University of Hyderabad (UoH) 2010 M.Phil ./ Ph.D(Regional Studies) - Question Paper
UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION 2010
U-irM.Phil./ Ph.D. (Regional Studies)
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Time : 2 hours Maximum Marks : 75
INSTRUCTIONS
1. This entrance examination question paper (which consists of eleven pages) is not to be taken out of the examination hall.
2. The question paper consists of Two Parts : Part A (25 marks) and Part B (50 marks). Please answer Part B on separate answer book.
3. Part A consists of 25 objective type questions, which shall be answered on the question-cum-answer script and returned.. There will be negative marking of
- 0.33 mark for every wrong answer in Part A.
4. In Part B candidates are required to answer only that question module, which deals with the discipline of their specialization at the postgraduate/M.Phil level (Anthropology/Economics/ Geography/ History/ Political Science /Sociology/ Regional Studies).
5. Please write your Hall Ticket Number, and indicate the discipline (Anthropology/Economics/ Geography/ History/ Political Science /Sociology/ Regional Studies) on the Part B answer book.
M.PhiI/Ph.D (Regional Studies)
PART A
(1x10 = 10)
1. The December 2009 global negotiations on climate change were held in
2. In global development debates BRIC refers to
3. Slash and Bum agriculture is also known as_
4. The 1993 earthquake in India had its epicenter in_
5. The Registrar General of India is associated with the__
6. An area that has homogenous characteristics is called a_
7. The idea that governments should interfere as little as possible in the economic affairs is known as_.
8. In statistics the most probable value in a distribution is known as_
9. In demography MMR refers to
10. In agriculture a shift from multiple cropping to one single crop is known as
M.Phil/Ph.D (Regional Studies)
PART A
(1x10 = 10)
1. The December 2009 global negotiations on climate change were held in
2. In global development debates BRIC refers to
3. Slash and Bum agriculture is also known as_
4. The 1993 earthquake in India had its epicenter in_
5. The Registrar General of India is associated with the__
6. An area that has homogenous characteristics is called a_
7. The idea that governments should interfere as little as possible in the economic affairs is known as_.
8. In statistics the most probable value in a distribution is known as_
9. In demography MMR refers to
10. In agriculture a shift from multiple cropping to one single crop is known as
II. Multiple Choice: Please tick the right answer ( 1 x 10 = 10)
01. The book titled Social Justice and the City is written by :
(a) David Harvey (b) Manuel Castells
Nigel Thrift (d) Saskia Sassen
02. The condition of a society which results from the disintegration of a commonly accepted normative code as outlined by Durkheim is:
(a) Anomie (b) Autarky
Alienation (d) Autocracy
03. The fragmentation of a political state into smaller units is known as:
(a) Separation (b) Totalitarianism
Alienation (d) Balkanisation
04. The Microfinance institutions in India were inspired by the model of the:
(a) World Bank (b) Chit Funds
Cooperative Bank (d) Grameen Bank
05. A well known linguist of ancient India:
(a) Sudraka (b) Panini
Vatsayana (d) Aryabhata
06. The Oriya language belongs to language family of:
(a) Mon-Khmer (b) Dravidian
Indo-European (d) Nishada
07. One of these was not a Million City in 2001:
(a) Surat (b) Bhopal
Madurai (d) Shimla
Which state has the best Human Development Index?:
08.
(a)
09.
(a)
Gujarat
Karnataka
(b) Haryana
(d) Tamil Nadu
One of these is a Planned City in India that came up after 1947:
(b) Bhubaneswar
Pune
Shillong
(d) Guwahati
10. The Kosi river is in:
(a)
Gujarat
Assam
(b) Bihar (d) Kerala
a) Urban Planning ( )
1. Lenin
2. Chambers
3. Geddes
4. Ranajit Guha
5. Brundtland
b) Imperialism ( )
c) Subaltern Studies ( )
d) Sustainable Development ( )
e) Participatory Development ( )
M.Phil/Ph.D ( Regional Studies)
I. Answer any Two of the following : (2x15-30)
01. How do the British and German diffusionists differ in their theories of culture change? Do you find any relevance of the theory of diffusionism in the contemporary world scenario?
02. In what ways is M N Srinivass structural-functional theoretical perspective different from that of Radcliffe-Browns in understanding Indian Society?
03. Argue to what extent you would agree with the Dumont's structuralist perspective of Indian society.
04. Of the inductive and deductive approaches, which one would be more feasible in anthropological research? Explain with suitable example.
