HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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married into a caste
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took part in trials.
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had to pass a test
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were born into it
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Detailed explanation-1: -The varnas are then divided into specialized sub-castes called jatis. Each jati is composed of a group deriving its livelihood primarily from a specific occupation. People are born into a certain caste and become members. They then acquire the appropriate occupation according to their jati.
Detailed explanation-2: -The caste system is prevalent in India from the vedic times. Caste system was developed to divide work between different groups of people so that social harmony could be maintained. The castes turned into rigid barriers with the passage of time.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The Brahmanas were created from his naval; the Kshatriyas from his hands; the Vaishyas from his thighs and the Sudras from his feet. According to the social historical theory, the origin of caste system finds its origin in the arrival of Aryans in India. The Aryans arrived in India in around 1500 BC.
Detailed explanation-5: -The correct answer is Occupational division of labour.