14. Read the following passage carefullyboat rocks violentlywe are gratefulto any part of the globe. In any given society. people are invariably divided alongSocial division and discrimination are not unique to India. nor is the practice restrictedsocial, religious, communal and economic parameters Karl Marx divided society intotwo classes – the bourgeoisie (the wealthy class) and the proletariat (working class)The slave system, the clan system, the class system are no difference or less venomousthan our own caste prejudices. But caste is the longest and most formidable of allforms of oppression still prevalent in the history of mankind.The word 'caste' derived from the Portuguese word 'caste meaning race. breed orkind. In India, it is popularly referred to as "Jati' or 'Jaadhi The original purpose ofthe caste system was social stratification according to occupation so that society couldfunction in harmony. But gradually it became exploitative given raise to socialinjustices and inequality among the peopleCaste is a mantle or membership we acquire by birth. As we all know we not onlyinherit our genes from our parents but also our caste from our forefathers How thendo we eliminate caste from the mainstream of our society? It would be native to thinkwe can just wish it away.A lot has been said and written about the vagaries of the caste system. I amparticularly perturbed by one of the commonest form of discrimination that has beenlargely ignored at the least and denied at the worstthat is the practice of taggingcaste or clan suffixes to given names like Sharma, Verma, Nair. Iyer etc.Answer the following questions.2x5=10a) How did Karl Marx divided society?b) Which is the most awesome of all forms of oppression still prevalent in society?What is it referred to as India?c) What was the original purpose of the caste system in India?d) How did the caste system in India get deformed over time?e) Why is the author worried? What does he want?​