Question

What is leading to the breakdown of the caste hierarchy?

Options

• Large-scale urbanisation

• Growth of literacy and education

• Occupational mobility

• All of the above

Answer 1

All of the above

Explanation:

With economic development, large-scale urbanization, growth of literacy and education, occupational mobility, and the weakening of the position of landlords in the villages, the old notions of caste hierarchy are breaking down.