SSC
INDIAN HISTORY
Question
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The lowest class group (composed of servants and serfs) in the Indian caste system was the
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Buddhists
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Brahmins / Brahmans
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Sudras / Shudras
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Aryans
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -At the bottom of the heap were the Shudras, who came from Brahma’s feet and did all the menial jobs. The main castes were further divided into about 3, 000 castes and 25, 000 sub-castes, each based on their specific occupation. Outside of this Hindu caste system were the achhoots-the Dalits or the untouchables.
Detailed explanation-2: -Shudra, also spelled Sudra, Sanskrit Śūdra, fourth and lowest of the traditional varnas, or social classes, of India, traditionally artisans and labourers.
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