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Which Rigvedic hymn is often cited for the origin of the four varnas?Read the answer and worked solution →What do the Vedic texts say about untouchability?Read the answer and worked solution →Which 8th-century Jain text by Jinasena first mentions varna and jati in Jain literature?Read the answer and worked solution →Who announced the 1932 Communal Award at the request of B.R. Ambedkar?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Article of the Indian Constitution declared untouchability illegal?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year was the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act passed?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year was the Mandal Commission established?Read the answer and worked solution →What share of reservation for Backward Classes followed the Mandal Commission in 1990?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Government scheme gives incentives to inter-caste married couples?Read the answer and worked solution →What share of India's population did Dalits form in 2001?Read the answer and worked solution →What do Scheduled Castes officially refer to in India?Read the answer and worked solution →Who questioned colour-based varna by noting colours are seen among all varnas in the Mahabharata?Read the answer and worked solution →Under the four-fold hierarchy, in which category were the Malis placed?Read the answer and worked solution →Which language emerged from Sankaradeva's Assam writings, mixing medieval Maithili and Assamese?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which Rigvedic hymn is often cited for the origin of the four varnas?

  1. Purusha Sukta
  2. Nasadiya Sukta
  3. Gayatri Mantra
  4. Hiranyagarbha Sukta
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Correct answer: A. Purusha Sukta

1. The Purusha Sukta of the Rigveda is the oft-cited text on varna. 2. Scholars say it was probably inserted later as a charter myth. 3. The other hymns do not describe varna. _Source: Wikipedia, Caste system in India, Vedic varnas_

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What do the Vedic texts say about untouchability?

  1. It was a sacred duty
  2. It was taught to kings
  3. They do not mention it
  4. It applied only to priests
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Correct answer: C. They do not mention it

1. The Vedic texts neither mention untouchable people nor any practice of untouchability. 2. Post-Vedic texts such as the Manusmriti mention outcastes. 3. The other options claim the Vedas taught or required it, which they do not. _Source: Wikipedia, Caste system in India, Untouchable outcastes and the varna system_

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Which 8th-century Jain text by Jinasena first mentions varna and jati in Jain literature?

  1. Adi Purana
  2. Kalpa Sutra
  3. Tattvartha Sutra
  4. Samayasara
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Correct answer: A. Adi Purana

1. The Adi Purana by Jinasena is an 8th-century Jain text. 2. It is the first mention of varna and jati in Jain literature. 3. Kalpa Sutra, Tattvartha Sutra and Samayasara are other Jain texts, not this one. _Source: Wikipedia, Caste system in India, Late classical and early medieval period (650 to 1400)_

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