INDIA 'S CASTE SYSTEM

THE CASTE SYSTEM IN INDIA HAS EXISTED FOR ALMOST

• 5000 YEARS

• 3000 YEARS

• 2000 YEARS

• 100 YEARS

THE CASTE SYSTEM CAN BE DESCRIBED AS

• A HEREDITARY SOCIAL HIERARCHY

• A SYSTEM IN WHICH DIFFERENT GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS POSSESS MATERIAL RESOURCES UNEQUALLY

• A CERTAIN TYPE OF RELIGIOUS HIERARCHY

• A SYSTEM BASED ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

WHAT IS THE HIGHEST CASTE IN INDIA ?

• THE SHUDRAS

• THE VAISHYAS

• THE DALITS

• THE BRAHMINS

WHAT IS THE LOWEST CASTE IN INDIA ?

• THE UNTOUCHABLES (AKA THE DALITS)

• THE KSHATRYAS

• THE BRAHMINS

• THE VAISHYAS

WHAT TYPE OF JOBS DO BRAHMINS USUALLY HAVE ?

• THEY ARE BUSINESS OWNERS

• THEY ARE LABORERS AND SERVANTS

• THEY ARE WARRIORS

• THEY ARE PRIESTS AND SCHOLARS

WHAT TYPE OF JOBS DO DALITS USUALLY HAVE ?

• THEY ARE BUSINESS OWNERS

• THEY ARE LABORERS AND SERVANTS

• THEY ARE SEWER CLEANERS

• THEY ARE PRIESTS AND SCHOLARS

THE INDIAN CASTE SYSTEM BECAME MORE RIGID BECAUSE OF BRITISH COLONISATION .

• TRUE

• FALSE

When was the caste system outlawed in India ?

• 1945

• 1947

• 1955

• 1965

How did the Indian government try to rectify past discriminations against lower castes ?

• financial compensation

• new constitution

• affirmative action

• more social welfare

The caste system has completely disappeared in India

• TRUE

• FALSE