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much better ( )

better ( )

no difference ( )

not significant ( )

28h. Taking again all factors into considera-tion: do you believe that your future prospects would be different, if your caste position would have been higher?

much better ( )

better ( )

no difference ( )

not significant ( )

29a. To which religion do you belong?

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29b. To which caste do you belong?

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30. What will be the place of your caste on the following scale?

upper uppercaste ( )

lower uppercaste ( )

upper middlecaste ( )

lower middlecaste ( )

upper lowercaste ( )

lower lowercaste ( )

31. To what degree does your parental Family differ from the norms of your caste?

does not differ at all ( )

some minor differences ( )

some important differences ( )

very substantial differences ( )

32. Please take all the marriages of your joint family members in last 10 years into consideration: kindly classify these marriages according to the following categories!

1. no marriage in last 10 years ( )

2. only within the caste ( )

3. mostly within the caste ( )

4. within the caste and intercaste

evenly distributed ( )

5. mostly intercaste ( )

6. only intercaste ( )

7. without any considerations of

caste ( )

33. Following are some factors which are important for the choice of spouse (husband/wife). Which of these factors should be, according to your personal opinion , the most important? Please-indicate this factor by putting 1. Be-tween the brackets. Then indicate kind-ly the factor which should be the second most important, then the third most important and so on. Please continue like this and give your ranking from 1 to 6 .

caste ( )

class ( )

education ( )

love ( )

personal achievements ( )

physical charm ( )

34a. Assuming you have a free choice: which of the following possibilities would you prefer? The spouse should belong

to the same caste ( )

to a higher caste ( )

to a lower caste ( )

to a different religion ( )

other response ...................................

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34b. Assuming you have a free choice: which of the following possibilities would you prefer? The spouse should belong

to the upper upperclass ( )

to the lower upperclass ( )

to the upper middleclass ( )

to the lower middleclass ( )

other response .................................

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34c. Assuming you have a free choice: which of the following possibilities would you prefer? The spouse should be

at least post-graduate ( )

at least graduate ( )

moderately educated ( )

just literate ( )

other response ...............................

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34d. Assuming you have a free choice: Which of the following possibilities would you prefer? The spouse should possess

many loveable qualities ( )

good amount of loveable

qualities ( )

some loveable qualities ( )

average loveable qualities ( )

other response ...............................

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34e. Assuming you have a free choice: Which of the following possibilities would you prefer? The personal achievements of the spouse should be

very high ( )

fairly high ( )

moderately high ( )

just average ( )

other response .................................

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34f. Assuming you have a free choice: which of the following possibilities would you prefer? The spouse should be

extremely beautiful ( )

fairly beautiful ( )

average ( )

below average ( )

other response..................................

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35. There are many students who study abroad and come back with a degree from a foreign university. Do you personally know somebody who has gone to a foreign university?

y es ( )

no ( )

How many ? .....................................

Who are they ?.................................

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36. Do you personally know somebody who has come back with a foreign degree?

y es ( )

no ( )

How many ?......................................

Who are they ?..................................

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37. There are many factors which motivate persons to go abroad for studies. Here are some, which are important. Please go through the list carefully and then indicate the most important factor according to your personal belief and put 1. between the brackets. Then the next important factor and put 2. Please continue like this and give your personal ranking from 1 to 8.

1. to study subjects for which no facilities are there in India at present ( )

2. because they do not get admission in the Indian universities due to their low marks and can afford to go abroad ( )

3. because of the higher standard of foreign universities ( )

4. because it is easier to pass exami-nations at a foreign university ( )

5. because scholarships are awarded on account of merit ( )

6. because of influential relatives or friends or teachers, who could push on for a scholarship ( )

7. because foreign degrees are considered of higher quality by many persons, although they are not ( )

8. only because they can financially afford it ( )

38. If you were to select one candidate out of two, one holding a foreign degree and the other an equivalent degree from an Indian university, whom would you be inclined to select?

the foreign degree-holder ( )

the Indian degree-holder ( )

other responses ..............................

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39. It is generally believed in our country that only the most brilliant students go out for study at a foreign university. To what degree do you agree to this general belief?

strongly agree ( )

agree ( )

disagree ( )

strongly disagree ( )

40. It is generally believed in our country that returnees from a foreign university are much more efficient than the equivalent Indian degree-holders. To what degree do you agree to this general belief?