Chapter: Caste System in India
1.
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The word caste is taken from Spanish and Portuguese words known as –
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A. |
Casta |
B. |
Li neage |
C. |
Race |
D. |
Kinship |
Answer»
A. Casta
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2.
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Caste System is often defined as a –
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A. |
Closed –system |
B. |
Open-system |
C. |
Mixed category |
D. |
Social sytem |
Answer»
A. Closed –system
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3.
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The caste system is a form of –
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A. |
Social stratification |
B. |
Social unity |
C. |
Social solidarity |
D. |
Social class |
Answer»
A. Social stratification
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4.
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Social mobility is more rigid in –
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A. |
Class-system |
B. |
Family system |
C. |
Caste system |
D. |
Social class |
Answer»
C. Caste system
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5.
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Caste system is closely associated with –
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A. |
Birth |
B. |
Class |
C. |
Skin-colour |
D. |
Physical |
Answer»
A. Birth
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6.
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Caste system is often described as –
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A. |
Achieved-status |
B. |
Ascribed –status |
C. |
Class |
D. |
Division of class |
Answer»
B. Ascribed –status
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7.
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The untouchables are often known as –
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A. |
Harijans |
B. |
Kshatriyas |
C. |
Occupational class |
D. |
Brahmins |
Answer»
A. Harijans
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8.
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The caste has its own ruler popularly known as –
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A. |
Brahmins |
B. |
The Economic class |
C. |
Kshatriyas |
D. |
Caste Panchayat |
Answer»
D. Caste Panchayat
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9.
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The Brahmins are often known as the –
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A. |
Twice-Born caste |
B. |
The inferior caste |
C. |
The social class |
D. |
The Economic class |
Answer»
A. Twice-Born caste
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10.
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The word ‘Caste’ has emerged from the Spanish work Casta meaning –
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A. |
Lineage |
B. |
Kins |
C. |
Family ties |
D. |
Closed-group |
Answer»
A. Lineage
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11.
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In the matters of commensality, a superior caste cannot accept food prepared by a lower caste
known as –
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A. |
Kancha food |
B. |
Pakka food |
C. |
Contaminated food |
D. |
Cooked food |
Answer»
A. Kancha food
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12.
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Learning priesthood and teaching were the prestigious professions which was only confined for
the –
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A. |
The Kshatriyas |
B. |
The Shudras |
C. |
The Brahmins |
D. |
The Vaishyas |
Answer»
C. The Brahmins
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13.
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Caste system is –
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A. |
Endogamous group |
B. |
Exogamous group |
C. |
Open group |
D. |
Class group |
Answer»
A. Endogamous group
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14.
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Weaving, scavenging and tanning were regarded as the occupation for –
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A. |
The Brahmins |
B. |
The Kshatriyas |
C. |
The Shudras |
D. |
The Vaishyas |
Answer»
C. The Shudras
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15.
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According to traditional theory of Purushasukta, the Brahmins originated from the Prajapathi
Brahma’s –
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A. |
Leg |
B. |
Hand |
C. |
Arms |
D. |
Mouth |
Answer»
D. Mouth
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16.
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Marrying outside one’s own gotra that is, Sagotra Exogamy was prevalent among the
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A. |
The Brahmins |
B. |
The Shudras |
C. |
The Vaishyas |
D. |
The common people |
Answer»
A. The Brahmins
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17.
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The Primary task of the Kshatriyas is –
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A. |
Scavenging |
B. |
Learning |
C. |
Priesthood |
D. |
Warrior |
Answer»
D. Warrior
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18.
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Which of the following factor is not associated with the changes in Caste System –
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A. |
Modern Education |
B. |
Transportation |
C. |
Constitutional Reforms |
D. |
Caste Panchayat |
Answer»
D. Caste Panchayat
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19.
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The concept of ‘Dominant Caste’ was introduced by
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A. |
M.N. Srinavas |
B. |
B.R. Ambedkar |
C. |
Louis Dumont |
D. |
Sir Herbert Hope Risley |
Answer»
A. M.N. Srinavas
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20.
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A system governed by relationship based on reciprocity intercaste relations in village is known as
–
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A. |
Jajmani System |
B. |
The Economic system |
C. |
The Caste system |
D. |
The Feudal system |
Answer»
A. Jajmani System
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21.
