Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Cultural Change

Question:

In regions where the Non-Sanskritic castes were dominant, it was their influence, that was stronger. Identify the most appropriate concept to refer to this phenomenon.

(1) Sanskritisation

(2) Westernisation

(3) De-Sanskritisation

(4) Modernisation

Options:

1

2

3

4

Correct Answer:

3

Explanation:
In areas where a highly Sanskritised caste was dominant, the culture of the entire region underwent a certain amount of Sanskritisation. In regions where the non-Sanskritic castes were dominant, it was their influence that was stronger. This can be termed the process of ‘de-Sanskritisation’.