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प्रश्न
Which of the following statements is not true for the institution of caste today?
विकल्प
some scholars argue that what we know today as caste is more a product of colonialism than of ancient Indian tradition.
Counting and official recording of caste identities gave the institution a new life.
The institution became extremely flexible.
Government of India Act of 1935 was passed which gave legal recognition to the lists or ‘schedules’ of castes and tribes marked out for special treatment by the state. This is how the terms ‘Scheduled Tribes’ and the ‘Scheduled Castes’ came into being.
उत्तर
The institution became extremely flexible.
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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 gave the concept of "Dominant Caste"?
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?
Identify the concept that does not agree with sanskritisation.
In regions where the non-sanskritic castes were dominant, it was their influence that was stronger. Identify the most appropriate concept to refer this phenomenon.
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.
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.
Caste is never a matter of ________.
What is the name of an ancient social institution that has been part of Indian history and culture for thousands of years?
______ passed a law that recognised SC's and ST's.
What made it difficult for the caste-segregated patterns of social interaction to survive?
What brought about major changes in the institution of caste?
Who gave the concept of dominant Caste'?
Which of the following makes the Dominant Castes dominant?
- small population
- land rights
- intermediate caste
- the decisive role in regional politics
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.
Which of the following is true for caste system?
- Hierarchy
- Achieved status
- Segmental division
Which of the following makes dominant caste dominant?
Which term is applicable to foreigners, slaves and conquered people?
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.
The post independent Indian state‟s caste considerations had some contradictions. Elucidate on these contradictions.
Caste system stood for different connotations in different time periods. Do you agree with the given statement? Give reasons for your answer.
