Q 1.Societies where women inherit property from their mothers are called:
(a) maternal societies
(b) matriarchal societies
(c) matrilocal societies
(d) matrilineal societies

Ans: (d) matrilineal societies

Q 2.The hierarchical ordering of castes is based on the distinction between
(a) Occupation and status
(b) Religion and rituals
(c) Norms and authority
(d) Purity and pollution

Ans: (d) Purity and pollution

Q 3.The English word 'caste' is actually a borrowing from the Portuguese casta, meaning __________.

Ans: pure breed

Q 4.In Sanskrit the word 'caste' is referred to by two distinct terms _______ and ________.

Ans: varna and jati

Q 5.__________ was the first headmistress of the country’s first school for girls in Pune.

Ans: Savitri Bai Phule

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Q 6.____________ refers to a process whereby members of a lower caste attempt to raise their own social status by adopting the ritual, domestic and social practices of a caste (or castes) of higher status.

Ans: Sanskritisation

Q 7._______________ is a term used to refer to those castes which had a large population and were granted land rights by the partial land reforms affected after Independence.

Ans: Dominant caste

Q 8.The tribal communities were mainly dependent on the _______________ for their living.
a) forests
b) factories
c) agriculture
d) none of the above

Ans: a) forests

Q 9.The ______________ sociologist and social anthropologists was known for his works on the caste system and terms such as 'sanskritisation' and 'dominant caste'.
a) Mahatma Jotiba Phule
b) Mysore Narasimhachar Srinivas
c) E.V. Ramaswamy Naickar
d) Sri Narayana Guru

Ans: b) Mysore Narasimhachar Srinivas

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Q 10.Caste is determined by _________________.
a) birth
b) karma
c) occupation
d) life style

Ans: a) birth

Q 11.Who gave the concept of "Dominant Caste"?
a) M.N.Shrinivas
b) Karl Marx
c) Weber
d) Durkheim

Ans: a) M.N.Shrinivas

Q 12.Who gave the concept of "sanskritization"?
a) Karl Marx
b) Auguste Comte
c) Ward
d) M.N.Shrinivas

Ans: d) M.N.Shrinivas

Q 13.Who is the founder of the Satyashodhak Samaj?
a) Jyotirao Govindrao Phule
b) Ayyankali
c) Savitri Bai Phule
d) E.V. Ramasami

Ans: a) Jyotirao Govindrao Phule

Q 14.The watchwords "One Caste, One Religion, One God for all men" were given by:
a) Jyotirao Govindrao Phule
b) Ayyankali
c) Savitri Bai Phule
d) Sri Narayana Guru

Ans: d) Sri Narayana Guru

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Q 15.___________ is the practice of marrying within the caste.

Ans:Endogamy