The Indian social class system is called the ..... system.

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The Indian social class system is called the ____ system.

A	pyramid
B	caste
C	untouchable
D	dharma

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The caste system, as it actually works in India is called jati. The term jati appears in almost all Indian languages and is related to the idea of lineage or kinship group.

Detailed explanation-2: -A caste system is a class structure that is determined by birth. Loosely, it means that in some societies, the opportunities you have access to depend on the family you happened to be born into. The phrase caste system has been around since the 1840s, but we’ve been using caste since the 1500s.

Detailed explanation-3: -Caste as a closed social stratification system in which membership is determined by birth and remains fixed for life; castes are also endogamous, meaning marriage is proscribed outside one’s caste, and offspring are automatically members of their parents’ caste.

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