WorksheetsINDIA 'S CASTE SYSTEM
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
