Which of the following castes acquired the status of peasants in the eastern region in the 16th-17th century in India?

A) Ahirs
B) Gujars 
C) Sadgops 
D) Malis
E) Kaivartas

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

C and E

The correct answer is Option 3 - C and E
C) Sadgops
E) Kaivartas

c. sixteenth- seventeenth centuries:

There was a direct correlation between caste, poverty and social status at the lower strata of society. Such correlations were not so marked at intermediate levels. In a manual from seventeenth-century Marwar, Rajputs are mentioned as peasants, sharing the same space with Jats, who were accorded a lower status in the caste hierarchy. The Gauravas, who cultivated land around Vrindavan (Uttar Pradesh), sought Rajput status in the seventeenth century. Castes such as the Ahirs, Gujars and Malis rose in the hierarchy because of the profitability of cattle rearing and horticulture. In the eastern regions, intermediate pastoral and fishing castes like the Sadgops and Kaivartas acquired the status of peasants.