INDIAN SOCIETY
(UNIT II)
CUET PG – SOCIOLOGY
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Total Questions: 178
1. Which of the following best captures the core difference between caste and class as discussed in the passage?
A. Both are rigid and hereditary
B. Class allows mobility while caste largely does not
C. Caste is based on wealth whereas class is based on birth
D. Both originated only in India
Answer: B
2. The comparison of caste system with racism in the passage primarily highlights:
A. Religious discrimination
B. Occupational immobility
C. Birth-based social hierarchy
D. Political domination
Answer: C
3. According to the passage, which feature makes caste a ‘unique type of class system’?
A. Economic inequality
B. Religious sanction
C. Endogamy
D. Social ordering strictly by birth
Answer: D
4. Which religion is identified as the primary social context of the caste system’s origin?
A. Buddhism
B. Jainism
C. Hinduism
D. Sikhism
Answer: C
5. The Purushasukta of the Rigveda is cited to support which theory of caste origin?
A. Racial theory
B. Political theory
C. Traditional theory
D. Occupational theory
Answer: C
6. According to the traditional theory, Shudras originated from which part of Brahma’s body?
A. Head
B. Arms
C. Thighs
D. Feet
Answer: D
7. Which varna is associated with trade and commerce in the traditional theory?
A. Brahmin
B. Kshatriya
C. Vaishya
D. Shudra
Answer: C
8. The racial theory links the origin of caste system to the arrival of:
A. Dravidians
B. Aryans
C. Mongoloids
D. Persians
Answer: B
9. D.N. Majumdar associated caste origin with race in his work:
A. Hindu Social Organization
B. Caste and Race in India
C. Races and Culture in India
D. Social Stratification in India
Answer: C
10. In Rig Vedic literature, the term ‘Sudra’ appears:
A. Frequently
B. Only once
C. Only in later Vedas
D. Not at all
Answer: B