WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

INDUS VALLEY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The lowest level in the Ancient Indian social system was made up of ____ They had to bang sticks together to notify others when they were approaching so that they could move away.
A
untouchables
B
Kshatriyas
C
Brahmins
D
Vaisyas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dalit (from Sanskrit: , romanized: dalita meaning “broken/scattered"), also previously known as untouchable, is the lowest stratum of the castes in India. Dalits were excluded from the four-fold varna system of Hinduism and were seen as forming a fifth varna, also known by the name of Panchama.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dalits, also known as “Untouchables, ‘’ are members of the lowest social group in the Hindu caste system.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Shudras (shoo-dras) were the lowest of the four varnas. This was the majority of the population. People in this caste were slaves, servants, and unskilled workers. They received little informal education and were often the poorest of the castes.

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