SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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The principles of Hinduism led to the creation of the Caste System. People were born into a specific caste and lived their whole life in that caste.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Hindus believe that there are four goals in human life: kama, the pursuit of pleasure; artha, the pursuit of material success; dharma, leading a just and good life; and moksha, enlightenment, which frees a person from suffering and unites the individual soul with Brahman.
Detailed explanation-2: -The modern-day understanding of caste most directly comes from the Rig Veda, the most sacred ancient text of the Hindu religion. It functions as a story of creation, describing the division of the primordial being Purusha (also referred to as Brahma) into four castes, as shown in the image.
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