Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I (Dominant Caste) | List-II (Region) | ||
| (A) | Rajputs | (I) | Andhra Pradesh |
| (B) | Lingayats | (II) | Punjab |
| (C) | Jat Sikhs | (III) | Karnataka |
| (D) | Kammas | (IV) | Uttar Pradesh |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)
(A) Rajputs — this matches (IV) Uttar Pradesh, where the Jats and Rajputs are the dominant landowning groups.
(B) Lingayats — this matches (III) Karnataka, along with the Vokkaligas.
(C) Jat Sikhs — this matches (II) Punjab.
(D) Kammas — this matches (I) Andhra Pradesh, along with the Reddis.
NCERT (2025-26): “4.1 Agrarian Structure: Caste and Class in Rural India … In each region, there are usually just one or two major landowning castes, who are also numerically very important. Such groups were termed by the sociologist M.N. Srinivas as dominant castes. In each region, the dominant caste is the most powerful group, economically and politically, and dominates local society. Examples of dominant landowning groups are the Jats and Rajputs of U.P., the Vokkaligas and Lingayats in Karnataka, Kammas and Reddis in Andhra Pradesh, and Jat Sikhs in Punjab.…” |