Problem Of Caste and Social Consolidation UPSC Questions

The caste system in India originated about _____ years ago

With reference to the history of ancient India, which of the following statements is/ are correct?
1. Mitakshara was the civil law for upper castes and Dayabhaga was the civil law for lower castes.
2. In the Mitakshara system, the sons can claim right to the property during the lifetime of the father, whereas in the dayabhaga system, it is only after the death of the father that the sons can claim right to the property.
3. The Mitakshara system deals with the matters related to the property held by male members only of a family, whereas the Dayabhaga system deals with the matters related to the property held by both male and female members of a family.
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UPSC - 2021

Under me _____ system, the untouchable castes received a fixed share of the produce from the landowning families as payment for their services

Spot the factor which didn't contribute to the shift in the position of the untouchables.

Karl Marx explained the process of class struggle with the help of which one of the following theories?
UPSC - 2011

Social reform movements, such as Jyotiba Phule in _____ and Sri Narayana Guru in Kerala, also began to question the caste system and caste inequality