Instructions:
All Questions carry equal marks.
All Questions are compulsory
All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and for
question 3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples,
illustrations as far as possible.
All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for attempting
their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the source of
reference.
Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from
other students is not allowed.
Students should follow the following parameter for answering the assignment questions.
1. You have been hired by a firm as a researcher to understand the consumer preferences
for one of their product categories within a state in India. After going through the
requirements, you realized that you need to discover various qualitative aspects of
product preferences from the consumers. Hence, you decided to speak to some groups of
For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Introduction 20%
Concepts and Application
related to the question
60%
Conclusion 20%
For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Understanding and usage
of the formula
20%
Procedure / Steps 50%
Correct Answer &
Interpretation
30%consumers at various parts of the state to understand more about the given problem. The
management approves your idea of interview and gave you a go ahead. Answer the
following questions:
Why do we conduct interview in research? Discuss about the structured and unstructured
interview process. (10 Marks)
2. A major bank in the country wants to launch a new investment scheme. However, they
are not sure whether it will be a success of failure among the consumers. To arrive at a
conclusion, they may outsource the research activities to a well-known research firm in
the city. The bank has asked the firm to submit a research strategy by the end of the
coming week so that the bank can decide if it would be feasible for them to move further.
Answer the following questions:
What is the purpose of having a research strategy? Discuss the various research strategies
that you know about. (10 Marks)
3. In a study among the college students in a tier I city in India, it was found that their
‘behavior’ can be predicted by understanding their ‘intention’, which in turn can be
predicted by a host of other factors. All these factors can be grouped into three different
variables like ‘attitude’, ‘subjective norms’ and ‘perceived control’. It was also found that
these three variables impact each other.
a. Identify the dependent variable and the independent variables. Is there any mediator in
the model? Explain in all the cases. (5 Marks)
b. Draw the conceptual model. (5 Marks)