BULE HORA UNIVERSITY
Department of Geology
Final Exam
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Course Title: Research Method in Geoscience; Course Code: Geol 4161
Year and Semester: Year I; Semester I Time Allowed: 2:00Hr
Degree Program: M.Sc Total Marks: 50%
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Name:_______________________________________ID.No.___________________________
General instruction:
Attempt all the questions accordingly.
Use only capital letters for choice
If you want to change your answer, erase the previous completely
Do not hold cell phone
Your answers should be clear and easily readable.
Do not use short forms or abbreviations
Any attempt to cheat disqualify your result
Parts Part-1 Part-2 Part-3 Total marks
(10%) (7.5%) (32.5%) (50%)
Marks obtain
Part-1
I. Choose the correct answer (1x10=10%).
1. In Abstract, which things will not be include ___
(A) Research problem (B) Arguments
(C) Methodology (D) Objective (E) None of the above
2. In limitations of research study, availability of transportation for the field work belong to ___
(A) Limits for resources (B) Limits for time (C) Limits to financial (D) All the above
3. Which one is not belong to types of peer reviewing ___
(A) Single-blind (B) Double-blind (C) Open peer (D) Transparent peer (E) None of the
above
4. For good explorer in research project, a researcher needs to develop ___
(A) Critical thinking (B) Debate (C) Reading (D) Only A and B (E) All the above
5. Which one is not belong to sample collection in reference and laboratory testing ___
(A) Nature and type of sample (B) Primary data collection (C) Quantity of sample
(D) Description of samples (E) Both C and D
6. Monitoring of research project will be belong to ___
(A) Schedule of research activities (B) Quality of research (C) Budget monitoring
(D) Only A and B (E) All the above
7. The researcher may not find suitable references from ___
(A) Consulting advisor (B) Using subject indexes (C) Debate (D) Reading previous thesis
8. In data analysis, criteria for selection of technique are represent ___
(A) Merit and demerits over other techniques (B) Accuracy of output data
(C) Requirement of input data (D) Only A and C (E) All the above
9. Which one belong to technical writing ___
(A) Technical review (B) Assembly manuals (C) Technical books (D) All the above
10. Descriptive questions will not belong to ___
(A) What is happening (B) How is something happening
(C) Why is something happening (D) Where is happening
Part-2
II. Fill in the blanks answer (1.5x5=7.5)
1. Plagiarism means__________________________________________________________
2. _____ SECONDARY DATA ______________ forms an important part of any research
and no research can be completed successfully without this data.
3. Open access journal means ____ FREELY AVAILABLE, DIGITAL, ONLINE INFORMATION
_______
4. In geological thinking, method of the working hypothesis THE “METHOD OF
MULTIPLE WORKING HYPOTHESES _
5. What are the types of Reviewing are__________ NARRATIVE REVIEWING AND
SYSTEMATIC REVIEWING. __
Part-3
III. Answer the following question:- (32.5%)
1. Explain about limitations of research objectives? (3%)
2. What are the systematic steps involved in care and precautions during field work? (3%)
3. Describe about role of GIS in research? (3%)
4. Explain about self-archiving? (3.5%)
5. Describe in detail about your master degree research project (Title, Objective, Statement
of Problem, Methodology, Result and Conclusion)? (4%)
6. What are the systematic steps involved in activity schedule chart with table? (4%)
7. Explain about impact factor with formula? (4%)
8. What are the strengths and weaknesses in scopus and web of science? (4%)
9. Explain about selection of methodology in detail? (4%)
