Arrange the four-fold division of society into the varna system:
A. Vaisya
B. Brahmin
C. Sudra
D. Kshatriya
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → B, D, A, C
(B) Brahmin — the first varna, the brahmana.
(D) Kshatriya — the second, the kshatriya.
(A) Vaisya — the third, the vaishya.
(C) Sudra — the fourth, the shudra.
NCERT (2025-26): “3.1 Caste and the Caste System … As is well-known, the English word ‘caste’ is actually a borrowing from the Portuguese casta, meaning pure breed. The word refers to a broad institutional arrangement that in Indian languages (beginning with the ancient Sanskrit) is referred to by two distinct terms, varna and jati. Varna, literally ‘colour’, is the name given to a four-fold division of society into brahmana, kshatriya, vaishya and shudra, though this excludes a significant section of the population composed of the ‘outcastes’, foreigners, slaves, conquered peoples and others, sometimes refered to as the panchamas or fifth category.…” |