alleryWhat do Scheduled Castes officially refer to in India?
ADeprived communities
BWealthy landowners
CPriestly families
DForeign traders
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Deprived communities
1. The government recognises historically discriminated communities such as the untouchables as Scheduled Castes.
2. They are sometimes called Dalit in contemporary writing.
3. The other groups are not what the term means.
_Source: Wikipedia, Caste system in India, Recognition_
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