DUET 2021 Question Paper M.Phil Ph.D in African Studies

DU MPhil Phd in African Studies
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1) Which one of the following meeting is correct about the 'TEAM‐9 Initiative' launched in 2004 in a bid to expands India's
economic reach in Africa?[Question ID = 9938]
1. Meeting between 8 East African nations and India for economic development. [Option ID = 39749]
2. Meeting between 8 West African nations and India for techno‐economic approach for Africa‐India ventures. [Option ID = 39750]
3. Meeting between 8 African nations and India for security cooperation. [Option ID = 39751]
4. Meeting between 8 African nations and India for defence cooperation. [Option ID = 39752]

2) The first India‐Africa Defence Ministers' Conclave held on 6th February 2020 has adopted, which one of the following
declaration?[Question ID = 9939]
1. Delhi Declaration [Option ID = 39753]
2. Bangalore Declaration [Option ID = 39754]
3. Lucknow Declaration [Option ID = 39755]
4. Kolkata Declaration [Option ID = 39756]

3) Which one of the following given below statement is the primary goal of African National Congress (ANC) that came to
power in South Africa in 1994?[Question ID = 9940]
1. To restore Dutch influnce in South Africa. [Option ID = 39757]
2. To establish one‐party rule in South Africa. [Option ID = 39758]
3. To unite the people of South Africa in a democratic republic. [Option ID = 39759]
4. To create a homeland for white seperatists. [Option ID = 39760]

4) The future economic development of sub‐Saharan Africa will most likely to be centred around Africa's:[Question ID =
9941]
1. Mineral resources. [Option ID = 39761]
2. Rich agricultural soil. [Option ID = 39762]
3. Rich handicraft traditions. [Option ID = 39763]
4. High developed transportation systems. [Option ID = 39764]

5) 'Apartheid' in South Africa and 'genocide' in Rwanda are examples of:

[Question ID = 9942]
1. Civil disobedience.

[Option ID = 39765]
2. War crimes.

[Option ID = 39766]
3. Violations of human rights.

[Option ID = 39767]
4. Acts of international terrorism.

[Option ID = 39768]

6) According to the United Nations, how many countries are there in Africa?[Question ID = 9943]
1. 58 [Option ID = 39769]
2. 54 [Option ID = 39770]
3. 52 [Option ID = 39771]
4. 60 [Option ID = 39772]

7) In which one of the following given below African countries a 'Kikuyu tribe' is found?[Question ID = 9944]
1. Mauritania [Option ID = 39773]
2. Nigeria [Option ID = 39774]
3. South Africa [Option ID = 39775]
4. Kenya [Option ID = 39776]

8) The term 'Pan‐Africanism' can be best associate as a movement to:[Question ID = 9945]
1. Support cultural diversity [Option ID = 39777]
2. Promote African unity [Option ID = 39778]
3. Advocate a return to colonial conditions [Option ID = 39779]
4. Encourage Eunropean investment in Africa [Option ID = 39780]

9) The African Union (AU) was formed in 2002 with the motto, 'An Integrated, Prosperous and Peaceful Africa' was
formerly known as:[Question ID = 9946]
1. Union of African Unity [Option ID = 39781]
2. Organisation of African Union [Option ID = 39782]
3. African Economic Community [Option ID = 39783]
4. African Political and Monetary Union [Option ID = 39784]

10) India shared COVID‐19 management strategies and training webinars exclusively aimed at training Africans health‐care
professional by India health experts through which one of the following given below programmes?[Question ID = 9947]
1. WHO [Option ID = 39785]
2. e‐ITEC Initiative [Option ID = 39786]
3. India‐Africa Forum Summit [Option ID = 39787]
4. Pan‐African E‐Network [Option ID = 39788]

11) Which of the given below statements is correct about the conflicts of 'Civil Wars in Combodia, Bonia‐Herzegovina, and
Rwanda?[Question ID = 9948]
1. The United Nations was successful in resolving the conflicts [Option ID = 39789]
2. Ethnic conflicts are not a factored in the late 20th century [Option ID = 39790]
3. Genocide was used as a political and military tactic in the conflicts [Option ID = 39791]
4. Civilians were not affected by the conflicts [Option ID = 39792]

