Question

Mark each statement if it correctly describes the origins or major features of the caste system. A. In time a fifth group was added to the caste system--the untouchables. B. Subcastes developed within the caste system. C. People in all castes followed the same rules of behavior. MULTIPLE CHOICE

Answer 1

“Subcastes developed within the caste system” correctly describes the origins or major features of the caste system.

 

The caste system in India is a system of social stratification which has pre-modern origins, was transformed by the British Raj, and is today the basis of reservation in India. It consists of two different concepts, varna and jāti, which may be regarded as different levels of analysis of this system.

 

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Answer 2

The correct answers are A) In time a fifth group was added to the caste system--the untouchables and B) Subcastes developed within the caste system.

The statements that correctly describe the origins or major features of the caste system are the following: In time a fifth group was added to the caste system--the untouchables and subcastes developed within the caste system.

We are talking about the so-commented caste system of India. The four classes of the caste system were the following: the Brahmins, who were scholars and members of the clergy; Kshatriyas, who were the rulers, emperors, and the fierce warriors; Vaishyas, who were the farmers and merchants; and finally, the Shudras, who at the bottom of the caste system pyramid: the workers.