Political Science · Political Processes in India
Given below are two statements, one labelled Assertion (A) and the other Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Rajni Kothari gave the concept of dominant caste.
Reason (R): The dominant caste denotes the caste holding economic, social and political power, and in most situations the upper castes such as Brahmins are not the dominant caste.
ABoth A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
CA is true, but R is false
DR is true, but A is false ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) R is true, but A is false — The reason is true but the assertion is false, so the answer is the fourth option.
Explanation
★The reason is true but the assertion is false, so the answer is the fourth option.
★The assertion is false, since the concept of dominant caste was given by M. N. Srinivas.
★Rajni Kothari is linked instead with the politicization of caste.
★The reason is true, since a dominant caste holds economic, social, and political power.
★Often a numerically strong middle caste, not the Brahmins, is dominant locally.
★So the definition in the reason is accurate.
★Thus R is true but A is false.
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