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strongly agree ( )

agree ( )

disagree ( )

strongly disagree ( )

41. It is generally believed in our country that returnees from a foreign university are much more modern in attitudes than the equivalent Indian degree-holders. To what degree do you agree to this general belief?

strongly agree ( )

agree ( )

disagree ( )

strongly disagree ( )

42. Following is a list of some occupations with high social prestige. Please indicate the occupation, according to your personal belief, with the highest prestige and put 1., then the second highest and put 2., then the third highest and put 3. Please complete your ranking from 1 to 10 .

artist, writer, poet ( )

business executive ( )

college teacher ( )

engineer ( )

govt. administrator ( )

journalist ( )

lawyer ( )

medical doctor ( )

political leader ( )

university teacher ( )

43. Following is the same list of occupations. Please indicate the occupation which carries, according to your personal belief, the highest power and put 1., then the second highest and put 2. and so on. Kindly complete your ranking from 1 to 10.

artist, writer, poet ( )

business executive ( )

college teacher ( )

engineer ( )

govt. administrator ( )

journalist ( )

lawyer ( )

medical doctor ( )

political leader ( )

university teacher ( )

44. Following are some statements, to which one may agree or disagree. Please indicate your personal degree of agreement to each of the following statements.

45a. There would not be much harm to keep the relative caste positions in modern India as they are.

strongly agree ( )

agree ( )

disagree ( )

strongly disagree ( )

45b. A well educated person in responsible position should not appoint a lower-caste person as head of a group con-sisting mainly of higher-caste person.

strongly agree ( )

agree ( )

disagree ( )

strongly disagree ( )

45c. The most important thing in life should be, to have a traditionally rich family.

strongly agree ( )

agree ( )

disagree ( )

strongly disagree ( )

45d. Individual success should have no real worth, if the relatives are not benefited.

strongly agree ( )

agree ( )

disagree ( )

strongly disagree ( )

45e. One should act in the interest of the joint family, even at the cost of one’s own occupational career.

strongly agree ( )

agree ( )

disagree ( )

strongly disagree ( )

45f. Even a brilliant individual career is not worth it, if it leads to loss of solidarity among one’s community.

strongly agree ( )

agree ( )

disagree ( )

strongly disagree ( )

45g. Being in an influential position, one should not dismiss a good friend from service, although he deserves the dismissal according to the rules of the organisation.

strongly agree ( )

agree ( )

disagree ( )

strongly disagree ( )

45h. One should prefer a doctor of one’s own community.

strongly agree ( )

agree ( )

disagree ( )

strongly disagree ( )

45i. If a recruitment officer of an enterprise recruits some of his friends, who have a little less qualification than required for the job, it is in fact not so harmful as generally assumed.

strongly agree ( )

agree ( )

disagree ( )

strongly disagree ( )

45j. There are certain cultural values which should never be given up, only to achieve economic growth.

strongly agree ( )

agree ( )

disagree ( )

strongly disagree ( )

45k. A recognised patriot of one time should not be criticised in public for minor corruption.

strongly agree ( )

agree ( )

disagree ( )

strongly disagree ( )

45l. Even the most beautiful statutes of colonial rulers should be removed after independence.

strongly agree ( )

agree ( )

disagree ( )

strongly disagree ( )

45m. One should not challenge the quali-fications of a person for a responsible job, if he has really sacrificed a lot for the independence of our country.

strongly agree ( )

agree ( )

disagree ( )

strongly disagree ( )

45n. Being in the same position the elder person should not work as hard as the younger person.

strongly agree ( )

agree ( )

disagree ( )

strongly disagree ( )

45o. Good business partnership should only be based on intimate relationship between the families of the businessmen.

strongly agree ( )

agree ( )

disagree ( )

strongly disagree ( )

46a. Students’ strikes in our country are very common. These strikes are indications for that something is wrong in the system. Almost all of us have been involved in strikes either in school, in college or in the university. How often did you have strikes upto your Inter-mediate or 1st year TDC education?

only once ( )

2–5 times ( )

6–10 times ( )

11 and more ( )

other response .................................

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46b. How often did you join strikes in those days?

only once ( )

2–5 times ( )

6–10 times ( )

11 and more ( )

other response .................................

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46c. Please indicate the degree of your participation at that time on the following scale!

active leadership ( )

very active participation ( )

average participation ( )

almost passive participation ( )

46d. Please indicate the degree of your involvement at that time on the following scale!

very high ( )

high ( )

low ( )

very low ( )

46e. What were the demands? .....................

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46f. Was it your conviction at that time that strike had been the only means to fight through the demands?

yes ( )

no ( )

other response ................................

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46g. Had there been consultations between the students and teachers?

yes ( )

no ( )

other response ................................

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46h. What had been the percentage of teachers which had supported your demands?

none ( )

under 25 % ( )

under 50 % ( )

under 75 % ( )

more than 75 % ( )

46i. If you think back to those days and apply your present knowledge: what was the degree of justification for strike?

very justified ( )

justified ( )

not justified ( )

very unjustified ( )

47a. How often did you have strikes after your Intermediate or lst year TDC education?

only once ( )

2–5 times ( )

6–10 times ( )

11 and more ( )

other response .................................

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47b. How often did you join strikes since your Intermediate or 1st year TDC?

only once ( )