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North ___MASK92___ is a loosely defined region consisting of the northern part of ___MASK92___ . The dominant ___MASK60___ features of North ___MASK92___ are the Indus - Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas , which demarcate the region from the Tibetan ___MASK89___ and Central Asia . ___MASK65___ is a ___MASK36___ ' s categorization of people into socioeconomic strata , based upon their occupation and income , wealth and social status , or derived power ( social and political ). As such , stratification is the relative social position of persons within a social group , category , geographic region , or social unit . In modern Western societies , social stratification typically is distinguished as three social classes : ( i ) the upper class , ( ii ) the middle class , and ( iii ) the lower class ; in turn , each class can be subdivided into strata , e . g . the upper - stratum , the middle - stratum , and the lower stratum . Moreover , a social stratum can be formed upon the bases of kinship or caste , or both . Central Asia or Middle Asia is the core ___MASK57___ of the Asian ___MASK74___ and stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to China in the east and from Afghanistan in the south to Russia in the north . It is also colloquially referred to as " the ' stans " ( as the six countries generally considered to be within the ___MASK57___ all have names ending with the Persian suffix "- stan ", meaning " land of ") and is within the scope of the wider Eurasian ___MASK74___ . The Tibetan ___MASK89___ , also known in China as the Qinghai  Tibet ___MASK89___ or the Qingzang ___MASK89___ or Himalayan ___MASK89___ , is a vast elevated ___MASK89___ in Central Asia and East Asia , covering most of the Tibet Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province in western China , as well as part of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir state of India . It stretches approximately north to south and east to west . With an average elevation exceeding , the Tibetan ___MASK89___ is sometimes called " the ___MASK38___ of the World " and is the world ' s highest and largest ___MASK89___ , with an area of ( about five times the size of Metropolitan France ). Sometimes termed the Third Pole , the Tibetan ___MASK89___ contains the headwaters of the drainage basins of most of the streams in surrounding regions . Its tens of thousands of glaciers and other geographical and ecological features serve as a " water tower " storing water and maintaining flow . The impact of global warming on the Tibetan ___MASK89___ is of intense scientific interest . The ___MASK61___ ___MASK86___ in India is the paradigmatic ethnographic example of ___MASK61___ . It has origins in ancient India , and was transformed by various ruling elites in medieval , early - modern , and , modern India , especially the Mughal Empire and the British Raj . It is today the basis of educational and job reservations in India . It consists of two different concepts , " varna " and " jti ", which may be regarded as different levels of analysis of this ___MASK86___ . The Bind belongs to Other Backward ___MASK61___ , found in North ___MASK92___ . They are different from other ___MASK61___ like Bin in Bihar . Endogamy is the ___MASK15___ of marrying within a specific ___MASK82___ , class , or social group , rejecting others on such a basis as being unsuitable for ___MASK91___ or for other close personal relationships . The Himalayas , or Himalaya , ( or ) are a ___MASK56___ in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan ___MASK89___ . Affirmative ___MASK85___ ( known as reservation in ___MASK92___ and Nepal and positive discrimination in the UK ; also known in a narrower context as employment equity in Canada and South Africa ) is the policy of favoring members of a disadvantaged group who suffer or have suffered from discrimination within a culture . Often , these people are disadvantaged for historical reasons , such as oppression or ___MASK64___ . Historically and internationally , support for affirmative ___MASK85___ has sought to achieve goals such as bridging inequalities in employment and pay , increasing access to education , promoting diversity , and redressing apparent past wrongs , harms , or hindrances . The nature of affirmative ___MASK85___ policies varies from region to region . Some countries , such as ___MASK92___ , use a quota ___MASK86___ , whereby a certain percentage of ___MASK2___ jobs , political positions , and school vacancies must be reserved for members of a certain group . In some other regions where quotas are not used , minority group members are given preference or special consideration in selection processes . ___MASK92___ , officially the ___MASK34___ of ___MASK92___ (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South Asia . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second - most populous country ( with over ___MASK95___ . 2 billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian ___MASK30___ on the southwest , and the ___MASK16___ of Bengal on the southeast . It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; China , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Myanmar ( Burma ) and Bangladesh to the east . In the Indian Ocean , ___MASK92___ is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives . ___MASK92___ ' s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . Its capital is New Delhi ; other metropolises include Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Hyderabad and Ahmedabad . ___MASK61___ is a form of ___MASK65___ characterized by endogamy , hereditary transmission of a lifestyle which often includes an occupation , status in a ___MASK39___ , and customary social interaction and exclusion . Its paradigmatic ethnographic example is the division of Indian ___MASK36___ into rigid social groups , with roots in India ' s ancient history and persisting until today . However , the economic significance of the caste system in India has been declining as a result of urbanization and affirmative action programs . A subject of much scholarship by sociologists and anthropologists , the Indian caste system is sometimes used as an analogical basis for the study of caste - like social divisions existing outside India . The term is also applied to non - human populations like ants and bees .