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IGNOU MHC-08(July 2025 – January 2026) Assignment Questions
Long Answer Questions Maximum Marks:
Attempt any two of the following:
1. Explain the steps involved in the testing of hypothesis. Given a research problem on “Impact of nutrition education on dietary practices of rural women,” formulate
a. A null hypothesis
b. An alternative hypothesis
c. A directional hypothesis
2) (i) Describe the concept and features of a good research design.
(ii) Describe the features, advantages and disadvantages of Action Research Design and Cross-Sectional Design
3) What is a “sample”? Explain the different types of probability sampling.
4) Explain the concept and purpose of development research. Further describe any five key principles of development research.
5) Explain the classification of different types of data used in data processing and analysis. How will you do construction of cross tabulation? Explain with suitable example.
Medium Answer Questions Maximum Marks:
Attempt any Three of the following:
1) Why is it important to follow proper steps while formulating a research proposal? Discuss.
2) Explain the techniques and methods of field-based research with suitable examples.
3) Why is reliability important for a research instrument? Discuss the different types of reliability with examples.
4) Define the term “data collection.” Explain various tools of data collection used incommunity development research.
5) What do you understand by “Correlation” and “Simple Linear Regression”? Enumerate the differences between Regression and Correlation.
6) Discuss the key components of a development research project proposal. Write about any two challenges in implementing development research projects.
Short Answer Questions Maximum Marks:
Write short notes on any Five of the following:
a) Operationalisation of variables
b) Participant observation
c) The roles required of a development researcher
d) Ethnography
e) Structured interview
f) Triangulation
g) Open coding
h) Writing styles of qualitative research
i) Project sustainability
j) Characteristics of a good sample






