Multiple choice

Consider the following statements :

  1. Enslavement in lieu of uncleared debt was unknown from Vedic times to the time of Buddha.
  2. In Vedic times, women of higher castes could neither hold property nor remarry after husband's death. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect because debt bondage and enslavement for uncleared debts did exist in ancient India from Vedic times through the Buddhist period. Statement 2 is incorrect because in the early Vedic period, women enjoyed high status, could own property, and remarriage of widows (levirate/niyoga) was practiced; restrictions grew more rigid in later periods.

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