Scholars have agreed that all major social institutions and specially the institution of caste underwent major changes during a particular period. Identify this period :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Colonial
Option (2) Post-Independence — Incorrect. Caste has been shaped by the rapid changes of independent India too, but the period on which scholars have agreed that all major institutions, and specially caste, underwent major changes is the colonial one.
Option (3) Colonial — Correct. Scholars have agreed that all major social institutions and specially the institution of caste underwent major changes during the colonial period. Some even argue that what we know today as caste is more a product of colonialism than of ancient Indian tradition, because British surveys and the census began to count and record caste, and so made it more rigid.
NCERT: Indian Society — Chapter 3: Social Institutions: Continuity and Change (2025-26)
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