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Which of the following is true for caste system? Hierarchy Achieved status Segmental division - Sociology

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प्रश्न

Which of the following is true for caste system?

  1. Hierarchy
  2. Achieved status
  3. Segmental division

विकल्प

  • I is false

  • I, II are true

  • I, III are true

  • I, II, III are true

MCQ

उत्तर

I, III are true

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2022-2023 (March) Set 4

संबंधित प्रश्न

What are some of the rules that the caste system imposes?


What changes did colonialism bring about in the caste system?


The hierarchical ordering of castes is based on the distinction between ____________.


Who is the founder of the Satyashodhak Samaj?


The watchwords "One Caste, One Religion, One God for all men" were given by:


Which of the following factors is not responsible for the caste system to become invisible for the upper caste, urban middle and upper classes in the contemporary period?


Caste system imposes rules. Which of the following is incorrect in this context?


Which of the following is not true about the intervention of the colonial state and its impact on the institution of caste?


Identify the concept that does not agree with sanskritisation.


Castes are not only unequal to each other in ritual terms, but they are also supposed to be complementary and non-competing groups. In other words, each caste has its own place in the system which cannot be taken by any other caste. Since caste is also linked with occupation, the system functions as the social division of labour, except that, in principle, it allows no mobility.

What is not the characteristic of caste?


Castes are not only unequal to each other in ritual terms, but they are also supposed to be complementary and non-competing groups. In other words, each caste has its own place in the system which cannot be taken by any other caste. Since caste is also linked with occupation, the system functions as the social division of labour, except that, in principle, it allows no mobility.

Castes were traditionally linked to occupation.


What is the name of an ancient social institution that has been part of Indian history and culture for thousands of years?


Which of the following is true for caste?


What do castes involve within themselves?


What brought about major changes in the institution of caste?


Not all of the changes in Social Institutions brought about by the British were intended or deliberate. Give an example to justify the statement.


One of the most significant yet paradoxical changes in the caste system in the contemporary period is that it has tended to become ‘invisible’ for the upper caste, urban middle, and upper classes. Elaborate.


Assertion (A): Caste groups are endogamous, i.e. marriage is restricted to members of the group.

Reason (R): Membership in a caste involves strict rules about marriage.


Assertion (A): Modern industry created all kinds of new jobs for which there were no caste rules.

Reason(R): Urbanisation and the conditions of collective living in the cities made it difficult for caste-segregated patterns of social interaction to survive.


Assertion (A): Castes are not only unequal to each other in ritual terms they are also supposed to be complementary and noncompeting groups.

Reason (R): Each caste has its own place in the system which cannot be taken by any other caste.


Which of the following reasons are responsible for the invisibility of the caste system in the upper castes and upper middle class?


Caste system stood for different connotations in different time periods. Do you agree with the given statement? Give reasons for your answer.


Which of the following statements is not true for the institution of caste today?


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