Sociology II · Practice questions
Untouchability
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"Untouchability has often been termed as the inhuman institution of Indian Society". In this context, discuss the social problems of untouchability from different perspectives.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2018–2023
UntouchabilityCaste System
Social Exclusion is maintained through the rules of purity and pollution which have deep roots in religion. Comment.
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Caste SystemUntouchability
"The removal of untouchability requires the abolition of caste system in totality". Analyse the statement with respect to Dr. Ambedkar's perspective.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Caste SystemUntouchability
Recently, Supreme Court asked government to decide whether or not to include Dalit Christians and Muslims under the Scheduled Caste for availing benefits of reservation. Discuss the reasons and challenges thereof.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Caste SystemUntouchability
"Manual scavenging is a stink that never washes off". In the light of this statement, provide the reasons for the unabated existence of manual scavenging in Indian society and suggest possible solutions.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
UntouchabilityCaste System
From India's 'hidden apartheid' to questioning the hierarchy and discrimination, discuss how a section of Dalits has started to refuse the conventional social stigmatization and subordination by the upper castes.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023
Dalit and Backward Class MovementsCaste System
Ambedkar's engagement with untouchability, as a researcher, intellectual and activist, is much more nuanced and intimate as compared to his viewpoint on caste. Elaborate.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
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Manual scavenging is defined as the act of lifting human excreta by humans. This is present in Indian society still, despite frameworks like Ban on Manual Scavenging
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
UntouchabilityCaste System
The practice of untouchability, though declining still persists in India. Discuss its manifestation and reasons for persistence.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
UntouchabilityCaste System