Caste and Class in Rural Society

Caste system is a closed system with little or no social mobility.

Class is a term used to describe the social stratification based on economic factors.

Caste is a factor contributing to social stratification, but not to class differentiation.

Shudras are the social group that occupies the lowest position in the caste hierarchy in rural India.

Caste and class inequality in rural India leads to poverty, illiteracy, and unemployment, but not to social harmony.

All of the above terms are used to describe the social movement that aims to abolish caste system in India.

Caste-based census is not a strategy adopted by the Indian government to address caste and class inequality in rural areas.

Sanskritization is the term used to describe the process of gradual decline in the significance of caste and class in rural India.

Public awareness is not a challenge faced by the efforts to address caste and class inequality in rural India.

Brahmins are the social group that occupies the highest position in the caste hierarchy in rural India.

Cultural factors are not a factor contributing to the persistence of caste and class inequality in rural India.

Vaishyas are the social group that occupies the middle position in the caste hierarchy in rural India.

Caste-based census is not a strategy adopted by the Indian government to address caste and class inequality in rural areas.

Kshatriyas are the social group that occupies the second highest position in the caste hierarchy in rural India.

Cultural factors are not a factor contributing to the persistence of caste and class inequality in rural India.