M2P1/20A16 Reg. No

St. Joseph’s College of Arts & Science (Autonomous) St. Joseph’s College Road, Cuddalore – 607001

EPMB810T – RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Time : 3 hrs

Max Marks :75 SECTION – A (15X1=15) Answer ALL the Questions

1. Citation indexes are related to a) Tertiary source c) Primary source

b) Secondary source d) All of these

2. Search tool can also be termed as a) Primary literature source b) Secondary literature source c) Tertiary literature source d) All of these 3. The primary advantage that the world wide web has brought to literature reviews is a) More time efficiency when conducting a literature search b) A strong classification system that is globally accepted c) Increased certainity that information is reliable and credible d) Immediate access to wide variety of current materials 4. It is in this section that you fully interpret and evaluate your results a) Introduction b) Method c) Results d) Discussion 5. Which of the following is not one of the seven major parts to research report? a) Results b) Abstract c) Method d) Foot notes

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M2P1/20A16 6. The abstract should be about how many words? a) 50 b) 75 c) 120 d) 300 7. Animal ethics is a term used in academic to describe a) Human – animal relationships b) How animals ought to be treated c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of the above 8. The guiding principle for the use of animals in research are a) Non-animal methods to achieve the same scientific aim b) Use statistical methods so that a smaller number of animals are required c) Improve the experiments so that animals do not suffer d) All the above 9. Act preventing cruelty to animals implemented in the year in India a) 1960 b) 1890 c) 1990 d) 1972 10. Buffers keep the pH of a solution from changing by a) Converting strong acids to week ones b) Converting weak acid to strong ones c) Converting weak bases to strong ones d) More than one of the above answers is correct 11. Which of the following methods can be used in tissue typing and classification of leukemia? a) API 20E system b) Biosensor c) Monoclonal antibodies d) Nucleic acid detection system 12. Which part of the spectrophotometer is adjusted to select the designed wave length. a) Light source b) Filter c) Sample d) Photodetector 13. Isopycnic separation depends solely on the __________ of the particles to be separated. a) Shape and size b) Buoyant density c) Molecular weight d) All of the above

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M2P1/20A16 14. After centrifugation, the sublimate a) Dissolves completely c) Settles at the bottom 15. 1 svedberg unit is a) 5-10 minutes c) 1-3 seconds

b) Remains suspended in the liquid d) depends upon the pH of sublimate b) 10-13 seconds d) 5-7 seconds

SECTION - B (5X12=60) Answer any FIVE Questions 16. Describe in detail the steps involved in selection and formulation of research problem. 17. Write in detail on the methodology of scientific writing. 18. Give an elaborate account on the laboratory animal management. 19. Describe procedure involved in the Bradford method of estimation of carbohydrates. 20. What is preparatory and analytical centrifugation and how these two differ from each other? 21. Describe in detail the importance and functions of animal ethical committee. 22. Describe the procedure involved in the estimation of lipid by soxlet method. 23. Write an elaborate account on the major websites used in the biological research. **********

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