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5281 Why is the tribal weekly market studied by Alfred Gell in Bastar sociologically significant? Sociology
The market as a social institution
Medium
5282 A merchant community lends money mainly to members of its own caste and relies on kinship ties to guarantee r… Sociology
The market as a social institution
Medium
5283 A family buys an expensive branded car mainly so that neighbours will see it as a sign of their success. Whic… Sociology
The market as a social institution
Hard
5284 Which Article of the Indian Constitution abolishes untouchability? Sociology
Caste prejudice, SCs and OBCs
Easy
5285 What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination? Sociology
Caste prejudice, SCs and OBCs
Easy
5286 In a village, Dalit labourers are made to take off their sandals when passing upper-caste homes. Which dimens… Sociology
Caste prejudice, SCs and OBCs
Medium
5287 Which commission recommended reservations for Other Backward Classes in central government jobs? Sociology
Caste prejudice, SCs and OBCs
Medium
5288 A company advertises jobs open to all, but hires only through referrals from current employees, who almost al… Sociology
Caste prejudice, SCs and OBCs
Hard
5289 What does the term "Adivasi" literally mean? Sociology
Marginalisation of tribal communities
Easy
5290 Which two states were created in 2000 after long struggles in which tribal communities played a central role? Sociology
Marginalisation of tribal communities
Easy
5291 How did colonial forest policy contribute to tribal marginalisation? Sociology
Marginalisation of tribal communities
Medium
5292 A mining project in a forested district brings profits and electricity to cities, while local tribal villages… Sociology
Marginalisation of tribal communities
Medium
5293 Why do sociologists say that tribal identities today are shaped by interaction with the wider society rather … Sociology
Marginalisation of tribal communities
Hard
5294 Who wrote Stri Purush Tulana, a comparison of men and women published in 1882? Sociology
Struggle for women’s equality
Easy
5295 Which nineteenth-century reformer is best known for campaigning against the practice of sati? Sociology
Struggle for women’s equality
Easy
5296 What was the importance of the report Towards Equality (1974)? Sociology
Struggle for women’s equality
Medium
5297 Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain's story Sultana's Dream imagines a land where women run public life and men stay at h… Sociology
Struggle for women’s equality
Medium
5298 A sociologist argues that differences in men's and women's work cannot be explained by biology alone because … Sociology
Struggle for women’s equality
Hard
5299 Which Article of the Constitution gives minorities the right to establish and administer educational institut… Sociology
Religious minorities
Easy
5300 In the sociological sense, what makes a group a minority? Sociology
Religious minorities
Easy