WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the job of the Vaishya in the caste system?
A
warriors and rulers
B
skilled trader
C
unskilled worker or farmer
D
merchant/landowner
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Vaishyas were commoners, not servile groups. Their role lay in productive labour, in agricultural and pastoral tasks, and in trading.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kshatriyas: The second caste. These people are often known traditionally as ‘warriors. ‘ They often hold the job of farmer, trader, or merchant.

Detailed explanation-3: -Four varna categories were constructed to organize society along economic and occupational lines. Spiritual leaders and teachers were called Brahmins. Warriors and nobility were called Kshatriyas. Merchants and producers were called Vaishyas.

Detailed explanation-4: -Vaishya Vani is a sub-caste of Vaishyas, one of the varnas of Hinduism. Because of their hereditary occupation as traders and merchants, they are found in many regions in India, including Konkan, Bihar, some parts of the Canara subregion of Karnataka & the Cochin area in Kerala.

Detailed explanation-5: -Shudra, also spelled Sudra, Sanskrit Śūdra, fourth and lowest of the traditional varnas, or social classes, of India, traditionally artisans and labourers.

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