MAINS 2015
GS1
12.5 marks
How do you explain the statistics that show that the sex ratio in Tribes in India is more favourable to women than the sex ratio among Scheduled Castes?
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200 words
What the examiner wants
Explain why the sex ratio among Scheduled Tribes is better than among Scheduled Castes.
ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.
Demand-wise check
- 1Data: Census 2011 ST 990, SC 945, all-India 943≈35 words
- 2Tribal factors: bride price not dowry, women's economic role in forest and farm, less son preference, more freedom in marriage and divorce, limited Sanskritisation≈35 words
- 3SC factors: embedded in caste Hindu norms - dowry, son preference, Sanskritisation, access to sex-selection technology in plain areas≈35 words
- 4Caveats: tribal ratios falling where integration rises; health risks (anaemia, malaria) remain≈35 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
DataTribal social featuresSC social featuresChange over timeConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Not quoting the Census figures that the question refers to
- Ignoring Sanskritisation as the link explaining SC trends
Draw this
- Bar chart: sex ratio ST 990, SC 945, all-India 943 (Census 2011)
Value addition
- DataCensus 2011: sex ratio 990 for STs, 945 for SCs, 943 overall.Census 2011
- ThinkerM.N. Srinivas's concept of Sanskritisation explains adoption of upper-caste norms such as dowry and restrictions on women by lower castes.M.N. Srinivas
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