In India, lower castes:

a. Receive more benefits than do higher castes from the caste system.
b. Have been disadvantaged by the Indian constitution.
c. Are beginning to make collective efforts to improve their position as a group.
d. Mainly change their ranking as individuals move out of the caste and into higher caste.
e. May have lower prestige than higher castes but tend to have more wealth.


C

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