HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
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They passed a test.
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They married into it.
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They inherited it.
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They won a competition.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The castes were hereditary, though they were not rigid. They were more accurately a reflection of the interpersonal political relationships, a person is always the follower of another.
Detailed explanation-2: -The caste system is deeply rooted in the Hinduism belief in karma and reincarnation. Dating back more than 3, 000 years, the caste system divides Hindus into four main categories – Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras based on who they were in their past life, their karma, and what family line they come from.
Detailed explanation-3: -In Max Weber’s phraseology, caste and class are both status groups. While castes are perceived as hereditary groups with a fixed ritual status, social classes are defined in terms of the relations of production.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.