Refer to the passage. The description in the passage with respect to
globalization's effect on Indian culture is most similar
to which of the following historical developments?
"Urbanisation undermines caste. The relative
anonymity of an individual's identity in a city makes it
difficult for rules of purity and pollution to be observed
and enforced in the public sphere.
Fewer activities are then mediated by an individual's
caste identity. And urbanisation will continue to
increase. By 2030, 40 per cent of Indians are
predicted to live in urban areas.
O The influence of early human rights movements
and the extension of citizenship rights to First
Nations peoples in Canada following World War II
O The effects of Enlightenment thinking on France
following the abolition of privileges for the estates
during the French Revolution
O The effects of liberal reform on Russia following the
emancipation of the serfs in the mid-19th century
O The effects of the Catholic Emancipation laws in
the United Kingdom in the early 19th century
The urban middle class, once a preserve of the upper
castes, has become more diverse with gradual entry
of backward castes and Dalits.
The marriage market reflects this change. In 1970,
only 1.5 per cent of matrimonial ads published in the
national dailies belonged to backward castes and
Dalits. This number had increased to 10 per cent by
2010