12) Who are known as pgymies?[Question ID = 9949]
1. Small and short stature rainforest hunter‐gatherers people found in Congo Basin [Option ID = 39793]
2. Nilotic ethnic group found in Kenya and Tanzania [Option ID = 39794]
3. Nguni ethnic group found in Southern Africa [Option ID = 39795]
4. Indigenous people found in Namibia [Option ID = 39796]

13) Which of the given below description best charasterises the city of Timbuktu?[Question ID = 9950]
1. Cultural centre of West Africa [Option ID = 39797]
2. Inland city of the Hanseatic League [Option ID = 39798]
3. Port of the water route to East Asia [Option ID = 39799]
4. Major urban and industrial centre on the Silk Road [Option ID = 39800]

14) Which one of the following statements is correct about many modern‐day African nations having difficulty uniting their
people?[Question ID = 9951]
1. Do not wish to remain in Africa [Option ID = 39801]
2. Are still loyal to the former colonial power [Option ID = 39802]
3. Have strong tribal ties [Option ID = 39803]
4. Are unwilling to accept democratic systems [Option ID = 39804]

15) Which one of the following countries is not a part of the President Ram Nath Kovind seven‐day official visit to Africa?
[Question ID = 9952]
1. Nigeria [Option ID = 39805]
2. Benin [Option ID = 39806]
3. Guinea [Option ID = 39807]
4. Gambia [Option ID = 39808]

16) After World War II, nationalist movement in many African territories was a common, which one of the following
statements is correct?[Question ID = 9953]
1. Refusing to join international organisations [Option ID = 39809]
2. Demanding independence from their colonial rulers [Option ID = 39810]
3. Creating a strong united Africa [Option ID = 39811]
4. Rejecting most of the technology offered by Western nations [Option ID = 39812]

17) The 'Masai tribe' is found in which one of the given below following country?[Question ID = 9954]
1. South Africa [Option ID = 39813]
2. Kenya and Tanzania [Option ID = 39814]
3. Namibia [Option ID = 39815]
4. Nigeria [Option ID = 39816]

18) Match the following List I with List II correctly by using codes given below and choose the correct code.

List I List II
Name of the
Organisations Type/nature/activities of the organisations

I. Organisation of 7 African states led by Kwame Nkrumah, leading proponent of Pan‐
A. The Casablanca Group
Africanism.
II. 20 African nations favoured a less formal confederation of newly independent African states
B. Brazzaville Group
and a more voluntary approach to participation in cultural and economic exchange.
C. Organisation of African
III. Multilateral organisation/bodies.
Unity
IV. Conference of independent African states with a shared vision of the future of Africa and of
D. Monrovia Group
Pan Africanism in the early 1960s, was short lived.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 9955]
1. A ‐ II, B ‐ I, C ‐ III, D ‐ IV [Option ID = 39817]
2. A ‐ IV, B ‐ III , C ‐ I, D ‐ II [Option ID = 39818]

3. A ‐ I, B ‐ II, C ‐ III, D ‐ IV [Option ID = 39819]
4. A ‐ III, B ‐II , C ‐ IV, D ‐ I [Option ID = 39820]

19) Where is the Kalahari Desert located?[Question ID = 9956]
1. Botswana in Africa [Option ID = 39821]
2. Vietnam in Asia [Option ID = 39822]
3. Peru in South America [Option ID = 39823]
4. Tanzania in Africa [Option ID = 39824]

20) Match the country (old name) in List‐I with their (new name) List‐II correctly and choose the correct answer from the codes
given below:

List I List II
Old Name New Name
A. Dahomey I. Burkina Faso
B. Gold Coast II. Malawi
C. Nyasaland III. Ghana
D. Upper Volta IV. People Republic of Benin
Codes:

[Question ID = 9957]
1. A ‐ I, B ‐ II, C ‐ III, D ‐ IV [Option ID = 39825]
2. A ‐ IV, B ‐ III, C ‐ II, D ‐ I [Option ID = 39826]
3. A ‐ II, B ‐ IV, C ‐ I, D ‐ III [Option ID = 39827]
4. A ‐ I, B ‐ III, C ‐ IV, D ‐II [Option ID = 39828]

