Identity Politics - Political Science Coaching Centre

Vaikom Satyagraha (from 30 March 1924 to 23 November 1925), was a nonviolent agitation for access to the prohibited public environs of the Vaikom Temple in the Kingdom of Travancore. Kingdom of Travancore was known for its rigid and oppressive caste system. The campaign, led by Congress leaders T. K. Madhavan, K.

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8. Who among the following was the founder of the Islamic movement, Jamaat e-Islami? (DU MA 2022)

1. Abul Kalam Azad

2. Maulana Mahmoodal Hasan

3. Abul Ala Maudoodi

4. Syed Ahmad Khan

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9. Who used the term 'dominant caste'? (Himachal Pradesh SET 2017)

(A) Lloyd Rudolph and Susanne Rudolph

(B) M. N. Srinivas

(D) Partha Chatterjee

The term "dominant caste" was first used by Indian sociologist and social anthropologist Mysore Narasimhachar Srinivas (1916-1999) in 1959. Srinivas is considered a pioneer in the fields of sociology and social anthropology in India.

Srinivas defined a dominant caste as a numerically strong caste in a village that also holds the most economic and political power. He gave examples of dominant castes in different regions of India, including the Jats and Patels, the Reddys and Kammas, the Bhumihars and Rajputs, and the Lingayats and Vokkaligas.

Srinivas also popularized the term "Sanskritisation", which refers to the process by which lower castes try to move up in the caste hierarchy by imitating the practices of the dominant castes.

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Dominant Castes in India

Jats and Patels: Considered dominant castes in the northern states of India, particularly in regions like Haryana and Gujarat, where they often hold significant land ownership.

Reddys and Kammas: These castes are considered dominant in the state of Andhra Pradesh, often holding significant political and economic power.

Bhumihars and Rajputs: In Bihar, the Bhumihars and Rajputs are recognized as dominant castes.

Lingayats and Vokkaligas: Within Karnataka, the Lingayats and Vokkaligas are considered dominant castes.

Key points to remember:

"Dominant caste" refers to a caste group that holds significant social, economic, and political power within a particular region.

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10. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) : (SLET 17th March 2024)

Assertion (A): The secular ideology of the Indian state appears to be paradox in view of the deeply religious orientation of the Indian society.

Reason (R) : India's secularism was invented for integrating the multicultural plurality of the society into a common nation-state, as well as for containing potentialities of the imperial 'divide and rule' and Muslim League's Two Nation theory in British India.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(D) (R) is true but (A) is false

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11. Which state published the first draft of the National Registrar of Citizens (NRC)? (SLET 17th March 2024)

(A) Arunachal Pradesh

(B) Assam

(D) Tripura

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12. Sachar Committee was formed to review the condition of the: (SLET 17th March 2024)

(A) Muslims in India

(B) Scheduled Castes in India

(D) Other Backward Communities in India

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13. Assertion (A): The complex social changes and the imbrications of various forces, factors and events in this modern world have rendered the process of production and recognition of identities problematic.

Reason (R): The rise of lower castes, religious identities, linguistic groups and ethnic conflicts have contributed to the significance of identity politics in India. (TELANGANA SET 2023)

1. (A) and (R) are true, (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

2. (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

3. (A) is true but (R) is false

4. (A) is false but (R) is true

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14. "The National Association for the Advancement of coloured people' is interest group of which of the following country? (Rajasthan SET 2020)

(1) United Kingdom

(2) Germany

(3) United States of America

(4) France

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নিচের কোনটি ভারতে ‘ধর্মনিরপেক্ষ’ শব্দটির সঠিক প্রকাশ? (7^TH SLST 2023)

(A) ভারতে অনেক ধর্ম রয়েছে

(B) ভারতীয়দের ধর্মীয় স্বাধীনতা রয়েছে

D) ভারতে রাজ্যের কোন ধর্ম নেই

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16. Arrange the following number of seats allotted, in descending order, to the Scheduled Tribes in States for Lok Sabha. (NET June 2024 Paper II)

A. Madhya Pradesh

B. Rajasthan

C. Odisha

D. Maharastra

E. Meghalaya

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) B, D, C, E, A

(2) A, C, D, B, E

(3) D, E, C, A, B

(4) C, A, B, E, D

Reservation of seat for St in Lok Sabha:

Madhya Pradesh: 6 seats
Jharkhand: 5 seats
Odisha: 5 seats
Chhattisgarh: 4 seats
Maharashtra: 4 Seats
Gujarat: 4 seats
Rajasthan: 3 seats
Assam: 2 seats
Meghalaya: 2 seats
Arunachal Pradesh: 2 seats
Telangana: 2 Seats
West Bengal: 2 seats
Karnataka: 2
Sikkim: 1 seat
Tripura: 1 seats
Lakshadweep: 1
Mizoram: 1
Nagaland: 1 seat
Andhra Pradesh: 1

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17. "Social justice in the Age of Identity Politics: Redistribution, Recognition and Participation" is an essay written by (JMI M.A. 2023)

(a) Seyla Benhabib

(b) Nancy Fraser

(d) Kate Nash

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18. Assertion (A): For formation of identity in identity politics the existence of differences is sine qua non.

Reason (R): Cultural differences are tolerated and promoted in a liberal multicultural society

(KERALA SET 2020 FEBRUARY)

A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

C) (A) is true but (R) is false

D) (A) is false but (R) is true

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19. Author of ‘Identity: Contemporary Identity Politics and Struggle for Recognition’: (KERALA SET JULY 2023)

A) Rajni Kothari

B) Rajiv Bhargava

C) Douglas Murray

D) Francis Fukuyama

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20. Who among the following scholars has conceptualized India's identity politics as 'silent revolution'? (GUJARAT SET 2022)

(A) Pratap Bhanu Mehta

(B) Pradeep Chhibber

(D) Christophe Jaffrelot

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21. Who wrote the book entitled "The Politics of Inclusion"? (BHU MA 2014)

(1) J. L. Nehru

(2) M. N. Roy

(3) M. K. Gandhi

(4) Zoya Hasan

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