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The lowest of the caste system isn’t considered a part of the caste. They are garbage collectors, sweep the streets, and slaughter animals for their leather. They are the ____
A
Brahmin
B
Sudras
C
Dalit
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: -untouchable, also called Dalit, officially Scheduled Caste, formerly Harijan, in traditional Indian society, the former name for any member of a wide range of low-caste Hindu groups and any person outside the caste system.

Detailed explanation-3: -The lowest group in Hindu society is not an official part of the caste system. They are called DALITS, also known as UNTOUCHABLES and are responsible for “UNCLEAN work.”

Detailed explanation-4: -Hence, caste groups are exogamous is not a feature of caste system in India.

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