HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
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They are religious extremists
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They are part of the highest caste
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They are foreigners hired as soldiers
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They are outside of the caste system
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Detailed explanation-1: -Outside of this Hindu caste system were the achhoots-the Dalits or the untouchables.
Detailed explanation-2: -These four castes are the Brahmins (priests, teachers), Kshatriyas (rulers, warriors), Vaishyas (landowners, merchants) and Sudras (servants), and the 5th group is the group of the untouchables, called Dalits.
Detailed explanation-3: -Solution: The groups that were placed at the bottom of the ladder were seen as unworthy and called untouchables. In the Indian caste system, communities or groups of people were placed in hierarchical levels of superiority.
Detailed explanation-4: -Solution: Untouchability is the individual discrimination against certain classes of persons. Dalits are sometimes called Untouchables. Untouchables are regarded as ‘low caste’ and have been marginalized for centuries.