Pure Research is undertaken for the sake of knowledge without any intention to apply it in practice.

Pure Research is undertaken for the sake of knowledge without any intention to apply it in practice.
Applied research is carried on to find solution to a real life problem requiring an action or policy decision it is thus problem oriented and action directed.
Exploratory research which is also known as formulative research is the preliminary study of an unfamiliar problem about which the researcher has little or no knowledge

Applied research is carried on to find solution to a real life problem requiring an action or policy decision it is thus problem oriented and action directed.