Multiple choice

Which castes according to Manu were slightly inferior to their fathers but entitled to all the rights belonging to the three upper castes?

  1. Anuloma castes

  2. Pratiloma castes

  3. Immigrant Brahmins

  4. the Mlecchas
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Explanation

Anuloma marriages (higher caste male, lower caste female) were generally accepted, and the offspring were considered slightly inferior to the father but still entitled to the rights of the upper castes.

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