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Which of the following statements regarding the caste system in India is true?
 
  a. The Brahmin castes produced most of the menial laborers.
  b. There were only two castes in India, the Brahmins and the Dalits.
  c. The status of untouchable was formally abolished in the 1950 constitution.
  d. There has never been an affirmative action policy for lower castes in India.

Question 2

Which of the following is a feature of India's political culture?
 
  a. a rejection of the traditional local community values of the small villages
  b. a dominant state system that has come to affect every sphere of Indian life
  c. a rejection of extreme poverty and opposition to the oppression of women
  d. a political system based solely on key social issues addressed during elections



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b





 

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