Question

Which of the following is/are NOT characteristic(s) of the {class system?}

• A. Class systems are fluid and the boundaries between classes are never clear-cut.
• B. Class is a form of stratification in which one’s social position is given for a lifetime.
• C. Class is economically based.
• D. Class divisions are organized around purity and pollution.

Hint:

Class $\Rightarrow$ achieved, economic, fluid; Caste $\Rightarrow$ ascribed, ritual (purity–pollution), rigid.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B, D

Step 1: Core traits of class. Class stratification is {economically based} and {relatively open/fluids}; mobility is possible and boundaries are less rigid. Hence (A) and (C) {are} characteristics.
Step 2: What does {not describe class. (B) describes {caste} (ascribed, life-long status). (D) also refers to {caste} logics of purity–pollution. Therefore these are not features of class.
Final Answer: (B), (D)