GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -In Vedic-and post-Vedic Indian subcontinent, Brahmins were designated as the priestly class as they served as priests (purohit, pandit, or pujari) and spiritual teachers (guru or acharya). The other three varnas are the Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pravaras. Every Brahmin Gotra is further sub-divided into several divisions Pravaras. Translated literally from Sanskrit, the term means ‘most excellent’. A Pravara represents the lineage of individuals from a particular Gotra who, according to Hindu literature, had ‘achieved greatness’.

Detailed explanation-3: -The highest caste within the General Category is Brahmin, historically the priests and other religious leaders who also served as educators. Just 4% of Indians today identify as Brahmin.

Detailed explanation-4: -At the top of the caste system were the Brahmin. These were the priests and they held a tremendous amount of power over everybody. There were the only ones who could both study and teach the Vedas, the holy text.