Caste in Indian Politics
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What compelled political leaders to mobilise and secure political support?

  • Favoring some castes
  • Caste sentiment
  • Universal adult franchise and the principle of one-person-one-vote (correct)
  • Performance of the government and popularity of the leaders

    • What is often stronger than people's attachment to their caste or community in electoral politics?

  • Popularity of the leaders
  • Caste sentiment
  • Performance of the government
  • Attachment to political parties (correct)

    • Which factor is often decisive in elections according to the text?

  • Performance of the government and popularity rating of the leaders (correct)
  • Caste sentiment
  • Incorporating neighboring castes
  • Favoring some castes

    • What gets politicised?

    <p>Caste</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text suggest about parliamentary constituencies in India?

    <p>Candidates and parties need to win the confidence of more than one caste to win elections.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does politics influence the caste system and caste identities according to the text?

    <p>Politics brings caste identities into the political arena.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do some voters in India have more than one candidate from their own caste?

    <p>Because political parties may put up multiple candidates from the same caste.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do some voters have no candidate from their caste?

    <p>Because not all political parties put up candidates from every caste.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What proportion of the country's population do the SC, ST, and OBC together account for?

    <p>Around two-thirds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do the Scheduled Castes (Dalits) and Scheduled Tribes (Adivasis) groups include?

    <p>Communities that led a secluded life in hills and forests</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the estimated proportion of the Scheduled Castes in the country's population in 2001?

    <p>16.2%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which social groups are counted in the Census of India?

    <p>Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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