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AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.

Q1. [1] medium initial-understanding
Which of the following best describes how politics influences the caste system in India? (A) Political competition eliminates caste identities and replaces them with party loyalties. (B) Caste groups remain completely unchanged regardless of political activity. (C) Political processes reshape caste identities — groups widen their boundaries and new social categories such as 'backward' and 'forward' castes gain prominence. (D) Politics causes all caste groups to merge into one unified national community.
  1. A Politics eliminates caste identities by replacing them with party loyalties.
  2. B Politics causes caste groups to merge into a single unified community.
  3. C Political processes cause caste identities to be reshaped — for example, groups expand by incorporating neighbouring sub-castes and new groupings like 'backward' and 'forward' castes emerge.
  4. D Politics has no real effect on caste; the relationship is entirely one-way.
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 13:15 · grounding rag
Model Answer

Option C — Political processes cause caste identities to be reshaped — for example, groups expand by incorporating neighbouring sub-castes and new groupings like 'backward' and 'forward' castes emerge.

Source: Gender, Religion and Caste, Section: Politics in Caste

Explanation

The textbook explicitly states: "Politics too influences the caste system and caste identities by bringing them into the political arena." It lists three effects — groups widen by absorbing sub-castes, coalitions form through negotiation, and new categories like 'backward' and 'forward' castes emerge. Option C captures all three ideas. Options A and D are wrong because the textbook says caste is not eliminated and the relationship is two-way, not one-way.

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