To what does the term jati refer?
A. a social rank based on marital, economic, and ritual relations
B. the traditional village or homeland of an Indian peasant
C. a category within a system of "scheduled tribes"
D. the practice of burning a wife at the funeral of a prominent man
Answer: A
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