RELIGIONS
HINDUISM
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Question
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Which statement was true of the caste system in traditional India?
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Members of different castes often intermarried.
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Caste membership determined a person’s occupation.
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The highest caste was composed of untouchables.
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The caste system had little effect on daily village life.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Segmentation of society into groups whose membership was determined by birth. A hierarchical system wherein generally the Brahmins were at the head of the hierarchy, but this hierarchy was disputed in some cases. In various linguistic areas, hundreds of castes had a gradation generally acknowledged by everyone.
Detailed explanation-2: -The castes were a form of social stratification in Aryan India characterized by the hereditary transmission of lifestyle, occupation, ritual status, and social status.
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