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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What gave birth to caste system in India?
A
Coming of the Aryans
B
Division of tasks/ work
C
Brahmins
D
the vedas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This Quote Means: BR Ambedkar said, ‘Caste System is not merely a division of labour. It is also a division of labourers’

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: -"According to Dr Ambedkar, it (Varna system) is not merely a system of division of labour but the division of labourers. It is a system of hierarchy where one caste is imposed upon the other.

Detailed explanation-4: -The four classes were the Brahmins (priestly people), the Kshatriyas (rulers, administrators and warriors; also called Rajanyas), the Vaishyas (artisans, merchants, tradesmen and farmers), and Shudras (labouring classes).

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