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Which of the following pairs of statements is incorrectly matched? |
Varna — Broad all-India aggregative classification Jati — Local and regional sub-classification Late Vedic period — Social categories strictly determined by birth Post-Vedic period — Emergence of a more rigid caste structure |
Late Vedic period — Social categories strictly determined by birth |
The correct answer is Option 3: Late Vedic period — Social categories strictly determined by birth. The late Vedic period was characterised by relatively flexible social divisions, and movement across categories appears to have been possible. Rigid birth-based membership became a defining feature only later. |
