Question

In a ____, a person is assigned a status at birth and remains at that level throughout life.

Answer 1

The correct answer is the first (A).

In a caste system one is born and receives an irreversible status for life.

The caste system is a form of religious interference in the structuring of Indian society. The Hindu religion establishes the population segregation according to the social position of their families, through the caste. The castes are established by heredity, so Indians can never change their position in the social hierarchy.

Answer 2

The correct answer is a. a caste system

Caste systems means exactly what you described. Often this system is bad because you might get discriminated against because you are in a different caste than someone else.