Match List-I (Criticism of Sanskritisation) with List-II (Point made…

Match List-I (Criticism of Sanskritisation) with List-II (Point made by the criticism).

List-I	List-II
(A) It exaggerates social mobility	(I) Belief in purity and pollution of groups appears justifiable
(B) It accepts upper-caste ways as superior	(II) Girls and women come to be secluded
(C) It justifies a model of inequality and exclusion	(III) Only some individuals change position, not the structure
(D) It adopts upper-caste rites and rituals	(IV) The desire to imitate upper castes seems natural and desirable

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) It exaggerates social mobility	(III) Only some individuals change position, not the structure	Critics say sanskritisation exaggerates mobility because it brings no structural change. Only some individuals change position, and inequality stays.
(B) It accepts upper-caste ways as superior	(IV) The desire to imitate upper castes seems natural and desirable	Once upper-caste ways are taken as superior, the desire to imitate the upper caste looks natural and desirable.
(C) It justifies a model of inequality and exclusion	(I) Belief in purity and pollution of groups appears justifiable	A model resting on inequality and exclusion makes belief in the purity and pollution of groups seem justifiable.
(D) It adopts upper-caste rites and rituals	(II) Girls and women come to be secluded	Adopting upper-caste rites and rituals leads to practices such as secluding girls and women.

NCERT (2026-27): “Sanskritisation …
Sanskritisation as a concept has been criticised at different levels. One, it has been criticised for exaggerating social mobility or the scope of ‘lower castes’ to move up the social ladder. For it leads to no structural change but only positional change of some individuals. In other words inequality continues to persist though some individuals may be able to improve their positions within the unequal structure. Two, it has been pointed out that the ideology of sanskritisation accepts the ways of the ‘upper caste’ as superior and that of the ‘lower caste’ as inferior. Therefore, the desire to imitate the ‘upper caste’ is seen as natural and desirable.”

“Third, ‘sanskritisation’ seems to justify a model that rests on inequality and exclusion. It appears to suggest that to believe in pollution and purity of groups of people is justifiable or all right.”

“Fourth, since sanskritisation results in the adoption of upper caste rites and rituals it leads to practices of secluding girls and women, adopting dowry practices instead of bride-price and practising caste discrimination against other groups, etc.”

Match List-I (Criticism of Sanskritisation) with List-II (Point made by the criticism).

List-I	List-II
(A) It exaggerates social mobility	(I) Belief in purity and pollution of groups appears justifiable
(B) It accepts upper-caste ways as superior	(II) Girls and women come to be secluded
(C) It justifies a model of inequality and exclusion	(III) Only some individuals change position, not the structure
(D) It adopts upper-caste rites and rituals	(IV) The desire to imitate upper castes seems natural and desirable

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) It exaggerates social mobility	(III) Only some individuals change position, not the structure	Critics say sanskritisation exaggerates mobility because it brings no structural change. Only some individuals change position, and inequality stays.
(B) It accepts upper-caste ways as superior	(IV) The desire to imitate upper castes seems natural and desirable	Once upper-caste ways are taken as superior, the desire to imitate the upper caste looks natural and desirable.
(C) It justifies a model of inequality and exclusion	(I) Belief in purity and pollution of groups appears justifiable	A model resting on inequality and exclusion makes belief in the purity and pollution of groups seem justifiable.
(D) It adopts upper-caste rites and rituals	(II) Girls and women come to be secluded	Adopting upper-caste rites and rituals leads to practices such as secluding girls and women.