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UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, 2011 M.Phll. (INDIAN DIASPORA)
TIME: 2 HOURS Max. Marks: 75 HALL TICKET NUMBER
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Read carefully the following Instructions:
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This question paper has two parts: Part A and Part B.

2.
Part A consists of 25 objective type questions of one mark each. There is negative marking af 0.33 marks for every wrong answer. Marks obtained by the candidate in this part will be used for resolving tie cases.

3.
Part B is to be answenod in a separate answer book.

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The entrance test paper is nol to be taken out of the examination hall


(Marks: 251 PART-A
Tick the conrect answer.
1. The lerm 'Diaspora' refers to:
al Accepting the of another group
bl Migration from one region to another within a country
Hegemony of one group over another
None of the above

2.
Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs was established by Government of India in: 2002 2001 2004 1999

3.
Who is the author of the book "The Calcutta Chromosome"? Jhumpa Lahiri Benedict Anderson Amttav Ghosh None of the above

4.
Which year did Mahatma Gandhi return from South Africa to India? 1915 1893 1908 1937

5.
Who is the author of the book "The Black Atlantic: Moderntty and Double


Consclousness": Arjun Appadural Paul Gilroy Vijay Mishra
None of the above
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6.
In the year 2005, the Government of India introduced the 'OCI Card' which refers

to: Oracle Call Interface Overseas Citizen of India Open Communication Interface None of the above

7.
The movie 'Bhaji on the Beach' is directed by Shah Rukh Khan Gurinder Chadha Mani Ratnam Deepa Mehta

8.
The term 'Apartheid' in South Africa refers to: A system of contract labour A system of legal racial segregatIon Large scale immigration None of the above

9.
Which country has the majority of Indian population Australia Mauritius Unijed States South Africa

10.
'Brown Man Black Country' is a political autobiography written by Steven Vertovec J.M. Nazareth V.S. Naipaul None of the above

11.
Who is author of the book House for Mr Biswas' V. S. Naipaul Salman Rushdie David Dabydeen Monica Ali

12.
Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre is started by the Government of India to


facilijate Indian Cricket Indian Cutture NRJ marriages Investments from Indian Diaspora
13.
Which is the most popular Indian dance form in Diaspora Kathak Kuchipudi Bharatnatyam Chau

14.
'Komagala Maru' incident is related to the Indian diaspora in Trinidad Canada Maumius Malaysia


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15.
Who is Fatima Meer
Vice-President of Bangladesh
Civil rights activist of Indian Diaspora in South Africa
Member of House of Lords
Member of Malaysian Parliament


16.
Calypso music is famous in Mauritius South Africa Trinidad None of the above

17.
What is the name of a famous street in Chicago which has a lot of Indian shops


and restaurants Gokhale Street Lillie India Mumbai Mall Gandhi Mars
18.
Who is Basdeo Panday Chief Minister of Haryana Writer of Indian origin Former Prime Minister of Trinidad Indian Diasporic business man

19.
Which community has the majority population living in diaspora than at home Indian Jewish Chinese Canadian

20.
What is Samaml devotional songs of Indian Diaspora religious sect language spoken by Indian Diaspore in Surinam Hindu religious festival in Ind.an Diaspore

21.
Naseer Hussain is a famous Cricket player of Indian origin. Which country he


played for England Australia West Indies Bangladesh
22.
Where is Brick Lane Singapore London Melboume Islamabad

23.
What is in Indian Diasporic context in UK pot to carry water religious festival songs food


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24.
Who is minister of Overseas Indian Affairs
Pranab
Salman Khursheed
M Veerappa Moily
None of the above


25.
Who is the author of the book 'Passage to l&hore"?
Julian Samuel
Khushwant Singh
V.S. Naipaul
None of the above



PART-B
PART-B comprises of Section I and Section II. Answer three questions In all, selecting TWO from Section I and ONE from SectIon II.
SECTION-I
Marks: 30
Answer any of the following IWQ questions x 15 marks)
1.
Discuss different theories of intemational migration as discussed by scholars in the social sciences.

2.
What is qualitative interview method? Discuss the main characteristics and types of interview method.

3.
Wnle a review of any book of fiction or non-fiction which is based on Indian Diasporic experience.

4.
Discuss the different policies formulated by the Govemment of India towards Indian communities living abroad.


SECTION-II
Marks: 20
Answer any QHg of the following x 20 marks)
1.
Formulate a research design on anyone of the following themes: intemational migration, Indian diaspora, India's relation any of the countries where Indian population as significant, representations of Indian diaspora.

2.
Formulate a research design on any areas of research on Indian diaspora which you would like to carry out as part of your M.Phii dissertation.


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