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What compelled political leaders to mobilise and secure political support?
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?
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?
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?
What gets politicised?
What does the text suggest about parliamentary constituencies in India?
What does the text suggest about parliamentary constituencies in India?
How does politics influence the caste system and caste identities according to the text?
How does politics influence the caste system and caste identities according to the text?
Why do some voters in India have more than one candidate from their own caste?
Why do some voters in India have more than one candidate from their own caste?
Why do some voters have no candidate from their caste?
Why do some voters have no candidate from their caste?
What proportion of the country's population do the SC, ST, and OBC together account for?
What proportion of the country's population do the SC, ST, and OBC together account for?
What do the Scheduled Castes (Dalits) and Scheduled Tribes (Adivasis) groups include?
What do the Scheduled Castes (Dalits) and Scheduled Tribes (Adivasis) groups include?
What was the estimated proportion of the Scheduled Castes in the country's population in 2001?
What was the estimated proportion of the Scheduled Castes in the country's population in 2001?
Which social groups are counted in the Census of India?
Which social groups are counted in the Census of India?
