B.COM Foundational Course FC-1 (Cast System Intergroup Conflicts) MCQ's




Question 1 :
Agricultural labour is a good paying occupation in India.

  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 2 :
Inter-caste conflicts arise when castes find that they are not able to share the new economic opportunities or acquire symbols of high status.

  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 3 :
With the passing of political power to the people, castes have become _____ groups

  1. Pressure,
  2. Economic Opportunities
  3. Main worker
  4. none of the above
  

Question 4 :
A caste is ‘dominant’ when it wields _____ and political power.

  1. Economic
  2. Agricultureal labour
  3. Economic Opportunities
  4. none of the above
  

Question 5 :
Endogamy is the essence of Caste System.

  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 6 :
The _____ of the upper castes has always been to consolidate and maintain their high social status.

  1. Attitude
  2. humbal
  3. all of the above
  4. none of the above
  

Question 7 :
Castes were named after their traditional occupation

  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 8 :
The higher caste people enjoyed all the privileges.

  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 9 :
Caste system promotes social progress and modernization.

  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 10 :
Caste system does not enforce any restriction with regard to inter – dining and inter – marriage.

  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 11 :
Anti–Hindi agitations took place in _____ India.

  1. Northern
  2. Western
  3. Sourthern
  4. none of the above
  

Question 12 :
According to census definition a worker is categorized as '_____' if she/he has worked for 6 months or more.

  1. Main worker
  2. Education
  3. Pressure,
  4. none of the above
  

Question 13 :
In Independent India, competition between different castes seems to be the normal situation.

  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 14 :
55 per cent of SC population are still deprived from _____ regarded as the basic and essential component of human development.

  1. Education
  2. Pressure,
  3. Occupation
  4. none of the above
  

Question 15 :
The specific structure and hierarchy related to castes is specific to various linguistic regions in India.

  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 16 :
Each caste or a group of allied castes was traditionally associated with a particular _____.

  1. Pressure,
  2. Occupation
  3. Competition
  4. none of the above
  

Question 17 :
Every caste or sub-caste insists that its members should _____ within the group.

  1. Marry,
  2. unmarry
  3. inter-marriage
  4. none of the above
  

Question 18 :
Inequalities within castes are one reason for unification in society.

  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 19 :
Inter-caste conflicts arise when higher castes _____ the lower castes,

  1. Pressure,
  2. Exploit
  3. all of the above
  4. none of the above
  

Question 20 :
The MCC collects a levy called _____ tax from contractors and big landlords to meet its day-to-day expenses.

  1. Rangdari,
  2. Bihar,
  3. Uttar pradesh
  4. none of the above
  

Question 21 :
Mobility from one caste to another is possible.

  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 22 :
The best examples of these caste conflicts due to exploitation, economic grievances and deprivation are found in _____.

  1. Bihar,
  2. Rajsthan
  3. Uttar pradesh
  4. all of the above
  
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