Caste System MCQ


Caste System MCQ




1. Caste System is a ............ form of stratification.

a) Flexible

b) Soft

c) Rigid

d) Moderate


ans: (c)




2. Caste system based on 

a) Hereditary status

b) Traditional Occupation

c) Restriction on Social Relationship

d) All of them



ans: (d)




3. According to M.N. Srinivas 

  •    i. Relation between caste and govern, among other things, by the concept of theory of pollution and purity.
  •    ii. A particular position in the local hierarchy of caste.
  •    iii. Maximum commensality occurs within the caste.

find out the right statement(s)

a)  i & iii

b)  ii &iii

c)  i, ii & iii

d) only i


ans: (c)



4. Which is not characteristics of the caste system

a)  Hierarchy

b) Hereditary status

c) Traditional status

d) Exogamy



ans: (d)




5.    i) Upward mobility is not possible in the caste system.

       ii) Caste system is an ancient concept.

       iii) Caste system is a perverted form of the varna system.

which statement(s) is correct

a)  i & iii

b)  ii &iii

c)  i, ii & iii

d) only ii


ans: (c)




6.     i) There are thousands of caste and sub-caste in India.

        ii) Caste is a social hierarchy that varies from place to place.

        iii) Caste has evolved from time to time.

which sentence(s) is correct

a)  i & iii

b)  ii &iii

c)  i, ii & iii

d)  i & iii



ans: (d)




7. Which statement is correct 

i) The abolition of untouchability in 1955 was landmark legislation that transformed the face of the caste system in India.

ii) Article 19 of the Indian Constitution deal with the abolition of caste-based discrimination.

a) Both of them

b) None of them

c) Only ii

d) Only i



ans: (d)





8. A woman belongs from Vaishna and a man belongs from Shudra.

What kind of marriage will be possible.

a) Anuloma

b) Pratiloma

c) Inter-Caste

d) Other



Ans: (b)




9. Example of "Restrictions on social interaction and access to opportunities" 

  • i) Lower caste were not allowed to wear jewelry or finery, enter Temple.
  • ii) Most were forced to live in separate neighborhoods.

-which statement(s) is right.

a) i & ii

b) Only i

c) Only ii

d) None of them



ans: (a)





10. In which institution Caste system serve as a mutual aid and insurance cooperative?

a) Class system

b) Jajmani system

c) Both of them

d) None of them



ans: (b)





11. i) Caste system is an integral part of the traditional Hindu social organization.

      ii) Many of its features are found among Muslims and Buddhists in India.

      iii) Racial discrimination in Old American South and apartheid in South Africa are very similar to the Caste System in India.

Find out Correct Statement(s) 

a) i & ii

b) ii & iii

c) i & iii

d) All of them




ans: (c)






12.Which organization can be considered as a Caste of Hindu Social organization.

a) Brahmin Samaj

b) Young Bengal

c)  Jat-Pat-Todak Mandal



ans: (c)


Some Other MCQ 

1) Who wrote the "Annihilation of Caste" book -

a) Jawaharlal Nehru         b) R.N. Tagor

c) B.R. Ambedkar            d) S. Vivekanand


ans: B.R. Ambedkar



2) "Social Change in Modern India"- who wrote this -

a) Vineykumar Sarkar       b) D.P. Mukherjee 

c) M.N. Srinivas               c) Ram Ahuja 


ans: M.N. Srinivas



3) The author of "Indian Social System" is -

a) Vineykumar Sarkar       b) D.P. Mukherjee 

c) M.N. Srinivas               c) Ram Ahuja 


ans: Ram Ahuja



4) "Social Problems in India" who wrote this book -

a) Vineykumar Sarkar       b) D.P. Mukherjee 

c) M.N. Srinivas               c) Ram Ahuja 


ans: Ram Ahuja




5) "Social Service in India" the author of this book is -

a) M.N. Srinivas             b) Edward Blunt

c) Mojumdar & Madan  d) None of them


ans: Edward Blunt



6) The author of "The Uplift of the Depressed Class" is -

a) Medha Patekar            b) D.P. Mukherjee 

c) M.N. Srinivas              c) Miss Anne Besant    


ans: Anne Besant




7) "The Caste System: Essence and Reality" who wrote this book -

a) Vineykumar Sarkar       b) D.P. Mukherjee 

c) Bhupen Chaudhary        c) Ram Ahuja 


ans: Bhupen Chaudhary




8) " Caste in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development" the author of this book is

a) M.N. Srinivas                b) B.R. Ambedkar 

c) Bhupen Chaudhary        c) Ram Ahuja 


ans: B.R. Ambedkar




9) Who wrote this book " Caste and Race in India " -

a) G.S. Ghurye                 b) D.P. Mukherjee 

c) Bhupen Chaudhary      c) Ram Ahuja 

 

ans: G.S. Ghurye

 

 

 

10) "The Hindu Caste System: Politics and Caste" written by -

a) G.S. Ghurye           b) Harold Gould

c) Georg Buhler         d) Ram Ahuja

 

ans: Harold Gould

 

 

 

11) " Caste, Class and Occupation" who is the author of this book -

 

a) G.S. Ghurye                 b) D.P. Mukherjee 

c) Bhupen Chaudhary      c) Ram Ahuja 


ans: G.S. Ghurye




12) " Origin and Growth at Caste in India " is written by -

a) M.N. Srinivas          b) D.P. Mukherjee 

c)S.K. Dutta                 c) Ram Ahuja 


ans: S.K. Dutta




13) The author of  "Caste in Modern India and other Essays" book is -

a) G.S. Ghurye                 b) S.C. Dube

c) Bhupen Chaudhary      c) M.N. Srinivas


ans: M.N. Srinivas





14) The book "Caste and Class: A Comparative View" is written by -

a) G.S. Ghurye           b) Harold Gould

c) Georg Buhler         d) Ram Ahuja

 

ans: Harold Gould

 



15) B. R. Ambedkar written book is -

a) The Untouchables

b) Who Were the Shudras

c) Annihilation of Caste

d) None of them

e) All of Them


ans: All of Them



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