Question

Each caste or a group of allied castes was traditionally associated with a particular _____.
Rangdari
Attitude
Occupation
Climate

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Answer 1

occupation.

Explanation:

Allied caste means educated people.

Answer 2

It was traditionally associated with a particular Occupation.

• The statement represents a characteristic of caste.
• These characteristics were given by Dr G.S. Ghurye
• He was an Indian academic and a professor of sociology.
• According to him, each caste or collection of related castes was historically linked to a certain profession.
• Each caste, or group of related castes, is typically distinguished by a certain job or work being done.
• Jobs are passed down via families, and caste members are required to work in their customary fields.
• Further, he also gave some other characteristics of caste which include -

1. Arrangement of castes as per hierarchy.
2. Segmental division as people possesses castes hereditary.
3. Endogamy
4. Restrictions on social groupings.

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