In the book Indian Society, in the study of social inequality and exclusion, which set of social institutions is examined for its role in creating and sustaining patterns of inequality?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Family, caste, tribe and the market
Option (1) Family, caste, tribe and the market — Correct. These four are the social institutions studied earlier for forming communities and sustaining society. The same institutions are now examined for their role in creating and sustaining patterns of inequality and exclusion.
Option (2) Family, caste, religion and the state — Incorrect. This set drops tribe and the market and adds religion and the state. The institutions carried over into the study of inequality are family, caste, tribe and the market, so this set does not match.
Option (3) Caste, tribe, the state and civil society — Incorrect. This set leaves out the family and the market and brings in the state and civil society. The state and civil society are not the institutions whose role in inequality is examined here.
Option (4) Family, kinship, religion and the market — Incorrect. This set puts kinship and religion in place of caste and tribe. Caste and tribe are central to the study of inequality and exclusion, so a set without them cannot be right.
NCERT (2026-27): “The family, caste, tribe and the market – these are the social institutions that have been considered in the last two chapters. These institutions were seen from the point of view of their role in forming communities and sustaining society. In this chapter we consider an equally important aspect of such institutions, namely their role in creating and sustaining patterns of inequality and exclusion. …” |