Untouchabitity


 
 
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Untouchability

Untouchability is a practice where certain groups, mainly people from lower castes, are treated as "outcastes" or "untouchables" by society, especially by those from upper castes. These individuals were historically not allowed to interact with people from upper castes, and were often excluded from public places, denied basic rights, and faced extreme social discrimination. Untouchability was the harshest form of caste inequality in India.

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Question : 1

Which of the following two leaders worked for the establishment of classless society ?

Right Option : A
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Question : 2

Which social reformer referred to untouchables as "Harijans" (Children of God)?

Right Option : B
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Question : 3

What is one reason why some aspects of the caste system still persist in modern India?

Right Option : C
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