The four varna classification is generally agreed to be roughly how old?
ASeven thousand years
BThree thousand years
COne thousand years
DFive hundred years
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Three thousand years
1. It arose in the late Vedic period.
2. It is about three thousand years old.
3. Early divisions were not rigid or birth-based.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Indian Society, Chapter 3, Social Institutions: Continuity and Change._
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