Question

The caste system in india was used for what purpose

A) to ensure that all people had an adequate income

B)to prevent the rich from taking to much power

C) To provide social control and conformity acording to ones birth

D) to draft a military capable of defending india from mongol invasion

Answer 1

The Caste System in India was used to provide social control and conformity according to ones birth
C.

Answer 2

The correct answer is "C".

The caste system in India is a class structure which determines the position of an individual in the social pyramid according to the household he was born in. It originated during the Sangam period, around 300 BCE. It creates the ideology that if one is born poor, he will remain poor for the rest of his life. On the other hand, if one is born rich, he will probably thrive in life. This system completely nullifies social class escalation, as it labels it as a nearly impossible option that a poor person could escape from his fate.