The Textbook Notes That the Justification of the Caste System

question 22

Multiple Choice

The textbook notes that the justification of the caste system in Hinduism is found in

• A) the social usefulness of having a division of labor.
• B) the religious usefulness of having priests to run the religion and others to follow them.
• C) the fact that people are born into their castes based on the karma of their own past lives.
• D) the fact that people's caste status is determined by the will of God.

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