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NPTEL Online Certification Course

Development Research Methods


Assignment Number 01: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the critiques of Development Studies?

A. The delivery critique


B. The globalization critique
C. The neo-colonial critique
D. The depoliticization critique

Ans: B

2. Which of the following critiques of Development Studies is primarily based upon Michael
Foucault's notions of knowledge and power?

A. The modernization critique


B. The dependency critique
C. The post-development critique
D. The sustainable development critique

Ans: C

3. Which of the following research design is used in explanatory studies?

A. Case study.
B. Survey.
C. Experimental method.
D. Participatory action research.

Ans: C

4. What does the ontological question in research ask?

A. What exists and what is the nature of reality?


B. How can the study be published?
C. What methods are best suited for fieldwork?
NPTEL Online Certification Course
Development Research Methods
Assignment Number 01: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

D. How to calculate statistical validity?

Ans: A

5. Which paradigm considers reality to be objective and emphasises discovering patterns through
observable data?

A. Interpretivism
B. Critical Realism
C. Constructivism
D. Positivism

Ans: D

6. Studies that track changes over a long period, sometimes across generations, are known as:

A. Case studies
B. Pilot studies
C. Longitudinal studies
D. Comparative studies

Ans: C

7. In development research, which of the following is referred as “paradigm”?

A. A method of data collection and analysis.


B. A theory that explains a specific phenomenon.
C. A strategy detailing the steps needed for research.
D. A researcher's beliefs and assumptions about the nature of reality and how knowledge is
acquired.

Ans: D
NPTEL Online Certification Course
Development Research Methods
Assignment Number 01: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

8. Traditional criteria which are used to assess the quality and rigor of social research encompass:

A. Validity, reliability, replicability, and generalizability.


B. Credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability.
C. Accessibility, transparency, explicitness, and design relevance.
D. Peer review of funding and publication in professional journals.

Ans: A

9. The "confirmability" in development research emphasises the extent to which:

A. Findings can be applied to other contexts.


B. The researcher has minimised the influence of personal views.
C. The findings are believable.
D. The research process can be repeated by others.

Ans: B
NPTEL Online Certification Course
Development Research Methods
Assignment Number 01: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
NPTEL Online Certification Course
Development Research Methods
Assignment Number 01: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

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