What Relatively Recent Change Has Undermined the Economic Basis of the Indian

question 45

Multiple Choice

What relatively recent change has undermined the economic basis of the Indian caste system?

• A) cash payments for services
• B) democratic elections
• C) public education
• D) marriage between castes

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Definitions:

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Chiaroscuro

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