INDIAN SOCIETY
(UNIT III)
CUET PG – SOCIOLOGY
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Total Questions: 219
1. M.N. Srinivas first used the concept of Sanskritization in the context of his study on:
A. The village republics of North India
B. The Coorgs of South India
C. Tribal societies of Central India
D. Urban elites of Bombay
Answer: B
2. Initially, Srinivas used which term instead of Sanskritization?
A. Westernization
B. Brahminization
C. Modernization
D. Cultural diffusion
Answer: B
3. Sanskritization primarily explains which type of social change?
A. Structural transformation
B. Political revolution
C. Cultural mobility within caste hierarchy
D. Economic redistribution
Answer: C
4. According to Srinivas, Sanskritization generally involves imitation of:
A. Only Brahmin customs
B. Any dominant Western group
C. Higher or twice-born castes
D. Tribal leadership patterns
Answer: C
5. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Sanskritization?
A. Cultural imitation
B. Structural change in caste system
C. Status mobility
D. Ritual purification
Answer: B
6. Sanskritization mainly aims at changing:
A. Economic relations
B. Political institutions
C. Social status
D. Legal rights
Answer: C
7. Sanskritization does NOT necessarily result in:
A. Acceptance by higher castes
B. Change in rituals
C. Adoption of sacred thread
D. Structural equality
Answer: D
8. Adoption of vegetarianism and teetotalism by lower castes is an example of:
A. Westernization
B. Modernization
C. Sanskritization
D. Secularization
Answer: C
9. Sanskritization is described as a process of:
A. Forced acculturation
B. Imitation and adaptation
C. State-sponsored reform
D. Religious conversion
Answer: B
10. Which group besides caste Hindus also undergoes Sanskritization?
A. Urban elites
B. Industrial workers
C. Tribes
D. Bureaucrats
Answer: C
11. De-sanskritization refers to:
A. Rejection of caste system
B. Lower castes imitating upper castes
C. Upper castes adopting practices of lower castes
D. Tribes rejecting Hindu practices
Answer: C
12. Consumption of meat and liquor by Brahmins is an example of:
A. Modernization
B. De-sanskritization
C. Westernization
D. Secularization
Answer: B
13. Sanskritization leads primarily to which form of mobility?
A. Horizontal mobility
B. Occupational mobility
C. Ritual mobility
D. Vertical mobility within caste hierarchy
Answer: D
14. Sanskritization generally operates over:
A. A short-term period
B. One generation
C. One or two generations
D. Immediate acceptance
Answer: C
15. Which of the following best captures the limitation of Sanskritization?
A. It ignores culture
B. It reinforces caste hierarchy
C. It eliminates inequality
D. It promotes structural equality
Answer: B