Reincarnation into a higher or lower caste or life-form depends on the a) decision of the Brahman priests of the temple b) wealth and importance of the deceased c) number of prayers said by the deceased person's relatives d) decades person's karma

The correct answer here is D - whether or not an individual is reincarnated into a higher or lower caste or life-form depends on the karma of the deceased person or animal. Karma refers to the Sanskrit word meaning work or deed, and it is through karma that a person's fate is influenced in the Hindu religion.