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Caste Systems
Marriage
Gender Roles
Dress Code
Day-to-day
100
The highest caste in ancient India is this group of religious leaders
What is the Brahmans
100
Most Indian weddings take place through what religion
What is Hinduism
100
Name one reason men are valued over women in many Indian societies.
What is the possibility of contribution to family income or the ability to gain a wife and a dowry.
100
True or false; Western styles such as jeans and T-shirts are now more acceptable in India, especially among men, college students, and tourists.
What is true.
100
A lunch system with an error rate of less than 1% used in parts of India is this.
What is the lunchbox system.
200
The lowest class of the Indian caste system, the discrimination of which is illegal in many parts of India today.
What is the untouchables
200
The cultural norms of Indian weddings are laid down in what religious text?
What is the Rigvedas
200
Name one behavior that is considered "unladylike" for women in India.
What is the pursuit of a career or an abstinence from marriage or having children.
200
Baggy pants worn by women under their tops are called what?
What is salwar.
200
True or false: about 38% of Indian children attend a formal school.
What is true.
300
The term "caste" was instated by which Imperialistic rulers
What is the British
300
The wedding procession of an Indian wedding is known as what?
What is the Wedding Barat
300
Name two privileges that many Indian men (mostly those living in rural areas) believe they are born with as males.
What is the right to lay down the law, the right to control women, or the right to act tough.
300
Long tunic-like tops worn by women are called what?
What is kameez
300
For whom in India do literacy rates reach 82.14%?
What is men.
400
The nature of the caste systems might begin with the story of what four-headed, four-armed deity?
What is Brahma
400
The tying of an Indian wedding pendant is known as what?
What is the Mangalsutra
400
What percentage of married Indian women say they have experienced domestic violence at some point in their lifetime?
What is 52 percent
400
Wrapped dresses, which can be worn by men and women, are called what?
What is sari.
400
For whom in India do literacy rates reach 65.46%?
What is women.
500
Gandhi renamed the untouchables this, meaning children of God, in an effort to bring them into society
What is Harijan
500
The sixteen adornments of an Indian bride are known as what?
What is the Solah Shringar
500
In India, gender preference is how much higher for boys than girls?
What is four times higher.
500
Ankle-length skirts typically more popular in urban cities are called what?
What is lehngas.
500
British rule left India in what year?
What is 1947.