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Social institutions bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms
  1. Clue
    Portuguese root of the word caste.
    Item
    Casta
  2. Clue
    Four-fold all-India division.
    Item
    Varna
  3. Clue
    Local sub-classification of caste.
    Item
    Jati
  4. Clue
    Castes within castes.
    Item
    Segmental
  5. Clue
    Directed the 1901 caste census.
    Item
    Risley
  6. Clue
    Copy higher caste rituals to rise.
    Item
    Sanskritise
  7. Clue
    Large caste that gained land rights.
    Item
    Dominant
  8. Clue
    Sociologist behind both concepts.
    Item
    Srinivas
  9. Clue
    Language family spoken only by tribals.
    Item
    Austric
Instructions
Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation

_Source: syllabus Indian Society, Chapter 3, Social Institutions: Continuity and Change._
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