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Varna System: The Four Main Castes

Description: This quiz will test your knowledge about the Varna System, the traditional Hindu social stratification system.
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Which of the following is NOT a Varna in the Hindu social stratification system?

  1. Brahmin

  2. Kshatriya

  3. Vaishya

  4. Shudra

  5. Dalit


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Dalits are considered to be outside the Varna system and are often referred to as "untouchables".

Which Varna is traditionally associated with priests and scholars?

  1. Brahmin

  2. Kshatriya

  3. Vaishya

  4. Shudra


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brahmins are the highest-ranking Varna and are traditionally associated with religious and intellectual pursuits.

Which Varna is traditionally associated with warriors and rulers?

  1. Brahmin

  2. Kshatriya

  3. Vaishya

  4. Shudra


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Kshatriyas are the second-highest-ranking Varna and are traditionally associated with military and political power.

Which Varna is traditionally associated with merchants and traders?

  1. Brahmin

  2. Kshatriya

  3. Vaishya

  4. Shudra


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Vaishyas are the third-highest-ranking Varna and are traditionally associated with trade and commerce.

Which Varna is traditionally associated with laborers and service workers?

  1. Brahmin

  2. Kshatriya

  3. Vaishya

  4. Shudra


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Shudras are the lowest-ranking Varna and are traditionally associated with manual labor and service occupations.

Which Varna is considered to be the most pure and sacred?

  1. Brahmin

  2. Kshatriya

  3. Vaishya

  4. Shudra


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brahmins are considered to be the most pure and sacred Varna because they are traditionally associated with religious and intellectual pursuits.

Which Varna is considered to be the most impure and polluting?

  1. Brahmin

  2. Kshatriya

  3. Vaishya

  4. Shudra


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Shudras are considered to be the most impure and polluting Varna because they are traditionally associated with manual labor and service occupations.

Which Varna is traditionally associated with the color white?

  1. Brahmin

  2. Kshatriya

  3. Vaishya

  4. Shudra


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brahmins are traditionally associated with the color white, which is considered to be a symbol of purity and sacredness.

Which Varna is traditionally associated with the color red?

  1. Brahmin

  2. Kshatriya

  3. Vaishya

  4. Shudra


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Kshatriyas are traditionally associated with the color red, which is considered to be a symbol of strength and power.

Which Varna is traditionally associated with the color yellow?

  1. Brahmin

  2. Kshatriya

  3. Vaishya

  4. Shudra


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Vaishyas are traditionally associated with the color yellow, which is considered to be a symbol of wealth and prosperity.

Which Varna is traditionally associated with the color black?

  1. Brahmin

  2. Kshatriya

  3. Vaishya

  4. Shudra


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Shudras are traditionally associated with the color black, which is considered to be a symbol of impurity and pollution.

Which Varna is traditionally associated with the sacred thread?

  1. Brahmin

  2. Kshatriya

  3. Vaishya

  4. Shudra


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brahmins are traditionally associated with the sacred thread, which is a symbol of their high status and purity.

Which Varna is traditionally associated with the practice of untouchability?

  1. Brahmin

  2. Kshatriya

  3. Vaishya

  4. Shudra


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Shudras are traditionally associated with the practice of untouchability, which is the social segregation and discrimination of people based on their caste.

Which Varna is traditionally associated with the practice of sati?

  1. Brahmin

  2. Kshatriya

  3. Vaishya

  4. Shudra


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brahmins are traditionally associated with the practice of sati, which is the ritual suicide of a widow on her husband's funeral pyre.

Which Varna is traditionally associated with the practice of child marriage?

  1. Brahmin

  2. Kshatriya

  3. Vaishya

  4. Shudra


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brahmins are traditionally associated with the practice of child marriage, which is the marriage of a young girl to an older man.

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