Kinship, Caste, and Class in Early Societies

This is an MCQ-based quiz on Kinship, Caste, and Class Early Societies.

This includes Kinship, Polity, Kinfolk, Patriliny, and Matriliny.

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How many verses are there in Mahabharata?

20 thousand 50 thousand One Lakh More than one lakh

Who won the battle of Mahabharata?

Pandavas Kaurvas Mauryans Salvahanas

Which of these is the most important dharmashastra?

Manusmriti Mahabharata Rigveda None of these

Which of these was the wife of Pandavas?

Pradevi Gupta Gautami Draupadi Dithya

Duryodhana and his brothers were known as

Kauravas Pandavas Malechhes Nishada

Which of the following statements is incorrect about the duties as laid down in Manusmriti for the Chandalas?

They had to live on the outskirts of the village. They had to use discarded utensils. They were supposed to wear old clothes of the villagers and ornaments made from shells. It was their duty to serve as executioner and dispose of the bodies of those who had no relatives.

Which of the following strategies were evolved by Brahmanas to enforce the norms of Varna order from c. 600 BCE to 600 CE?

Brahmanas used to emphasise that the varna system is divine. Brahmanas tried to convince people that their occupation and status are determined by birth. Brahmanas advised the kings to ensure that people follow the norms of the varna system within the kingdom. All of these.

Which of the following statements is correct about the importance of gender differences in the early societies from c. 600 BCE to 600 CE? (i) Societies were patriliny in nature. (ii) Women were allowed to give land grants. (iii) Sons were considered important for the continuity of the family.

Only ‘i.’ Both ‘ii’ and ‘iii’ Both ‘i’ and ‘iii’ All the above

In which type of marriage does a woman have several husbands?

Endogamy Exogamy Polygyny Polyandry

Which of the following was one of the occupations of Kshatriyas?

Perform sacrifices and give gifts To teach Vedas Trade Agriculture

Consider the following statements regarding gendered access to the property. (i) Women had no right to the paternal estate. (ii) Paternal estate was divided equally amongst sons after the death of the parents. (iii) Stridhana could be inherited by the children and husband of the woman.

i and ii ii and iii i and iii ii only

Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the duties of chandalas?

They had to live outside the village. They had to use discarded utensils and wear clothes of the dead and ornaments of iron. They could walk about in villages and cities only at night. They had to dispose of the bodies of those who had no relatives.

Consider the following statements regarding Jatis and social mobility. (i) Jatis like varna was based on birth. (ii) Just like varnas the number of jatis was fixed. (iii) Jatis with different occupations sometimes organised int

i only iii only ii and iii i and ii

What was the object of the team of V.S. Sukthankar?

Prepare critical edition of Mahabharata Translate Mahabharata in the English language Prepare critical edition of Manusmriti Translate Manusmriti in Tamil

The original story of Mahabharata was composed by

Sutas Brahmanas Kshatriyas None of these

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Title: Kinship, Caste, and Class in Early Societies

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