Multiple choice

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :

 
List-I (Rule of Restriction)
List-II (Name of Rule)
A. One should seek a spouse from outside one's descent group
1. Pratiloma
B. Women of the higher caste cannot marry men of lower caste
2. Exogamy
C. One should marry only within one's caste group
3. Anuloma
D. The men of higher caste could marry women of lower caste
4. Endogamy

  1. A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3

  2. A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1

  3. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1

  4. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The correct matching is: A (marry outside descent group) = Exogamy (2), B (higher caste women cannot marry lower caste men) refers to the prohibition of Pratiloma (1), C (marry within caste group) = Endogamy (4), D (higher caste men can marry lower caste women) = Anuloma (3). Thus A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3 is correct.

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