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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.
Concept: Caste and the Caste System
| “Every human being needs a sense of stable identity to operate in this world. Questions like — Who am I? How am I different from others? How do others understand and comprehend me? What goals and aspirations should I have? – constantly crop up in our life right from childhood. We are able to answer many of these questions because of the way in which we are socialised, or taught how to live in society by our immediate families and our community in various senses.” |
During a communal conflict, communities construct matching but opposite mirror images of each other. Explain this statement.
Concept: Cultural Communities and the Nation-state
“Famines were also a major and recurring source of increased mortality.” Which of the following is not a cause of famines?
Concept: Size and Growth of India’s Population
Assertion(A): The Population Pyramid shows a bulge in the middle age groups, due to the opportunity provided by the demographic structure.
Reason(R): This is due to the high birth rate in the middle age groups.
Concept: Age Structure of the Indian Population
The growth rate of India in the decade 1911-21, exhibited a diverse pattern. State two reasons.
Concept: Size and Growth of India’s Population
| Table 3: The Declining Sex-ratio in India, 1901-2011 | ||||
| Year |
Sex ratio (all age groups) |
Variation over the previous decade | Child Sex ratio (0-6 years) | Variation over the previous decade |
| 1901 | 972 | - | - | - |
| 1911 | 964 | -8 | - | - |
| 1921 | 955 | -9 | - | - |
| 1931 | 950 | -5 | - | - |
| 1941 | 945 | -5 | - | - |
| 1951 | 946 | +1 | - | - |
| 1961 | 941 | -5 | 976 | - |
| 1971 | 930 | -11 | 964 | -12 |
| 1981 | 934 | +4 | 962 | -2 |
| 1991 | 927 | -7 | 945 | -17 |
| 2001 | 933 | +6 | 927 | -18 |
| 2011 | 943 | +10 | 919 | -8 |
| Note: The sex ratio is defined as the number of females per 1000 males; Data on age-specific sex ratios are not available before 1961. |
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- Give reasons for the declining sex ratio.
- In your opinion, what steps should be taken to deal with this bias against the girl-child?
Concept: Some Theories and Concepts in Demography
The measure of comparing the portion of a population which is composed of dependents with the portion that is the working population is______.
Concept: Some Theories and Concepts in Demography
Explain the two types of Demography.
Concept: Introduction to the Demographic Structure of the Indian Society
Which of the following statements is true in the scenario of high fertility rate?
Concept: Some Theories and Concepts in Demography
Malthus's theory of population growth was a rather pessimistic one. It was challenged by theorists."Justify the statement.
Concept: Some Theories and Concepts in Demography
"Sometimes the city may be preferred for social reasons." Enumerate these social reasons.
Concept: Rural-urban Differences
Which of the following stages, as per the Theory of Demographic Transition, is that of high population growth?
Concept: Some Theories and Concepts in Demography
“Considering from an urban point of view, the rapid growth in urbanization shows that the town or city has been acting as a magnet for the rural population.” Choose the incorrect statement about urbanization in India?
Concept: Rural-urban Differences
City offers relative anonymity to those migrating to it. What do you mean by relative anonymity?
Concept: Rural-urban Differences
Based on the given Population Pyramids of India for the year 2026 and 2050, answer the following questions.
- What is demographic dividend?
- What do you infer, on comparing the given graphics for the age group of 55-59 and 60-64
- What, according to you, are the implications of this inference?
Concept: Age Structure of the Indian Population
Which of the following makes the Dominant Castes dominant?
- small population
- land rights
- intermediate caste
- the decisive role in regional politics
Concept: Caste and the Caste System
The ______ family is often seen as symptomatic of India.
Concept: Family and Kinship
Not all of the changes in Social Institutions brought about by the British were intended or deliberate. Give an example to justify the statement.
Concept: Caste and the Caste System
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.
Concept: Caste and the Caste System
Castes also involve sub-divisions within themselves, i.e. Castes almost always have subcastes and sometimes sub- castes may also have sub-sub-castes. This is referred to as a ______.
Concept: Caste and the Caste System
