1. The term 'Diaspora' refers to:

Accepting the culture of another group

Migration from one region to another within a country

Hegemony of one group over another

None of the above

2. Where was the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2012 held:

Hyderabad

Mumbai

Jaipur

New Delhi

3. Who is the author of the book "Sea of Poppies"?

Jhumpa Lahiri

Benedict Anderson

Amitav Ghosh

None of the above

4. What is the name of settlement Mahatma Gandhi started in South Africa?

Phoenix Ashram

Little India

Swaraj Ashram

Ahimsa Bhavan


5. Who is the author of the book "The Other Indians":

Arjun Appadurai

Vinay Lal

Vijay Mishra

None of the above

6. In the year 2005, the Government of India introduced the 'DCI Card' which refers to:

Oracle Call Interface

Overseas Citizen of India

Open Communication Interface

None of the above

7. The movie 'Mississippi Masala' is directed by

Mira Nair

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

United 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 'India: A Million Mutinies Now'

V. S. Naipaul

Salman Rushdie

David Dabydeen

Monica Ali

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

Indian Cricket

Indian Culture

NRI marriages

Investments from Indian Diaspora

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

Kathak

Kuchipudi

Bharatnatyam

Chau

14. 'Komagata Maru' incident is related to the Indian diaspora in

Trinidad

Canada

Mauritius

Malaysia

15. Who is Navin Ramgoolam

President of Trinidad

Prime Minister of Mauritius

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

Little India

Mumbai Mall

Gandhi Marg

18. Who is Kamla Persad-Bissessar

Governor of Quebec

Writer of Indian origin

Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

Indian Diasporic business woman

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

Indian

Jewish

Chinese

Canadian

20. What is Chutney in the context of Indian Diaspora

devotional songs of Indian Diaspora

religious sect

music in Trinidad which evolved from a mix of Indian and Soca Music

Hindu religious festival in Indian Diaspora

21. Owais Shah 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

Melbourne

Islamabad

23. What is in Indian Diasporic context in UK

pot to carry water

religious festival

songs

food

24. Who is minister of Overseas Indian Affairs?

Pranab Mukherjee

Salman Khursheed

M Veerappa Moily

Vaylar Ravi

25. Who is the author of the book "Arranged Marriage"?

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Khushwant Singh

V.S. Naipaul

Bharati MUkherjee



26. Discuss different theories of international migration as discussed by scholars in the social sciences.

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

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

29. Discuss the different policies formulated by the Government of India towards Indian communities living abroad.


30. Formulate a research design (including bibliography) on anyone of the following themes: international migration, multiculturalism, India's relation with any of the countries where Indian population constitute as significant, literary representations of Indian diaspora.

31. Formulate a research design (including bibliography) on any areas of research on Indian diaspora which you would like to carry out as part of your M.Phil dissertation.