Q. Which of the following is the basic unit of rural social structure?
a. Family
b. Caste system
c. Marriage
d. Community
Q. What is a prerequisite for the rural people to understand the significance of their rights provided by theConstitution?
a. Technology
b. Modern education
c. Abolition of intermediaries
d. Urbanization
Q. The first education commission of post independent period in India was
a. Radhakrishnan Commission
b. Mudaliar Commission
c. Kothari Commission
d. Hunter Commission
Q. Family in Rural society is
a. A consumption unit
b. A production unit
c. None of the above
d. Both of the above
Q. The main purpose of Navodaya Vidyalaya is to give education to
a. Rural talented students
b. Girl students only
c. Urban students
d. Upper caste students
Q. Which one of the following factors brought changes in the caste system?
a. Industrialization
b. Education
c. Modernization
d. All of the above
Q. Who defined caste class nexus as a set of relationships which becomes the basis of structural and culturalchange.
a. G.S. Ghurye
b. M.N. Srinivas
c. Andre Beiteille
d. A.R. Desai
Q. Class structures present in rural India are based on
a. Landownership
b. Power
c. Educational status
d. None of the above
Q. Ashok Rudra mentioned the existence of class in rural society into two categories. They are
a. Class of entrepreneurs and class of landlords
b. Class of landlords and class of agricultural labourers
c. Middle class and landowning class
d. Forward class and Backward class
Q. Who said that caste is not just a ritual entity, but has an ideological meaning?
a. M.N. Srinivas
b. Andre Beteille
c. Louis Dumont
d. A.R. Desai
Q. The main difference between caste and class is that
a. Caste operates in a classless society and class operates in casteless society
b. Caste is always closed and class is always open
c. The status given to an individual is ascribed in the case of caste, whereas in class it is achieved
d. The individual suffers most in the case of caste, whereas in class it is achieved
Q. Which of the following are the dominant form of social stratification in rural India
a. Racial groups
b. Caste and class
c. Religious groups
d. Income groups
Q. Which of the following statement is true?
a. Class based distinctions within the caste are found in rural area
b. Caste is mainly a rural phenomenon, and class is found generally in towns and cities
c. Caste and class are polar opposites
d. Caste view could explain everything in India
Q. The three level system of stratification according to Harold A. Gould are
a. Forward classes, Middle classes and Harijans
b. Landowning classes, Middle classes and Backward classes
c. Landowning classes, Forward classes and Backward classes
d. Forward classes, Backward classes and Harijans
Q. A category of people who share a common position in a hierarchy are commonly known as a ___
a. Caste system
b. Social stratification
c. Status
d. Social class