WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Caste is determined by birth-a child is “born into” the caste of his parents. Caste is never a matter of choice. One can never change one’s caste, leave it, or choose not to join it, although there are instances where a paerson maybe expelled from their caste.

Detailed explanation-2: -In caste systems a person’s social position is determined by birth, and social intercourse outside one’s caste is prohibited. The term “caste” itself is often used to denote large-scale kinship groups that are hierarchically organized within a rigid system of stratification.

Detailed explanation-3: -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).