I‚ 2012 SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT – I‚ 2012 /SOCIAL SCIENCE X / Class – X 3 Time allowed : 3 hours SS2-036 90 Maximum Marks : 90 (i) (ii) (iii) 1 11 10 31 1 3 80 22 (iv) 23 30 5 120 (v) 31 4 General Instructions : (i) (ii) The question paper has 31 questions in all. All questions are compulsory. Questions from serial number 1 to 10 are Multiple Choice Questions. Each question carries 1 mark. (iii) Questions from serial number 11 to 22 are 3 marks questions
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districts can be compared to India’s caste system. Both are hierarchies based on social status. The districts in The Hunger Games include the Capitol being at the top of the chain‚ with districts one through twelve falling below in numerical order. Going down the order‚ each district gets more and more poor. Following along with that‚ the Indian caste system also categorizes each caste by career type. That is‚ if a family or person falls into a specific caste. Those who do not are considered outcasts
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Intolerance within India’s caste system The Indian caste system is harsh and oppressive‚ yet it has not always been that way‚ and policies have been implemented to end this intolerance. The caste system within India is a set of classes that is used to place people into occupational groups. It is a system followed by Hindus. The story of how it began states that the original five varnas were made from a primordial being‚ and each varna contains many castes and sub-castes‚ each of which has a specific
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religion in India‚ each of the traditions plays a major role in their society. A major tradition that still exists today is the caste system. (2) Throughout the society of India‚ the Caste system greatly influenced the daily lives of people in both the past and the present. The word‚ caste‚ has several meanings and is hard to explain by itself. According to Risley‚ “A caste may be defined as a collection of families or group of families bearing a common name which usually denotes or is associated
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organised to worship‚ to acknowledge our ancestors. Therefore I made a rare visit to my village. While serving the food I saw two little girls‚ wearing tattered clothes and with unkempt hairs. On enquiring I came to know that they belonged to scheduled caste. One of my cousins told me that they are engaged in cleaning others’ excreta manually. I could not believe it. They were barely 5-6 years old. I was astonished at the fact that how agreeingly they had given in to the social discrimination. I gave
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and functions of the Hindu Caste System: A Sense of Duty That Stands The Test of Time Abstract This essay explores the origins and functions of the Hindu caste system‚ its correlation to the Hindu religion‚ and its impact on the Hindu society and culture. My research concludes with a progression of expanding world views‚ which are changing the way most Indians view themselves in relation to the world around them. The origins and functions of the Hindu Caste System: A Sense of Duty
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Question 3a. What were the advantages and disadvantages of the caste system? How did the caste system reflect Indian society. A caste system was used by the ancient Indian society to separate themselves into categories. There are advantages and disadvantages with the use of this system but they all reflected Indian society in different ways. The term Caste and Varna meant “heredity” and “color”. The caste system was originally created to separate the early Aryans from the native Indians
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Section A 1. Discuss Rita’s sense of being a half caste in Willy Russell’s play. At first Rita is more of an outcast in both social classes. It is when she decides to go to the Open University that she becomes a half cast. She doesn’t seem to fit in when she attends her literature classes. The way she talks‚ looks and behaves differentiates her from the rest of her classmates. Even though her husband does not approve of her studies and that most students are demeaning towards her‚ she is determined
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At present caste system is discouraged in India‚ its root was very strong in ancient India. The ancient Aryans started the system. They divided the society into four castes such as Brahmana‚ Kshatriya‚ Vaisya and Shudra. This division was made on the basis of the work which the Aryans did. Economists term it as division of labour. At that time society needed the work of all these castes. There was interference of one caste in another. The Brahma worshipped Gods and Goddesses. The Kshatriyas were
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came in the 19th century‚ when the leaders of deprived castes espoused both revolt against the ideas of high-caste Hindus led by the Brahmins and belief in the modernity which had led to democratisation in Europe and the United States. Democracy is essentially a practice of alliance building. Jyoti Ba Phule forged a grand alliance of farmers and marginalised and deprived communities. He considered that India was being led by minority high-caste Hindus. Dr Ambedkar‚ who was educated in the United States
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