11. Write Short Answers on any Four : (4x5-20)
01. Interaction between Great and Little traditions
02. Folk-Urban continuum
03. Comparative method in Anthropology
04. Sub Plan and tribal development
05. Action and applied Anthropology
06. Relationship between culture and personality
M.Phil/Ph.D ( Regional Studies)
I. Answer any Two of the Following : (2x15 = 30)
1. Describe the political economy of the growth process in India since 1980s. What are the salient differences between the 1980s growth trajectory and the one between 1991 and 2010, especially the political economy aspects?
2. Describe the unevenness of Indian development, especially in terms of inequalities, since economic reforms were initiated in 1991. Focusing on the regional/state dimension, discuss the growing inequality in detail.
3. Write an essay on agrarian distress in India since mid-1990s. What are the causes, consequences and possible solutions to the crisis?
4. Write an essay on the Global Economic Crisis and its impact on the Indian economy. Also, describe the various mechanisms through which Indian economy has been impacted.
II. Write Short Answers on any Four: ( 4 x 5 = 20 )
1. Human Development Index
2. Gini Coefficient vs. Theil index of Inequality
3. SEZ policies and their impact on Indian Economy.
4. Jobless growth and the Indian economy.
5. Macroeconomic crisis in Capitalist economies
6. Lewis Model and its applicability to the Indian Economy today.
M.Phil/Ph.D ( Regional Studies)
Marks : 50
Part B
I. Answer any Two of the following :
(2x 15 = 30)
1. Review critically within Geography the debates between environmental determinism and possibilism.
2. Define Demography. Discuss the major demographic characteristics of Indias population since Independence.
3. Discuss the various types of landforms caused by Aeolian and Glacial actions with examples.
4. Regionalise India into major Agricultural regions and give reasons to support your regionalistion.
11. Write Short Answers on any Four :
( 4 x 5 = 20 )
01. Koppens climatic classification
02. Ocean currents
03. Types of Settlements
04. Von Thunens land-use model
05. Metamorphic rocks
06. GIS
M.Phil/Ph.D ( Regional Studies)
I. Answer any Two of the following : (2x15 = 30)
01. Why did the Mauryan Empire decline?
02. What role did the regional powers play in the disintegration of the Mughal Empire?
03. Was India always a nation ? If not, when did it stat becoming a nation?
04. What is the interaction between facts and interpretation in the writing of history?
II. Write Short Answers on any Four : (4x5 = 20)
01. Vihara
02. Iqta
03. Palaeography .
04. Ain-i-Dehsala
05. Harijan
06. Ryotwari
M.Phil/Ph.D ( Regional Studies)
Marks : 50
Part B
I. Answer any Two of the following :
(2x 15 = 3.0)
5. Do you agree with the view that the processes of liberalization and globalization have changed the Indian federal polity? Explain.
6. Discuss the ideological tenets of Indias foreign policy in the context of globalization.
7. Examine the tension between the judiciary and the legislative in the India with reasonable examples.
8. Evaluate the role of Non Governmental Organsiations (NGOs) in the process of rural development in India.
11. Write Short Answers on any Four :
(4 x 5 = 20 )
01. Special status of Jammu & Kashmir under the Indian Constitution
02. Functions of Lok Sabha in India.
03. Zonal Councils
04. Economic Planning in India
05. Demand for Telangana
06. Indo-Sino Relations
M.Phil/Ph.D (Regional Studies)
Marks : 50
Part B
I. Answer any Two of the following :
(2x15 = 30)
1. Development is Plunder Discuss with reference to India and give examples to
support your arguments.
2. Critically discuss the major features of India Urbanisation since 1947.
3. Discuss the suitablility of qualitative and quantitative methodology to address a research question. Please provide examples to support your answer/views.
4. Discuss the concept of a region and its relevance in Contemporary India. Give examples to support your answer.
11. Write Short Answers on any Four : (4x5 = 20)
01. Telengana
02. Mixed Methods
03. Feminist Methodology
04. Demographic Transition Model
05. Multiple nuclei theory
06. Mineral regions of India
M.Phil/Ph.D (Regional Studies)
I. Answer any Two of the following : (2x15 = 30)
1. Is Webers theory on religion of India applicable in terms of contemporary developments in this country.
2. Do you think Marxian theory can help us understand the current economic crisis?
3. Critically evaluate the various responses to functionalism generated from within conflict theory.
4. Outline the terms of the feminist challenge to sociological theory .and research.
II. Write Short Answers on any Four : (4x5 = 20)
01. Social solidarity
02. Status groups
03. Jati and Varna
04. Extended family system
05. Pluralism
06. Concentric Circle theory
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