21) What is the capital of Morocco?[Question ID = 9958]
1. Rabat [Option ID = 39829]
2. Dakar [Option ID = 39830]
3. Luanda [Option ID = 39831]
4. Mogadishu [Option ID = 39832]

22) Which one of the given below African country has not signed the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework
Agreement?[Question ID = 9959]
1. Burkina Faso [Option ID = 39833]
2. South Africa [Option ID = 39834]
3. Mozambique [Option ID = 39835]
4. Uganda [Option ID = 39836]

23) Which one of the following statement is correctly associated with the “Serengeti migration” in Africa? [Question ID =
9960]
1. Annual migration of millions of Wildebeests and Zebra from Great Serengeti in Tanzania to the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. [Option ID =
39837]
2. Annual migration of millions of water buffalo and Impala from Great Serengeti to Sahara Desert. [Option ID = 39838]
3. Annual migration of millions of Wildebeests and Zebra from Masai Mara National Reserve to Great Serengeti in Tanzania. [Option ID = 39839]
4. Annual migration of millions of water buffalo and Impala from Sahara Desert to Great Serengeti in Tanzania. [Option ID = 39840]

24) The ‘Zulu language’ is widely spoken in which of the following country in Africa?[Question ID = 9961]
1. Ivory Coast [Option ID = 39841]
2. Uganda [Option ID = 39842]
3. Zimbabwe [Option ID = 39843]
4. South Africa [Option ID = 39844]

25) Which one of the following language given below is the common spoken language of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda?
[Question ID = 9962]
1. Swahili [Option ID = 39845]
2. Amharic [Option ID = 39846]
3. Arabic [Option ID = 39847]
4. French [Option ID = 39848]

26) What is the name of the conceptual framework in which the research is carried out?[Question ID = 9963]
1. Research hypothesis [Option ID = 39849]
2. Research design [Option ID = 39850]
3. Research paradigm [Option ID = 39851]
4. Synopsis of research [Option ID = 39852]

27) Who is the 2n d President of post‐Apartheid South Africa?[Question ID = 9964]
1. Nelson Mandela [Option ID = 39853]
2. Desmond Tutu [Option ID = 39854]
3. Kofi Annan [Option ID = 39855]
4. Thabo Mbeki [Option ID = 39856]

28) Match List‐I (famous and historical sites) with List‐II (its location and countries) correctly and choose the correct answer
from the code given below:

List I List II
Famous and Historical Sites Location and countries
A. The Cradle of Humankind I. Northwest Johannesburg (South Africa)
B. Mount Kilimanjaro II. Northern Tanzania
C. Lalibela Ancient Holy Town III. Zimbabwe and Zambia border
D. Victoria Falls IV. Northern Ethiopia
Codes:

[Question ID = 9965]
1. A ‐ I, B ‐ II, C ‐ IV, D ‐ III [Option ID = 39857]
2. A ‐ II, B ‐ IV, C ‐ I, D ‐ III [Option ID = 39858]
3. A ‐ IV, B ‐ I, C ‐ II, D ‐ III [Option ID = 39859]
4. A ‐ III, B ‐ II, C ‐ IV, D ‐ I [Option ID = 39860]

29) Which one of the following given accounts is best associate with “Zero‐sum game”?[Question ID = 9966]
1. One actor’s gain is equivalent to another actor’s loss [Option ID = 39861]
2. No actor gains [Option ID = 39862]
3. Each actors win [Option ID = 39863]
4. Each actor gains equally [Option ID = 39864]

30) Which one of the following given countries is the smallest country of Africa in terms of area?[Question ID = 9967]
1. Seychelles [Option ID = 39865]
2. Comoros [Option ID = 39866]
3. Eswatini [Option ID = 39867]
4. Madagascar [Option ID = 39868]

31) Match the following List I (Title of Books) with List II (Name of authors/editors) correctly and choose the correct answer
from the codes given below:

List I List II
Books Authors/Editors
A. The Clash of Civilisation and the Remaking of the World Order I. Peter Lewis
B. How Europe Underdeveloped Africa II. Walter Rodney
C. Africa: Dilemmas of development and Change III. Samuel P Huntington
D. Class Struggle in Africa IV. Kwame Nkrumah
Codes:

