Match the LIST-I with LIST-II
| LIST-I (Concept) | LIST-II (Explanation) | ||
| A. | Prejudice | I. | Individuals are cut off from full involvement in a wider society. |
| B. | Stratification | II. | Disqualifying members of one group from the opportunities that are open to others. |
| C. | Exclusion | III. | Pre-conceived opinions or attitudes held by members of one group towards another |
| D. | Discrimination | IV. | A hierarchical arrangements of groups and communities in a society |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
(A) Prejudice — this matches (III) Pre-conceived opinions or attitudes held by members of one group towards another. The word means ‘pre-judgement’.
(B) Stratification — this matches (IV) A hierarchical arrangements of groups and communities in a society. Categories of people are ranked in a hierarchy.
(C) Exclusion — this matches (I) Individuals are cut off from full involvement in a wider society.
(D) Discrimination — this matches (II) Disqualifying members of one group from the opportunities that are open to others. Prejudice is an attitude; discrimination is the actual behaviour.
NCERT (2025-26): “5.1 What Is Social About Social Inequality and Exclusion? … Sociologists use the term social stratification to refer to a system by which categories of people in a society are ranked in a hierarchy. This hierarchy then shapes people’s identity and experiences, their relations with others, as well as their access to resources and opportunities.… …Prejudices refer to pre-conceived opinions or attitudes held by members of one group towards another.… …If prejudice describes attitudes and opinions, discrimination refers to actual behaviour towards another group or individual. Discrimination can be seen in practices that disqualify members of one group from opportunities open to others, as when a person is refused a job because of their gender or religion.… Social Exclusion Social exclusion refers to ways in which individuals may become cut off from full involvement in the wider society.…” |