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Question (21)

QN0022016

Which outcome may arise when social divisions become unequal?

(A) Every group gains equal influence
(B) No group gains power
(C) Some groups gain more wealth and influence than others
(D) Occupations disappear completely

Correct Answer: C

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Question (22)

QN0022017

A long drought forces farming families to move to a city and adopt new occupations. What does this indicate about the early varṇa–jāti system?

(A) It was completely fixed
(B) It allowed some occupational change
(C) Occupations were illegal
(D) Trade was forbidden

Correct Answer: B

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Question (23)

QN0022018

Historical evidence suggests that some Brahmins in the early period sometimes took up:

(A) Mining only
(B) Naval activities only
(C) Trade or military activities
(D) Foreign rule

Correct Answer: C

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Question (24)

QN0022019

Which statement best reflects the early phase of the varṇa–jāti system?

(A) Occupational mobility never existed
(B) Communities could change occupations when necessary
(C) Only rulers could change occupations
(D) All occupations were identical

Correct Answer: B

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Question (25)

QN0022020

A historian discovers records of artisans becoming traders after a natural calamity. This evidence mainly shows:

(A) Rigidity of occupations
(B) Flexibility in occupations
(C) End of trade
(D) Absence of social organisation

Correct Answer: B

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Question (26)

QN0022021

One important role of the varṇa–jāti system was that it:

(A) Organised social and economic activities
(B) Eliminated occupations
(C) Replaced agriculture
(D) Ended trade networks

Correct Answer: A

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Question (27)

QN0022022

Why might the transmission of occupational skills across generations contribute to stability?

(A) It ensures continuity of specialised knowledge
(B) It prevents production
(C) It abolishes professions
(D) It discourages expertise

Correct Answer: A

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Question (28)

QN0022023

Over time, the varṇa–jāti system became more rigid, leading to:

(A) Equal opportunities for all groups
(B) Complete occupational freedom
(C) Inequalities and discrimination
(D) End of social divisions

Correct Answer: C

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Question (29)

QN0022024

Which group could face discrimination when the system became rigid?

(A) Only rulers
(B) Only traders
(C) Lower jātis and excluded communities
(D) Only farmers

Correct Answer: C

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Question (30)

QN0022025

A society where occupation determines social identity and skills are inherited reflects the functioning of:

(A) The varṇa–jāti system
(B) A modern constitution
(C) A republic
(D) A trade guild only

Correct Answer: A

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Question (21)

Which outcome may arise when social divisions become unequal?

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Question (22)

A long drought forces farming families to move to a city and adopt new occupations. What does this indicate about the early varṇa–jāti system?

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Question (23)

Historical evidence suggests that some Brahmins in the early period sometimes took up:

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Question (24)

Which statement best reflects the early phase of the varṇa–jāti system?

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Question (25)

A historian discovers records of artisans becoming traders after a natural calamity. This evidence mainly shows:

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Question (26)

One important role of the varṇa–jāti system was that it:

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Question (27)

Why might the transmission of occupational skills across generations contribute to stability?

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Question (28)

Over time, the varṇa–jāti system became more rigid, leading to:

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Question (29)

Which group could face discrimination when the system became rigid?

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A society where occupation determines social identity and skills are inherited reflects the functioning of:

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