[Question ID = 9968]
1. A ‐ III, B ‐ II, C ‐ I, D ‐ IV [Option ID = 39869]
2. A ‐ I, B ‐ IV, C ‐ III, D ‐ II [Option ID = 39870]
3. A ‐ IV, B ‐ I, C ‐ II, D ‐III [Option ID = 39871]
4. A ‐ II, B ‐ III, C ‐ IV, D ‐ I [Option ID = 39872]

32) What is the official language of Gabon?[Question ID = 9969]
1. English [Option ID = 39873]
2. Tonga [Option ID = 39874]
3. Swati [Option ID = 39875]
4. French [Option ID = 39876]

33) Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R)

Assertion A : Niger Delta of Nigeria is petroleum‐rich region, sometimes called the oil rivers but it is struck with several
problems of environmental threats and environmental injustice.

Reason R : The impact of oil in the Niger Delta communities and environment have been enormous. Local indigenous
people have been little advantage, if any improvement in their standard of living while suffering serious damage to their
environment

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

[Question ID = 9970]
1. (A) is true and (R) is false

[Option ID = 39877]
2. Both (A) and (R) are true

[Option ID = 39878]
3. Both (A) and (R) are false

[Option ID = 39879]
4. (A) is false but (R) is true

[Option ID = 39880]

34) Match the following List‐I (Country) with List‐II (Capital) correctly and choose the correct answer from the codes
given below:

List I List II
Country Capital
A. Sierra Leone I. Harare
B. Mozambique II. Maputo
C. Zimbabwe III. Freetown
D. Angola IV. Luanda
Codes:

[Question ID = 9971]
1. A ‐ III, B ‐ I, C ‐ IV, D ‐ II [Option ID = 39881]
2. A ‐ IV, B ‐ III, C ‐ II, D ‐ I [Option ID = 39882]
3. A ‐ III, B ‐ II, C ‐ I, D ‐ IV [Option ID = 39883]
4. A ‐ I, B ‐ IV, C ‐ II, D ‐ III [Option ID = 39884]

35) Who among the following thinkers is not related to traditional liberalist school of thought?[Question ID = 9972]
1. Thomas Hobbes [Option ID = 39885]
2. Mary Wollstonecraft [Option ID = 39886]
3. John Locke [Option ID = 39887]
4. John Rawls [Option ID = 39888]

36) Where is the Headquarer of the African Union (AU) located?[Question ID = 9973]
1. Addis Ababa [Option ID = 39889]
2. Lagos [Option ID = 39890]
3. Cape Town [Option ID = 39891]
4. Johannesburg [Option ID = 39892]

37) Which one of the following List‐I (country) and List‐II (president/leader) is correctly match?

List I List II
Country President/leader
A. South Africa I. Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
B. Libya II. Ali Bongo Ondimba
C. Gabon III. Mohamed al‐Menfi
D. Liberia IV. George Weah
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 9974]
1. A ‐ I [Option ID = 39893]
2. B ‐ II [Option ID = 39894]
3. C ‐ III [Option ID = 39895]
4. D ‐ IV [Option ID = 39896]

38) Burkina Faso is a former French colony, it gained independence in 1960, what is the old name of Burkina Faso?
[Question ID = 9975]
1. Upper Volta [Option ID = 39897]
2. Republic of Zaire [Option ID = 39898]
3. Rhodesia [Option ID = 39899]
4. Gold Coast [Option ID = 39900]

39) Match List‐I (Area/status )with List‐II (country) correctly.

List I List II
Area/status/ Country
A. Smallest country of Africa I. Somalia
B. Biggest country of Africa II. Algeria
C. Most developed country of Africa III. Mauritius
D. Poorest country of Africa IV. Republic of Seychelles
Choose the correct answer from the options given codes below:

[Question ID = 9976]
1. A ‐ II, B ‐ I, C ‐ IV, D ‐ III [Option ID = 39901]
2. A ‐ IV, B ‐ II, C ‐ III, D ‐ I [Option ID = 39902]
3. A ‐ I, B ‐ IV, C ‐ II, D ‐ III [Option ID = 39903]
4. A ‐ III, B ‐ I, C ‐ IV, D ‐ II [Option ID = 39904]

