alleryWhat made the caste system different from other divisions of labour?
AFarmers owned all the farmland
BRituals sanctioned hereditary work
CWages were fixed by the ruler
DGuilds trained every new worker
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Rituals sanctioned hereditary work
1. In most societies occupations pass from one generation to the next.
2. The caste system is an extreme form of this because hereditary occupational division was sanctioned by rituals.
3. That ritual sanction is what makes it different.
_Source: syllabus Social Science, 'Democratic Politics II', Ch 4 'Gender, Religion and Caste'_
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