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प्रश्न
The post independent Indian state‟s caste considerations had some contradictions. Elucidate on these contradictions.
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उत्तर
The state was committed to the abolition of caste and explicitly wrote this into the Constitution. On the other hand, the state was both unable and unwilling to push through radical reforms which would have undermined the economic basis for caste inequality. At yet another level, the state assumed that if it operated in a caste-blind manner, this would automatically lead to the undermining of caste based privileges and the eventual abolition of the institution. For example, appointments to government jobs took no account of caste, thus leaving the well-educated upper castes and the ill-educated or often illiterate lower castes to compete on “equal” terms. The only exception to this was in the form of reservations for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What changes did colonialism bring about in the caste system?
The ____________ sociologist and social anthropologists were known for his works on the caste system and terms such as 'sanskritisation' and 'dominant caste'.
Who gave the concept of "Dominant Caste"?
Who is the founder of the Satyashodhak Samaj?
Which of the following is not true about the intervention of the colonial state and its impact on the institution of caste?
Identify the concept that does not agree with sanskritisation.
In regions where the non-sanskritic castes were dominant, it was their influence that was stronger. Identify the most appropriate concept to refer this phenomenon.
Castes are not only unequal to each other in ritual terms, but they are also supposed to be complementary and non-competing groups. In other words, each caste has its own place in the system which cannot be taken by any other caste. Since caste is also linked with occupation, the system functions as the social division of labour, except that, in principle, it allows no mobility.
What is not the characteristic of caste?
Which of the following is true for caste?
What do castes involve within themselves?
What brought about major changes in the institution of caste?
What are the features of caste?
- Caste is determined by birth.
- Membership in a caste involves strict marriage.
- Caste membership involves rules about food and food sharing.
- There is a segmental organisation in caste system.
How did the British understand the caste system's complexity?
Practice of marrying within the caste is known as
Name the Telugu activist died seven weeks after beginning a fast unto death, for separate Andra state?
Who gave the concept of dominant Caste'?
One of the most significant yet paradoxical changes in the caste system in the contemporary period is that it has tended to become ‘invisible’ for the upper caste, urban middle, and upper classes. Elaborate.
Assertion (A): Caste groups are endogamous, i.e. marriage is restricted to members of the group.
Reason (R): Membership in a caste involves strict rules about marriage.
Which of the following is true for caste system?
- Hierarchy
- Achieved status
- Segmental division
Which of the following makes dominant caste dominant?
Identify the two sets of principles used to understand the caste system. Define any one set.
Assertion (A): Modern industry created all kinds of new jobs for which there were no caste rules.
Reason(R): Urbanisation and the conditions of collective living in the cities made it difficult for caste-segregated patterns of social interaction to survive.
Which of the following reasons are responsible for the invisibility of the caste system in the upper castes and upper middle class?
Caste system stood for different connotations in different time periods. Do you agree with the given statement? Give reasons for your answer.
Which of the following statements is not true for the institution of caste today?
