GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

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The four classes (varnas) in the caste system are:
A
Pharaoh, priests, artisans, slaves
B
Brahman, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras
C
King, queen, princes, lords
D
Shogun, samurai, governors, artisans
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Four basic categories are defined under this system-Brahmins (priests, teachers, intellectuals), Kshatriyas (warriors, kings, administrators), Vaishyas (agriculturalists, traders, farmers ) and Shudras (workers, labourers, artisans).

Detailed explanation-2: -The varnas have been known since a hymn in the Rigveda (the oldest surviving Indian text) that portrays the Brahman (priest), the Kshatriya (noble), the Vaishya (commoner), and the Shudra (servant) issued forth at creation from the mouth, arms, thighs, and feet of the primeval person (purusha).

Detailed explanation-3: -The system of classification, Varna is a system that existed in the Vedic Society that divided the society into four classes Brahmins (priests), Kshatriyas (warriors), Vaishyas (skilled traders, merchants), and Shudras (unskilled workers).

Detailed explanation-4: -According to it, there are four Varnas, which are Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras.

Detailed explanation-5: -It is basically classification of people based on their occupation or position they hold in society according to which society is divided into four classes viz., Brahmans (priests or scholars having high position), Kshatriyas (Warriors or knights), Vaishyas (traders), Shudras (unskilled workers or labourers).

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