Chapter: Caste System in India
1.

The word caste is taken from Spanish and Portuguese words known as –

A. Casta
B. Li neage
C. Race
D. Kinship
Answer» A. Casta
2.

Caste System is often defined as a –

A. Closed –system
B. Open-system
C. Mixed category
D. Social sytem
Answer» A. Closed –system
3.

The caste system is a form of –

A. Social stratification
B. Social unity
C. Social solidarity
D. Social class
Answer» A. Social stratification
4.

Social mobility is more rigid in –

A. Class-system
B. Family system
C. Caste system
D. Social class
Answer» C. Caste system
5.

Caste system is closely associated with –

A. Birth
B. Class
C. Skin-colour
D. Physical
Answer» A. Birth
6.

Caste system is often described as –

A. Achieved-status
B. Ascribed –status
C. Class
D. Division of class
Answer» B. Ascribed –status
7.

The untouchables are often known as –

A. Harijans
B. Kshatriyas
C. Occupational class
D. Brahmins
Answer» A. Harijans
8.

The caste has its own ruler popularly known as –

A. Brahmins
B. The Economic class
C. Kshatriyas
D. Caste Panchayat
Answer» D. Caste Panchayat
9.

The Brahmins are often known as the –

A. Twice-Born caste
B. The inferior caste
C. The social class
D. The Economic class
Answer» A. Twice-Born caste
10.

The word ‘Caste’ has emerged from the Spanish work Casta meaning –

A. Lineage
B. Kins
C. Family ties
D. Closed-group
Answer» A. Lineage
11.

In the matters of commensality, a superior caste cannot accept food prepared by a lower caste known as –

A. Kancha food
B. Pakka food
C. Contaminated food
D. Cooked food
Answer» A. Kancha food
12.

Learning priesthood and teaching were the prestigious professions which was only confined for the –

A. The Kshatriyas
B. The Shudras
C. The Brahmins
D. The Vaishyas
Answer» C. The Brahmins
13.

Caste system is –

A. Endogamous group
B. Exogamous group
C. Open group
D. Class group
Answer» A. Endogamous group
14.

Weaving, scavenging and tanning were regarded as the occupation for –

A. The Brahmins
B. The Kshatriyas
C. The Shudras
D. The Vaishyas
Answer» C. The Shudras
15.

According to traditional theory of Purushasukta, the Brahmins originated from the Prajapathi Brahma’s –

A. Leg
B. Hand
C. Arms
D. Mouth
Answer» D. Mouth
16.

Marrying outside one’s own gotra that is, Sagotra Exogamy was prevalent among the

A. The Brahmins
B. The Shudras
C. The Vaishyas
D. The common people
Answer» A. The Brahmins
17.

The Primary task of the Kshatriyas is –

A. Scavenging
B. Learning
C. Priesthood
D. Warrior
Answer» D. Warrior
18.

Which of the following factor is not associated with the changes in Caste System –

A. Modern Education
B. Transportation
C. Constitutional Reforms
D. Caste Panchayat
Answer» D. Caste Panchayat
19.

The concept of ‘Dominant Caste’ was introduced by

A. M.N. Srinavas
B. B.R. Ambedkar
C. Louis Dumont
D. Sir Herbert Hope Risley
Answer» A. M.N. Srinavas
20.

A system governed by relationship based on reciprocity intercaste relations in village is known as –

A. Jajmani System
B. The Economic system
C. The Caste system
D. The Feudal system
Answer» A. Jajmani System
21.

Chanting the Vedic Mantras was a great privilege of the

A. The Kshatriyas
B. The Shudras
C. The Brahmins
D. The Vaishyas
Answer» C. The Brahmins
22.

According to the traditional theory of caste system, the Vaishyas come out of the Brahma’s

A. Head
B. Leg
C. Thighs
D. Mouth
Answer» C. Thighs
23.

The Brahma Samaj was founded in 1820 by –

A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Davendranath Tagore
C. Keshav Chandra Sen
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer» A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
24.

The Arya Samaj was founded by –

A. P Justice Ranade
B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C. Swami Dayanand Saraswathi
D. Warren Hastings
Answer» C. Swami Dayanand Saraswathi
25.

The Rama Krishna Mission was started by –

A. G.S. Ghurye
B. Herbert Hope Risley
C. Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa
D. Louis Dumont
Answer» C. Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa
26.

The Prarthana Samaj was founded by –

A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Justice Ranade
C. S.C Hills
D. Hutton
Answer» B. Justice Ranade
27.

The Hindu Widows Remarriage Act was passed in the year –

A. 1947
B. 1876
C. 1932
D. 1850
Answer» B. 1876
28.

The Theosophical Society was founded by –

A. Annie Besant
B. Arvind Ghosh
C. Jyotiro Phooley
D. G.S. Ghurye
Answer» A. Annie Besant
29.

The concept of ‘Sanskritization’ was introduced by –

A. M.N. Srinavas
B. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. D.N. Majumdar
Answer» A. M.N. Srinavas
30.

Mobility within the Caste-System is often associated with –

A. Sanskritization
B. Modernization
C. Development
D. Westernization
Answer» A. Sanskritization
31.

The Satya Shodhak Samaj was headed by –

A. Jyotirao Phule
B. M.N. Srinivas
C. Ketkar
D. S.C. Dube
Answer» A. Jyotirao Phule
32.

The Caste Disabilities Removal Act was introduced in the year –

A. 1980
B. 1982
C. 1947
D. 1850
Answer» D. 1850
33.

Which of the following is not associated with changes in caste system –

A. Sanskritization
B. Westernization
C. Westernization
D. Varna and Jati
Answer» D. Varna and Jati
34.

Varna system which existed during the vedic period was based on –

A. Religion
B. Race
C. Skin colour
D. Occupations and division of labour
Answer» D. Occupations and division of labour
35.

The Caste system is based on –

A. Kinship
B. Hereditary occupation
C. Educational class
D. Political class
Answer» B. Hereditary occupation
36.

In the process of Sanskritization, the dominant castes act as –

A. Social group
B. Reference group
C. Caste group
D. Racial group
Answer» B. Reference group
37.

In the Jajmani System, the high-caste landowning families are known as –

A. Jajman
B. Kamin
C. Lohar
D. The Brahmins
Answer» A. Jajman
38.

The occupational theory of caste system was established by –

A. Hutton
B. Herbert Hope Risley
C. Nesfield
D. M.N. Srinivas
Answer» C. Nesfield
39.

In Jajmani system, the servicing people are known as –

A. Jajman
B. Kamins
C. Kshatryas
D. Brahmins
Answer» B. Kamins
40.

The untouchables are also known as –

A. The Dalits
B. The Superior
C. Brahmins
D. Middle Class
Answer» A. The Dalits
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