40) Who among the following great leaders said the famous quotes: “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you
were to live forever?”[Question ID = 9977]
1. Nelson Mandela [Option ID = 39905]
2. Mahatma Gandhi [Option ID = 39906]
3. Desmond Tutu [Option ID = 39907]
4. Kofi Annan [Option ID = 39908]

41) The famous ‘Table Mountain’ is loctated in which city of South Africa?[Question ID = 9978]
1. Cape Town [Option ID = 39909]
2. Durban [Option ID = 39910]
3. Pretoria [Option ID = 39911]
4. Kimberley [Option ID = 39912]

42) In which year Mahatma Gandhi first arrived in Durban, South Africa. Choose the correct answer from the options given
below:[Question ID = 9979]
1. 1893 [Option ID = 39913]
2. 1890 [Option ID = 39914]
3. 1898 [Option ID = 39915]
4. 1896 [Option ID = 39916]

43) Match the following List‐I (country) with List‐II (Organisation of group) correctly by using the codes given below:

List I List II
Country Organisation or group
A. Nigeria I. Boko Haram
B. Palestine II. Hamas
C. Somalia III. Al‐Shabaab
D. Egypt IV. Muslim Brotherhood
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 9980]
1. A ‐ II, B ‐ I, C ‐ IV, D ‐III [Option ID = 39917]
2. A ‐ IV, VB ‐ III, C ‐ I, D ‐ II [Option ID = 39918]
3. A ‐ I, B ‐ II, C ‐ III, D ‐ IV [Option ID = 39919]
4. A ‐ III, B ‐ IV, C ‐ II, D ‐I [Option ID = 39920]

44) Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R

Assertion A : Acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries. Their motivation is to produce widespread violence,
intimidations, destruction, fear, and panic, in the pursuit of political aims.

Reason R : The mobility, influences, and connections of terrorist organisations have become global.

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

[Question ID = 9981]
1. A is false, R is true

[Option ID = 39921]
2. Both A and R are not true

[Option ID = 39922]
3. A is true but R is false

[Option ID = 39923]
4. Both A and R are true

[Option ID = 39924]

45) The 'Maghreb states’ are located, in which of the following regions of Africa?[Question ID = 9982]
1. Western Africa [Option ID = 39925]
2. Southern Africa [Option ID = 39926]
3. Central Africa [Option ID = 39927]
4. Northern Africa [Option ID = 39928]

46) Which one of the following statements is correct about the ‘Arab Spring’? [Question ID = 9983]
1. The Arab Spring was a series of anti‐government protests, uprisings, and armed rebellion spread across much of the Arab world and North Africa.
[Option ID = 39929]
2. The Arab Spring was environmental movement originated in the Arab world. [Option ID = 39930]
3. The Arab Spring was a series of Human Rights protests in the Arab World. [Option ID = 39931]
4. The Arab Spring was a series feminist protests in the Arab World. [Option ID = 39932]

47) Which one of the following is not identified as threat to the humanity?[Question ID = 9984]
1. Pandemic [Option ID = 39933]
2. Terrorism [Option ID = 39934]
3. Climate change [Option ID = 39935]
4. Globalisation [Option ID = 39936]

48) Which of the following is chiefly and priorly required to pursue the research?[Question ID = 9985]
1. Developing a research design [Option ID = 39937]
2. Deciding about the data analysis procedure [Option ID = 39938]
3. Formulating hypothesis [Option ID = 39939]
4. Formulating a research question [Option ID = 39940]

49) Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R

Assertion A : According to the UNDP, development is a multidimensional undertaking to achieve a higher quality of life for
all people and emphasised the need for a broad process of human development.

Reason R : Economic development alone cannot provide higher quality of life and human security.

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

[Question ID = 9986]
1. A is true and R is not true

[Option ID = 39941]
2. Both A and R are not correct

[Option ID = 39942]
3. A is not true and R is true

[Option ID = 39943]
4. Both A and R are true

[Option ID = 39944]

50) Who among the African leaders/presidents was the Chief Quest at the India’s 70th Republic Day?[Question ID = 9987]
1. Cyril Ramaphosa [Option ID = 39945]
2. Muhammadu Buhari [Option ID = 39946]
3. Paul Kagame [Option ID = 39947]
4. João Lourenco [Option ID = 39948]