Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Indian Society: Continuity and Change

Question:
Assertion: A person born into a caste could only practice the occupation associated with that caste.
Reason: A particular occupation could only be pursued by the caste associated with it –members of other castes could not enter the occupation.
Options:
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
Both A and R are false
A is true but R is false
Correct Answer:
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation:
Castes were traditionally linked to occupations. A person born into a caste could only practice the occupation associated with that caste, so that occupations were hereditary, i.e. passed on from generation to generation. On the other hand, a particular occupation could only be pursued by the caste associated with it –members of other castes could not enter the occupation.