The hierarchical ordering of castes rests on the distinction between:
APurity and pollution
BWealth and poverty
CTown and village
DFarm and forest
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Purity and pollution
1. Purity is nearness to the sacred.
2. Purity and pollution order the castes.
3. Those defeated in wars were often given low status.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Indian Society, Chapter 3, Social Institutions: Continuity and Change._
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