University of Hyderabad (UoH) 2010 Entrance Exams Other Entrance Exams M.Phil Programme Entrance - Indian Diaspora - Question Paper
M.Phil Programme Entrance examination - Indian Diaspora
UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD T-S2_
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, 2010 M.Phil. (INDIAN DIASPORA)
TIME: 2 HOURS Max. Marks: 75 HALL TICKET NUMBER
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.
6. In the year 2005, the Government of India introduced the OCI Card which refers
a) |
Oracle Call Interface |
b) |
Overseas Citizen of India |
c) |
Open Communication Interface |
d) |
None of the above |
7. The |
movie Bend it Like Beckham is directed by |
a) |
Shah Rukh Khan |
b) |
Gurinder Chadha |
c) |
Mani Ratnam |
d) |
Deepa Mehta |
8. The |
term Apartheid in South Africa refers to: |
a) |
A system of contract labour |
b) |
A system of legal racial segregation |
c) |
Large scale immigration |
d) |
None of the above |
9. Which of the following country is called Little India?
a) Australia
b) Mauritius
c) United States
d) India
10. Brown Man Black Country is a political autobiography written by
a) Steven Vertovec
b) J.M. Nazareth
c) V.S. Naipaul
d) None of the above
11. Who is author of the book A House for Mr Biswas
a) V. S. Naipaul
b) Salman Rushdie
c) David Dabydeen
d) Monica Ali
12. Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre is started by the Government of India to facilitate
a) Indian Cricket
b) Indian Culture
c) NRI marriages
d) Investments from Indian Diaspora
13. Which is the most popular Indian dance form in Diaspora
a) Kathak
b) Kuchipudi
c) Bharatnatyam
d) Chau
14. Australian is in news in India recently because
a) Cricket matches
b) Beautiful coastline
c) attacks on Indian Diaspora
d) Sydney Opera '
15. Who is Fatima Meer
a) Vice-President of Bangladesh
b) Civil rights activist of Indian Diaspora in South Africa
c) Member of House of Lords
d) Member of Malaysian Parliament
16. What does MIC stand for
a) Malaysian Indian Congress
b) Malaysian International Congress
c) Mauritius Indian Congress
d) Mozambique International Congress
17. What is the name of a famous street in Chicago which has a lot of Indian shops and restaurants .
a) Gokhale Street
b) Little India
c) Mumbai Mall
d) Gandhi Marg
18. Who is Mahendra Chowdhary
a) Chief Minister of Haryana
b) Writer of Indian origin
c) Former Prime Minister of Fiji of Indo-Fijian descent
d) Indian Diasporic business man
19. Which city in Canada has the maximum numbers of Indian Diaspora
a) Toronto
b) Vancouver
c) Quebec
d) Montreal
20. 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
21. Naseer Hussain is a famous Cricket player of Indian origin played for
. Which country he
a) England
b) Australia
c) West Indies
d) Bangladesh
22. Where is Brick Lane
a) Singapore
b) London
c) Melbourne
d) Islamabad 4
23. What is Balti in Indian Diasporic context in UK
a) pot to carry water
b) religious festival
c) songs
d) food
24. Who is minister of Overseas Indian Affairs
a) Pranab Mukherjee
b) Salman Khursheed
c) Vayalar Ravi
d) M Veerappa Moily
25. Which business school is established with support from Indian Diaspora in United States
a) Indian School of Business
b) Management Development Institute
c) Indian Institute of Management
d) Amity Management School
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 -1
Marks: 30
Answer any of the following TWO questions (2x15 marks)
1. Discuss the causes and consequences of international migration in the age of globalisation.
2. Write a review of any book of fiction or non-fiction which is based on Indian Diasporic experience.
3. Discuss the different policies formulated by the Government of India towards Indian communities living abroad (Indian diaspora).
4. Write Short notes on any two of the following
a) Indenture system
b) Multiculturalism
c) Globalisation
d) Cultural Assimilation
SECTION - II
Marks: 20
Answer any ONE of the following (1 x 20 marks)
1. Formulate a research design on any one of the following themes: a) international migration, b) Indian diaspora, c) globalisation, d) Indias relation with any of the countries where Indian population constitute as significant, e) 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.Phil dissertation.
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