HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Born into to
|
|
|
work hard and be promoted by a Pries
|
|
|
grow older and move up a caste level every twenty years
|
|
|
be recommended by a previous member of the cast
|
Detailed explanation-1: -The caste of a person is primarily determined by his/her birth. The system of stratification of society into different divisions is termed the caste system. 1)Brahmans-Priests and intellectuals 2)Kshatriyas-Rulers and warriors 3)Vaishyas-Traders and merchants 4)Shudras-laborers.
Detailed explanation-2: -A Caste System divided Indian society into groups based on their birth, wealth, or occupation. The caste to which a person belonged determined his or her place in society, including who that person’s spouse, friends, and occupation could be. This was usually permanent, but was not always the case.
Detailed explanation-3: -iv The Indian caste system was very rigid. Members of the same caste group were supposed to form a social community that practiced the same or similar occupation married within the caste grouf and did not eat with members from other caste groups. v Indian caste system continues to be closely linked to economic status.
Detailed explanation-4: -The caste system in India is the paradigmatic ethnographic instance of social classification based on castes. It has its origins in ancient India, and was transformed by various ruling elites in medieval, early-modern, and modern India, especially the Mughal Empire and the British Raj.