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Indian Social Structure

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Prepare for competitive exams by answering questions on the diverse Indian social structure. Topics include the historical caste system, Vedic political units, and various social reform movements. This hub offers valuable insights into the sociological framework of India.

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Indian Social Structure Questions

Multiple choice

This group is the highest level of the Caste System

  1. Dalit

  2. Bhramin

  3. Viasya

  4. Kshatryia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Brahmin caste is traditionally considered the highest varna in the Hindu social hierarchy, consisting of priests and scholars. Dalit is the lowest group, while Vaisya and Kshatriya occupy the middle tiers.

Multiple choice

Indo-speaking nomadic people with a strong with a strong warrior tradition

  1. Dravidians

  2. Harrapa and Mohenjo-daro

  3. Aryans

  4. Himalaya
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Aryans were Indo-European speaking nomadic pastoralists who migrated into the Indian subcontinent around 1500 BCE. They are known for their warrior culture described in the Vedas and their social organization into varnas (classes). Dravidians were the original inhabitants of the Indus Valley, while Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were cities, not people.

Multiple choice

Descendance of the Indus Valley People

  1. Sanskri

  2. Aryans

  3. Harrapa and Mohenjo-daro

  4. Dravidians
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Dravidians were the original inhabitants of the Indus Valley region before the Aryan migration (c. 1500 BCE). Many scholars believe the Indus Valley Civilization was Dravidian-speaking, and Dravidian populations (particularly in South India) are often considered descendants or relatives of the Harappan people. The question word 'Descendance' is non-standard.

Multiple choice

Harrappan rulers based their power on

  1. a generous distribution of wealth

  2. a strong military

  3. a democratic system of government

  4. a belief in divine assistance
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Harappan rulers were closely linked to religious authority, and their power was often legitimized through a belief in divine assistance or religious sanction.

Multiple choice

Public wells for water, advanced drainage system, and system of garbage disposal in Indus Valley cities are indication

  1. a change from a nomadic lifestyle to farming

  2. a strong warrior tradition

  3. an organized government

  4. intense competition among tribes
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The presence of advanced urban planning, such as drainage and water systems, indicates a high level of social organization and a centralized government capable of managing public works.

Multiple choice evs - ii the beginning of settled life life after stone ages ancient civilizations in river valleys historic period

Which one of the following statements about the Indus culture is the least possible?

  1. The Indus culture originated from the peasant cultures of sind & Baluchistan

  2. The Indus culture originated from the Kalibanga I culture

  3. The Indus culture is an expression of Sothi culture

  4. The Indus culture sprang directly as an urban culture
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The different stages of the indigenous evolution of the Indus can be documented by an analysis of four sites that reflect the sequence of the four important stages or phases in the pre-history and proto-history of the Indus valley region.

The sequence begins with the transition of nomadic herdsmen to settled agricultural communities as per the evidence found at the first site i.e. Mehrgarh near the Bolan Pass. It continues with the growth of large villages and the rise of towns in the second stage exemplified at Amri. The third stage in the sequence leads to the emergence of the great cities as in Kalibangan and finally ends with their decline, which is the fourth stage and exemplified by Lothal. Amri, Kot-Dijian, and Kalibangan cultures are stratigraphically found to be pre-Harappan. The pre-Harappan culture of Kalibangan in Rajasthan is termed as Sothi culture by Amalananda Ghosh, its excavator. The Harappan were owed certain elements such as the fish scale and pipal leaf to the Sothi ware.
The Indus cities are noted for their urban planning, a technical and political process concerned with the use of land and design of the urban environment. They are also noted for their baked brick houses, elaborate drainage systems, water supply systems, and clusters of large, nonresidential buildings. Since the culture was not dependent on peasants, Option A is the least possible statement about Indus culture. 


Multiple choice evs - ii the beginning of settled life life after stone ages ancient civilizations in river valleys historic period

Which of the following statements about the Harappan people is incorrect?

  1. The Harappans were phallus worshippers.

  2. They worshipped gods in the form of human beings.

  3. They placed their gods in temples.

  4. They looked upon the earth as a fertility goddess.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

There is no archaeological evidence of temples in the Harappan civilization. While they had religious practices, the concept of a temple as a central place of worship for deities is not supported by the findings at Harappan sites.

Multiple choice history formation of the muslim league introduction to the formation of the muslim league surat split and formation of the muslim league the growth of communalism

On which basis people demand reservation in jobs?

  1. Caste

  2. Creed

  3. Religion

  4. All above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The economic backwardness of the country contributed to the growth of communalism in India. Due to the British colonial policy, India lacked modern industrial development and there was acute unemployment among the educated youth, as a consequence, there was fierce competition among the youth to secure the few available jobs. This led the people to demand reservation in jobs on the basis of caste, creed or religion.