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What is the term used by the so-called lower castes to address themselves?

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Untouchable

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Dalit

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Pariah

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Harijan

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Solution

The correct option is B Dalit
Dalit means broken. It signifies how social discrimination and prejudice has broken the community. Harijan was the term used by Mahatma Gandhi to refer to the so-called "untouchables".

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