CIVILIZATION
INDUS VALLEY
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Question
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Vaisyas
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Sudras
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Brahmin
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: In the Indian caste system, farmers and merchants belonged to the Varna (or caste) called the Vaishyas.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Vaishyas are third in the Caste System, otherwise known as the common people. According to Yanjur Veda “Vaisya among men… brutes from the belly. As they have been created from the storehouse of food (belly) so they are the food (or inteneded to be enjoyed by others).
Detailed explanation-3: -Kshatriyas: The second caste. These people are often known traditionally as ‘warriors. ‘ They often hold the job of farmer, trader, or merchant.
Detailed explanation-4: -The caste system divides Hindus into four main categories-Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras.
Detailed explanation-5: -Bania, also spelled Baniya, (from Sanskrit vāṇijya, “trade”), Indian caste consisting generally of moneylenders or merchants, found chiefly in northern and western India; strictly speaking, however, many mercantile communities are not Banias, and, conversely, some Banias are not merchants.