GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Originally, Varnas were assigned based on people aptitude and qualities. In early Vedic period caste system was not rigid. But on later Vedic period Varnas were assigned based on birth. Therefore, in later Vedic period Varnas transformed based on the hereditary of caste system.

Detailed explanation-2: -Varna system was a social classification of people based on their function and duties in society. People with certain skills and knowledge were put in different Varnas. It was not hereditary, which meant people did not born in certain Varna, they were put in a class according to their function and skills.

Detailed explanation-3: -Note: Women were allowed more independence and political participation up to a point during the early Vedic era, and the caste system was based on occupation, but in the later Vedic period, women were assigned more docile roles, and the caste system became more rigid and was based on the person’s birth.