QUESTION 8
GS1
10 marks
Has caste lost its relevance in understanding the multi-cultural Indian Society? Elaborate your answer with illustrations.
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Argue whether caste still matters for understanding India's multicultural society, with illustrations.
ElaborateAnswer exactly what the question asks.
Demand-wise check
- 1Declining in some spheres: urban jobs, food, ritual purity, inter-caste interaction≈30 words
- 2Still relevant: marriage (endogamy), politics (vote banks), violence and discrimination, occupations (manual scavenging), reservations≈30 words
- 3New forms: caste associations, online matrimony by caste, assertion of Dalit identity≈30 words
- 4Verdict: caste has changed but not lost relevance≈30 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
StandEvidence of declineEvidence of persistenceNew formsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Saying 'yes' or 'no' without illustrations
- No data, e.g. IHDS inter-caste marriage rate (about 5%) or NCRB atrocity cases
Draw this
- Two columns: weakening / persisting
Value addition
- DataOnly about 5% of Indian marriages are inter-caste (IHDS-II).India Human Development Survey
- DataNCRB recorded about 57,000 crimes against Scheduled Castes in 2022.NCRB Crime in India 2022
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