Match List I with List II

List – I

(Research Methodology)

List – II

(Approaches/Beliefs)

(A)

Source criticism

1.

The observer is the part of what is being observed

(B)

Positivism

2.

Reality cannot be known with certainty

(C)

Interpretivism

3.

The process of evaluating the qualities of origin of information

(D)

Post-Positivism

4.

Human interests are irrelevant

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Match List I with List II

List – I

(Research Methodology)

List – II

(Approaches/Beliefs)

(A)

Source criticism

1.

The observer is the part of what is being observed

(B)

Positivism

2.

Reality cannot be known with certainty

(C)

Interpretivism

3.

The process of evaluating the qualities of origin of information

(D)

Post-Positivism

4.

Human interests are irrelevant

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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(A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
(A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)
(A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)

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Research Methodology is the systematic process of conducting research. Research methodology helps the researchers to explain the underpinning of research problems. The different research methodology was developed in different period with the intent to analyze the cause and effect of different problems of the different disciple.

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Research Methodology	Facts
Source criticism	Source criticism is the process of evaluating the qualities of the origin of the information. In this process of research methodology, the source is the prime medium to obtain any information. The source includes Photos, documents, fingerprints, etc. Source Criticism has two levels: External Criticism and Internal Criticism. External Criticism checks the authenticity of the sources and Internal criticism checks the credibility of the sources. The key challenge of Source criticism methodology is evaluating the source properly, otherwise, it will affect the whole quality of the research.
Positivism	Positivism does not take into consideration human interest. The main thrust of Positivism is reason or logic to derive the facts related to the research. Positivism used existing theory to develop the hypothesis in conducting the research. It uses different quantitative tools to conduct research.
Interpretivism	In this methodology, the observer is part of being observed. This methodology used a philosophical way to derive the information related to the research. It is the opposite stream of methodology with respect to Positivism. Instead of using reason and logic, Interpretivism uses a different perspective to gather information related to reality. It helps in interpreting human thoughts in a given social construct.
Post Positivism	The main thrust of Post Positivism is reality cannot be known with certainty. It tries to identify social patterns through reliable tools. It is also against the working methodology of Positivism as it does not follow reason and logic to determine reality. Post Positivism seems similar to Interprtivism but the key difference between Post Positivism and Interpretivism is Post Positivism pursues objectivity while Interpretive reargues the same objectivity.

Hence, the correct matching is (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II).

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List – I (Research Methodology)		List – II (Approaches/Beliefs)
(A)	Source criticism	1.	The observer is the part of what is being observed
(B)	Positivism	2.	Reality cannot be known with certainty
(C)	Interpretivism	3.	The process of evaluating the qualities of origin of information
(D)	Post-Positivism	4.	Human interests are irrelevant