Question

What did the Brahmins at the top of the social chain, start doing at around the 5th-6th centuries B.C.E?

• A. They started helping people below their rank.
• B. They started to exploit their position.
• C. They remained away from people of other castes.
• D. They formed their own religion.

Answer 1

The correct option is B They started to exploit their position.

The priests or Brahmins were once regarded as men of great knowledge. But soon, they started exploiting their positions at the top of the social ladder.