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in the last question why is option e wrong

The caste system will have a role to play in (E) too because the Kshatriya family will call the untouchables to clean the garage (as per the caste system).
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Deconstructing Para

Para 1 - Introduction about the caste system and how people might not understand.

Para 2 & 3 - Distinction and more info regarding Varna and Jati.

Para 4 - theory by anthropologists how this caste system might have come into Existence.

Q1. What is the primary purpose of the passage?

Answer - B. To shed some light on an aspect of Indian society that can be confusing to outsiders - check the deconstruction

Q2. The final paragraph plays what role in relation to the rest of the passage?

Answer - D. It offers background information for the system described in the two preceding paragraphs. - Last Para graph tells about the history how these caste have originated.

Q3. What can we infer about the intentions of Mohandas Gandhi from the mention of him in the passage?

Answer - E. He wished to free a class of people from the stigma of an unfavorable name. - encouraged people to refer to Untouchables as the Harijan, which means “Children of God.”

Q4. The relationship of jati to varna is most comparable to which of the following relationships?

Answer - B. The relationship of a group of related species of animals to the genus to which the species belong.

Q5. What inference could reasonably be drawn from the second to last sentence of the passage?

Answer - A. Unlike the situation of the jati, parallels can be found between the varna system and the social divisions found in other Indo-European societies. - explained in Last Para

Q6. According to the passage, the caste system would affect all except which of the following scenarios in a caste-observant Indian person’s life?

Answer - C. Two Sudra teenagers engage in a foot race, and the younger of the two wins the race. - Nothing is given in the passage regarding this
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Hi Sajjad1994

Greetings of the day.

Is there any typo in the below question:-
What inference could reasonably be drawn from the second to last sentence of the passage?

Is it second to last tine of the passage or second last line of the passage?
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Sajjad1994 OE of question 4 please.
My line of thinking is -
Verna divided into jatis :: Deck divided into 52 playing cards
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Sajjad1994 OE of question 4 please.
My line of thinking is -
Verna divided into jatis :: Deck divided into 52 playing cards


Hi AnirudhaS,

My thinking process for this question was that a deck of cards can be further divided into 4 parts: Heart, Ace, Diamond, and one other (as Varnas). The single type of card can be inferred as jati and the answer option does not specify the relation of card with a specific type of card whereas B properly emphasize the:

The relationship of a group of related species of animals (jati) to the genus to which the species belongs (varna).

Hope it will bring some clarity to you.
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Hi Sajjad1994

Greetings of the day.

Is there any typo in the below question:-
What inference could reasonably be drawn from the second to last sentence of the passage?

Is it second to last tine of the passage or second last line of the passage?

There is no typo, I think the question is asking for whole of the passage with only exception of the first sentence of the passage.
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Sajjad1994 OE of question 4 please.
My line of thinking is -
Verna divided into jatis :: Deck divided into 52 playing cards

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4. The relationship of jati to varna is most comparable to which of the following relationships?

Difficulty Level: 600

Explanation

A species is a category of animal within a larger category of animals known as a genus, much as the jati is a category of caste within a larger category known as the varna. Also, the species/genus pair and the jati/varna pair both refer to divisions within related groups. The comparison is not perfect, because the jati/varna distinction is an artificially created one, while the distinction between species within a genus is a reflection of demonstrable biological differences, but the relationship provides the most accurate comparison among the answer choices. B is the best answer.

ANSWER: B
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Sajjad1994 OE of question 4 please.
My line of thinking is -
Verna divided into jatis :: Deck divided into 52 playing cards


Hi AnirudhaS,

My thinking process for this question was that a deck of cards can be further divided into 4 parts: Heart, Ace, Diamond, and one other (as Varnas). The single type of card can be inferred as jati and the answer option does not specify the relation of card with a specific type of card whereas B properly emphasize the:

The relationship of a group of related species of animals (jati) to the genus to which the species belongs (varna).

Hope it will bring some clarity to you.
Thanks for your answer.
I do not think you can assume that you know deck of cards have 4 different suits - Spades, Diamonds, Hearts & Clubs
Because if you could, then it is a perfect comparison -
a) 4 different suits is equivalent to Vernas
b) each suit can be further divided into 13 sub-parts - Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10,....2 (equivalent to Jatis)

The reason why A is not the answer is the mere fact that the question asks is it comparable to each playing card to the whole deck. If it would have said the relationship between the suit (Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs) and deck of cards, this would have been a better comparison.

I did not get the answer correct because I was not sure about the relationship between genus and species. The following diagram helped, it might help someone else.
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