SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS-CONTINUITY & CHANGE
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1 Varna means------- and is a fourfold division found in caste based societies.
2 Castes were traditionally linked to occupations which were passed on from one generation to another making it---------in nature.
3 The two sets of principles which govern the caste system are------ and-------
4 A legal recognition was granted to lists of 'schedule castes and tribes' through the --------------
5 Among the upper castes in today's time caste has become----- visible.
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6 Caste Panchayats took decisions for the lower castes.
7 Intense 'role conflict' was seen among women in the matrilineal system of the Khasis.
8 The incursion of money lenders had a ' religious' impact on the tribals.
9 Tribes have paid an appropriate price for National Development against Tribal Development.
10 The 'Integrationists' disagreed that tribes were merely backward ' castes'
11 'Collective Living' has made caste less resilient to urban areas. (True or False)
Choose correct answers
12 Five years plans, tribal sub plans, tribal werlfare blocks have encouraged the process of tribals' ---------------
a. Controlled integration b. Fixed integration
c. Partial integration d. Full integration
13 The process by which tribals distinguish themselves from others is known as---------
a. Tribalisation b. Secondary phenomena
c. Tribalism d. Tribal process
14 The concepts of Sanskritization and Dominant Castes as processes of change was coined by-------------
a. Jyoti ba Phule b. Periyar
c. M.N. Srinivas d. Ayyankali
15 The matrilineal system has inherent disagreements based on-----
a. women are deprived power b. Structure of authority
c. Leniency towards men d. All of the above
Answer the following questions
16 Define the terms Caste, Varna & Jati & Panchamas.
17 Write a note on Ayankali. Jyothiiba Phule, Savitriba Phule, Periyar & Narayan Guru.
18 Define the term Sanskritization.
19 Who is a Dominant Caste? Give examples.
20 What do you understand by ‘Endogamy & Exogamy’?
21 Who are the ‘Tribes’?
22 Define a Nuclear &Joint or Extended Family.
23 Write a note on Caste in the Past with special mention of its defining features.
24 What changes were brought by the British Colonists in the Caste System? Enumerate with suitable examples.
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The institution of caste underwent major changes during the colonial period. Explain
25 Briefly discuss National Development versus Tribal Development.
26 In what ways changes in Social Structure lead to changes in the Family Structure?
27 What are the different forms a Family can take?
28 Discuss the paradoxical changes in the Caste system in the present times.
29 Classify the Tribes on the basis of their Permanent & Acquired traits.
30 Discuss Tribal Identity today.
31 What evidence could you offer against the view that ‘Tribes are Primitive communities living in isolation untouched by Civilization’?
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Do you think tribes are primitive communities living isolated lives untouched by civilization? Discuss
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