Given below are two statements: Statement I: An abstract is a detailed report…
2023
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: An abstract is a detailed report of the research study conducted and is intended to generate interest among other researchers.
Statement II: The introduction section of a research paper, in addition to literature review, introduces the selected area of research and reflects the theoretical implications of proposed research projects.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer: D. Statement I is false but Statement II is true — ConceptA research abstract is a concise, self-contained summary of a study. It briefly presents the purpose, method, principal findings and conclusion; it is…
- A.
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- B.
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- C.
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- D.
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: D
Concept
A research abstract is a concise, self-contained summary of a study. It briefly presents the purpose, method, principal findings and conclusion; it is not the detailed research report itself.
An introduction establishes the research area, context, problem and significance. It can situate the study through prior literature and state the conceptual or theoretical framing of the proposed work.
Application
Statement I confuses a concise abstract with the detailed report of the completed study. Although a clear abstract may attract a reader’s interest, its defining function is to summarize the work. Statement II assigns the introduction its standard framing role: locating the research area, relating it to literature and indicating theoretical implications.
Contrast
Both statements true: this depends on treating an abstract as a detailed report, which conflicts with its summary function.
Both statements false: this also denies the introduction’s role in locating and theoretically framing the research.
Statement I true and Statement II false: this combines the same over-expanded view of an abstract with an unduly narrow view of the introduction.
Statement I false and Statement II true: this preserves the distinction between a concise summary and a detailed report while retaining the introduction’s framing role.
Cross-check and result
A section-by-section check gives the same result: the abstract compresses the study, whereas the introduction opens and frames it. Therefore, Statement I is false and Statement II is true.