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प्रश्न
What are some of the rules that the caste system imposes?
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उत्तर
The most commonly cited rules that the caste system has imposed are as follows:
- Caste is determined by birth-a child inherits the “bom information” the caste of its parents. One can never change one’s caste, leave it, or choose not to join it. Caste is never a matter of choice.
- Membership in a caste involves strict rules about marriage. Caste groups are “endogamous” i.e. marriage is restricted to members of the group.
- Members of a particular caste have to follow rules about food and food sharing.
- An individual bom into a caste could only practice the occupation associated with that caste, so that occupations were hereditary.
- Caste involves hierarchy of rank and status. Every person has a caste. Every caste has a caste. Every caste has a specified place in the hierarchy of all castes.
- Castes involve sub-division within themselves. Sometimes sub-castes may also have sub-caste i.e. segmental organisation.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What changes did colonialism bring about in the caste system?
In what sense has caste become relatively ‘invisible’ for the urban upper castes?
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Castes were traditionally linked to occupation.
What is the name of an ancient social institution that has been part of Indian history and culture for thousands of years?
Which of the following is true for caste?
______ passed a law that recognised SC's and ST's.
What made it difficult for the caste-segregated patterns of social interaction to survive?
What brought about major changes in the institution of caste?
Who contributed to the development of sanskritisation and the dominant 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.
Name the Telugu activist died seven weeks after beginning a fast unto death, for separate Andra state?
Who gave the concept of dominant Caste'?
Which of the following makes the Dominant Castes dominant?
- small population
- land rights
- intermediate caste
- the decisive role in regional politics
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
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.
Assertion (A): Castes are not only unequal to each other in ritual terms they are also supposed to be complementary and noncompeting groups.
Reason (R): Each caste has its own place in the system which cannot be taken by any other caste.
Caste system stood for different connotations in different time periods. Do you agree with the given statement? Give reasons for your answer.
