? Which type of managerial research and decisions utilize attitude measurement ? Explain with examples.
22. What do you understand by the term decision-making ? What is the role of modelling in managerial decision-making process ?
23. What are the major elements of communication dimensions that are relevant to a presentation ? Explain each of them.
24. The problem definition step of research is the determination and structuring of the decision maker's question or the researcher's question ? Justify your answer with example.
25. What are the guiding considerations in the construction of questionnaire ? Explain, why is the pretesting of a questionnaire an important step ?
26. What do you understand by editing of data ? Discuss the two stages at which editing can be done.
27. Define the three major categories into which research report fall ? Why is it said that the substance and focus of the content determines the category of a research report ?
28. Define "unit of analysis" and "characteristic of interest". If your research problem entails sales of a drug manufactured by a pharmaceutical company, what could be these units and characteristics ?
29. What do you understand by population, sample, parameter and statistic ? In order to measure the level of employee motivation a company administered a questionnaire to 500 employees out of its 10,000 employees from different branches and offices all over India. Identify the aforesaid terms for this research.
30. Why is Likert Scale called a summated-ratings scale ? Discuss the relative merits and problems with summated and differential scales.
31. What are metric and non-metric variables ? Given a choice which one would you prefer ? Give reasons for your choice with a suitable example.
32. The writer of research reports should be guided by questions like - What is the purpose of the report ? - Who will read it ? - What are the limitations under which it is written ? Do you agree or not ? Justify your answer.
33. Explain the difference between exploratory research and conclusive research. Also, discuss the approaches used in both of them.
34. Discuss the main aspects of a questionnaire. What is an indicator of the effectiveness of a questionnaire to collect data ? Give example of two nominal and two ordinal variables that can be put in a questionnaire.
35. Explain Thurstone's Equal-Appearing Interval Scale. Clearly mention steps involved, advantages and limitations.
36. What are "Dependency" techniques and "Interdependency" techniques ? Classify multivariate techniques into these categories and briefly discuss any one technique.
37. What is the purpose of the methodology section of the research report ? What is included in this
section ? Why is this section given high importance ?
38. Write short note on any two of the following :
(a) Exogeneous variables
(b) Partitions of total variation in one – way ANOVA
(c) Quota Sampling
(d) Steps in Item Analysis
(a) ANOVA Table for a Randomized Block Design.
(b) Inadequate Sampling Frame
(c) Self-report Inventories
(d) Logical Flow Models
(a) Exogenous variables
(b) The Guttman Scale
(c) Multiple Linear Regression
(d) Model validation
(a) Unit of analysis
(b) Methods of collecting Primary Data
(c) Stratified sampling
(d) Likert scale
(a) Communication Dimensions
(b) Factor Analysis
(c) Multistage Sampling
(d) Latin Square Design
(a) Conclusive Research
(b) Quota Sampling
(c) Field Editing
(d) Copy Reading
(a) Analysis of Covariance
(b) Interval Scale
(c) Pie Chart
(d) Information Reports
(a) Judgement sampling.
(b) Dichotomous data and the scale used for its analysis.
(c) Communality.
(d) Glossary and its positioning.
