Practicing Success
Assertion: A person born into a caste could only practice the occupation associated with that caste. Reason: A particular occupation could only be pursued by the caste associated with it –members of other castes could not enter the occupation. |
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A Both A and R are false
A is true but R is false
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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. |
Castes were traditionally linked to occupations. A person born into a caste could only practice the occupation associated with that caste, so that occupations were hereditary, i.e. passed on from generation to generation. On the other hand, a particular occupation could only be pursued by the caste associated with it –members of other castes could not enter the occupation. |