The Jajmani System of India

question 25

Multiple Choice

The jajmani system of India

• A)has been viewed as a system that links different groups together in mutual support.
• B)is declining in importance.
• C)involves exchange of services between various caste groups.
• D)has been viewed as benefitting the better-off at the expense of the poor.
• E)all of the above.

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