ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, 2014
M.Phil. (INDIAN DIASPORA)


TIME: 2 HOURS Max. Marks: 75 HALL TICKET NUMBER
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Read carefully the following instructions:
1.
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 of 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 answered in a separate answer book.

4.
The entrance test paper is not to be taken out of the examination hall.


(Marks: 25) PART-A
Tick the correct answer.



1. The first Indian descent who became the 2013 Miss America:

a) Aishwarya Rai

b) Nina Davuluri

c) Lara Dutta

d) None of the above

2. Who is the author of A Bend in the River?

a) Paul Gilroy

b) V. S. Naipaul

c) Amitav Ghosh

d) Kiran Desai

3. The incident 'Komagata Maru' refers in the Indian diaspora to which of the following country:

a) Malaysia

b) Singapore

c) Canada

d) None of the above

4. Who is the author of the book The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double-Consciousness?

a) Paul Gilroy

b) Steven Vertovec

c) Salman Rushdie

d) Monica Ali

5. The classical diaspora refers to:

a) Armenian Diaspora

b) Indian Diaspora

c) African Diaspora

d) None of the above


6. The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh announced the Rights of Franchise to NRIs at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas held in Jaipur in the year

a) 2011

b) 2012

c) 2013

d) 2010


7. What was the name adopted by Salman Rushdie while he was in hiding:

a) George Shaw

b) Joseph Anton

c) Mikhail Bulgakov

d) Lewis Carroll

8. The author of The Enigma of Arrival

a) V. S. Naipaul

b) Karen Leonard

c) Vijay Mishra

d) None of the above

9. The term 'Diaspora' refers to:

a) Accepting the culture of another group

b) Migration from one region to another within a country

c) Hegemony of one group over another

d) None of the above

10. Which year did Mahatma Gandhi return from South Africa to India?

a) 1915

b) 1893

c) 1908

d) 1937

11. Who was the first Indian origin Member of Parliament in UK

a) Sapurji Shaklatwala

b) Lala Hardayal

c) Dadabhai Naoroji

d) Nusserwanji Tata

12. The great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in the United States in 2012 is

a) Manilal Gandhi

b) Shanti Gandhi

c) Tushar Gandhi

d) None of the above


13. The movie 'Bhaji on the Beach' is directed by

a) Shah Rukh Khan

b) Gurinder Chadha

c) Mani Ratnam

d) Deepa Mehta

14. Which is the most popular Indian dance form in Diaspora

a) Kathak

b) Kuchipudi

c) Bharatnatyam

d) Chau



15. 'Serangoon Road' is the main commercial thoroughfare in Little India, located in

a) Australia

b) Singapore

c) Malaysia

d) Canada

16. Who is the author of the book The Hindu Diaspora

a) Steven Vertovec

b) Judith Brown

c) Vinay Lal

d) None of the above

17. "Atlantic Slave Trade" mainly refers to the large scale movement of people from which of the following country?

a) India

b) Africa

c) Japan

d) Singapore


18. What is the name of newspaper Mahatma Gandhi started in South Africa?

a) Indian Opinion

b) Pioneer

c) Harijan

d) Anand Bazar Patrika

19. The movie 'Brick Lane' is based on a novel written by:

a) Salman Rushdie

b) Gurinder Chadha

c) Monika Ali

d) Deepa Mehta

20. What does GOPIO stands for?

a) Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin

b) Government of Pakistan Information Office

c) Global Organisation of People of Islamic Origin

d) Group of People in Indian Ocean

21. Which community has the majority population living in diaspora than at home

a) Indian

b) Jewish

c) Chinese

d) Canadian

22. Where is Gorakhpur located (outside India)

a) Singapore

b) Trinidad

c) Mauritius

d) Fiji

23. Who is the author of the book 'Imagined Communities'

a) Benedict Anderson

b) Salman Rushdie

c) Devesh Kapur

d) None of the above

24. 'Silicon Valley' is known for:

a) High quality silicon

b) Beautiful Valleys

c) Majority of Indian Software professionals

d) Football

25. What is Sarnami

a) devotional songs of Indian Diaspora

b) religious sect

c) language spoken by Indian Diaspora in Surinam

d) Hindu religious festival in Indian Diaspora



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 TWO questions x 15 marks)


1. Analyse the consequences of international migration for the country of origin and the country of settlement.

2. What is the importance of 'objectivity' in social research? Discuss the ethical issues in defining objectivity.

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

4. Discuss the linkages between diaspora and globalisation.


SECTION -II

Marks: 20
Answer any ONE of the following x 20 marks)

1. Formulate a research design on anyone of the following themes: international migration, Indian diaspora, transnationalism, India's relation with any of the countries where Indian population constitute as significant, literary 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.Phi! dissertation.


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