Problem Of Caste and Social Consolidation UPSC Questions

Problem Of Caste and Social Consolidation MCQ Questions

1.
The caste system in India originated about _____ years ago
A.
2500
B.
1000
C.
1700
D.
1054
ANSWER :
A. 2500
2.
Under me _____ system, the untouchable castes received a fixed share of the produce from the landowning families as payment for their services
A.
Zamindari
B.
Mansabdari
C.
Jajmani
D.
None of the above
ANSWER :
C. Jajmani
3.
Spot the factor which didn't contribute to the shift in the position of the untouchables.
A.
Economic changes
B.
Commercialization of agricultural production
C.
Emergence of contractual relations
D.
All the above
ANSWER :
D. All the above
4.
Social reform movements, such as Jyotiba Phule in _____ and Sri Narayana Guru in Kerala, also began to question the caste system and caste inequality
A.
Kerala
B.
Maharashtra
C.
Karnataka
D.
Andhra Pradesh
ANSWER :
B. Maharashtra
5.

Statement: From 1920 onwards, Gandhiji integrated the issue of abolition of untouchability into the national movement and major campaigns and struggles
Question: Such as the _____ (1924-25) and Guruvayur satyagrahas (1931-32) were organized

A.

Vaikom

B.

Dandi

C.

Trivandrum

D.

Madras

ANSWER :

A. Vaikom

6.
_____ a brilliant lawyer, educated in the United States with the help of a scholarship given by the Maharaja of Baroda, emerged as a major leader of the Depressed Classes by the late twenties
A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
Dr B. R. Ambedkar
D.
Dadabhai Naoroji
ANSWER :
C. Dr B. R. Ambedkar