Aspirations for improvement in caste status are common but it is not achieved unless a caste acquire...........

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Aspirations for improvement in caste-status are common but it is not achieved unless a caste acquires.

Ritual purity

Group acceptance

Power and privilege

Official connections

- Aspirations for higher caste status are common in Indian society.

- True caste mobility is rare and hard to achieve.

- Option 1: Ritual purity

- Often important, but alone it's not enough for a caste to improve status.

- Option 2: Group acceptance

- Most crucial factor. Unless other castes recognize and accept their claim to higher status, a caste's efforts are limited.

- Option 3: Power and privilege

- Having power can help, but does not guarantee an improved caste status.

- Option 4: Official connections

- Modern influence, but not traditionally a factor in caste status improvement.

Correct answer: Option 2 - Group acceptance

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