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Chanting the Vedic Mantras was a great privilege of the
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A. |
The Kshatriyas |
B. |
The Shudras |
C. |
The Brahmins |
D. |
The Vaishyas |
Answer»
C. The Brahmins
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22.
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According to the traditional theory of caste system, the Vaishyas come out of the Brahma’s
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A. |
Head |
B. |
Leg |
C. |
Thighs |
D. |
Mouth |
Answer»
C. Thighs
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23.
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The Brahma Samaj was founded in 1820 by –
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A. |
Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
B. |
Davendranath Tagore |
C. |
Keshav Chandra Sen |
D. |
Mahatma Gandhi |
Answer»
A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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24.
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The Arya Samaj was founded by –
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A. |
P Justice Ranade |
B. |
Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
C. |
Swami Dayanand Saraswathi |
D. |
Warren Hastings |
Answer»
C. Swami Dayanand Saraswathi
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25.
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The Rama Krishna Mission was started by –
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A. |
G.S. Ghurye |
B. |
Herbert Hope Risley |
C. |
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa |
D. |
Louis Dumont |
Answer»
C. Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa
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26.
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The Prarthana Samaj was founded by –
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A. |
Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
B. |
Justice Ranade |
C. |
S.C Hills |
D. |
Hutton |
Answer»
B. Justice Ranade
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27.
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The Hindu Widows Remarriage Act was passed in the year –
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A. |
1947 |
B. |
1876 |
C. |
1932 |
D. |
1850 |
Answer»
B. 1876
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28.
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The Theosophical Society was founded by –
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A. |
Annie Besant |
B. |
Arvind Ghosh |
C. |
Jyotiro Phooley |
D. |
G.S. Ghurye |
Answer»
A. Annie Besant
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29.
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The concept of ‘Sanskritization’ was introduced by –
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A. |
M.N. Srinavas |
B. |
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar |
C. |
Mahatma Gandhi |
D. |
D.N. Majumdar |
Answer»
A. M.N. Srinavas
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30.
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Mobility within the Caste-System is often associated with –
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A. |
Sanskritization |
B. |
Modernization |
C. |
Development |
D. |
Westernization |
Answer»
A. Sanskritization
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31.
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The Satya Shodhak Samaj was headed by –
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A. |
Jyotirao Phule |
B. |
M.N. Srinivas |
C. |
Ketkar |
D. |
S.C. Dube |
Answer»
A. Jyotirao Phule
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32.
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The Caste Disabilities Removal Act was introduced in the year –
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A. |
1980 |
B. |
1982 |
C. |
1947 |
D. |
1850 |
Answer»
D. 1850
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33.
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Which of the following is not associated with changes in caste system –
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A. |
Sanskritization |
B. |
Westernization |
C. |
Westernization |
D. |
Varna and Jati |
Answer»
D. Varna and Jati
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34.
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Varna system which existed during the vedic period was based on –
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A. |
Religion |
B. |
Race |
C. |
Skin colour |
D. |
Occupations and division of labour |
Answer»
D. Occupations and division of labour
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35.
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The Caste system is based on –
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A. |
Kinship |
B. |
Hereditary occupation |
C. |
Educational class |
D. |
Political class |
Answer»
B. Hereditary occupation
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36.
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In the process of Sanskritization, the dominant castes act as –
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A. |
Social group |
B. |
Reference group |
C. |
Caste group |
D. |
Racial group |
Answer»
B. Reference group
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37.
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In the Jajmani System, the high-caste landowning families are known as –
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A. |
Jajman |
B. |
Kamin |
C. |
Lohar |
D. |
The Brahmins |
Answer»
A. Jajman
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38.
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The occupational theory of caste system was established by –
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A. |
Hutton |
B. |
Herbert Hope Risley |
C. |
Nesfield |
D. |
M.N. Srinivas |
Answer»
C. Nesfield
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39.
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In Jajmani system, the servicing people are known as –
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A. |
Jajman |
B. |
Kamins |
C. |
Kshatryas |
D. |
Brahmins |
Answer»
B. Kamins
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40.
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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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