Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Cultural Change

Question:

With the growth of Anti-Brahminical movement demand was made to drop Sanskrit words and phases from several Indian languages because

Options:

Indians wanted to learn English

Sanskrit was becoming an outdated language

To resist the spread of culture of upper caste groups

Sanskrit was no more a necessity in regard to education

Correct Answer:

To resist the spread of culture of upper caste groups

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3: To resist the spread of culture of upper caste groups

The Anti-Brahminical movement aimed to challenge upper caste dominance, particularly in areas like language, education, and social hierarchy. Since Sanskrit was traditionally associated with Brahminical and upper-caste culture, the demand to remove Sanskrit words and phrases from Indian languages was a form of resistance against the cultural control of these groups.