What Effect Does the Caste System Have on Indian Development

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Multiple Choice

What effect does the caste system have on Indian development?

• A)It makes development easier by giving everyone a purpose.
• B)It makes development easier by making upward mobility easier.
• C)It makes development more difficult by dividing communities along religious lines.
• D)It makes development more difficult by impeding upward mobility.
• E)It makes development easier by impeding upward mobility.

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Definitions:

Rupees

The official currency of India, also used as currency in other countries such as Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

United States Imports

Goods and services brought into the United States from other countries for sale or use.

Comparative Advantage

The ability of a country or individual to produce a particular good or service at a lower opportunity cost than its trade partners.

Heckscher-Ohlin Theorem

A theory that explains the existence of a country’s comparative advantage by its factor endowments: A country has a comparative advantage in the production of a product if that country is relatively well endowed with inputs used intensively in the production of that product.