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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

पर्याय

  • 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?


In what sense has caste become relatively ‘invisible’ for the urban upper castes?


Caste is determined by ____________.


Who gave the concept of "Sanskritization"?


Who is the founder of the Satyashodhak Samaj?


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?


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.

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?


What do castes involve within themselves?


What are the features of caste?

  1. Caste is determined by birth.
  2. Membership in a caste involves strict marriage.
  3. Caste membership involves rules about food and food sharing.
  4. There is a segmental organisation in caste system.

How did the British understand the caste system's complexity? 


Name the Telugu activist died seven weeks after beginning a fast unto death, for separate Andra state?


Who gave the concept of dominant 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.


Castes also involve sub-divisions within themselves, i.e. Castes almost always have subcastes and sometimes sub- castes may also have sub-sub-castes. This is referred to as a ______.


Identify the two sets of principles used to understand the caste system. Define any one set.


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.


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