Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Indian Society: Continuity and Change

Question:
Two statements are given, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A) Caste is exogamous.
Reason (R) Caste members can't marry outside their caste .
Options:
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A)
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation for (A)
(A) is true , but (R) is false
(A) is false but (R) is true
Correct Answer:
(A) is false but (R) is true
Explanation:
Membership in a caste involves strict rules about marriage. Caste groups are “endogamous”, i.e. marriage is restricted to members of the group.