Social Institutions Continuity and Change

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

• Dalits
• Untouchability
• Brahmins
• Caste

The term caste in the Indian context comprises of

• Tribes
• Varna
• Jati
• Both (b) and (c)

Which of the following is true for caste?

• It is a choice.
• It is endogamous.
• It is not linked to occupations.
• It is based on egalitarianism.

How many major divisions were determined in the Varna system?

• 6
• 5
• 3
• 4

........... passed a law that recognised SC’s and ST’s.

• The Untouchability Offences Act of 1955.
• The Government of India Act, 1935.
• The Scheduled Castes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
• The Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 2005

What do castes involve within themselves?

• Non-Divisions
• Subdistricts
• Sub-Divisions
• None

What made it difficult for the caste-segregated patterns of social interaction to survive?

• Partition
• Industrialisation
• Urbanisation
• None

What brought about major changes in the institution of caste?

• Oppression
• Neo-Colonialism
• Colonialism
• Imperialism

Who contributed to the development of sanskritisation and the dominant caste?

• Aristotle
• Bendit
• M. N. Srinivas
• Nehru

The industrial areas of which state have suffered a dilution of the tribal share of the population?

• Bihar
• Jamshedpur
• Jharkhand
• Haryana