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Kingship, Caste and Class

Kinship Caste and Class

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is correct for patritiny?

  1. Wife was claimant to the throne and other resources in case of death of the king.
  2. Sons could claim the throne and the resources.
  3. Only the eldest son could claim these.
  4. None of these
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Not all families are identical. Which of the following is/are the distinguishing feature(s)?

  1. Number of members
  2. Their relationship with one another varies
  3. Kind of activities they indulge in
  4. All of the above
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following do you find correct about the central story of the epic Mahabharata?

  1. Two neighbouring kings pitted against each other
  2. Father and son pitted against each other
  3. Two sets of warring cousins
  4. Brother and stepbrother fighting for the throne
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

According to Manusmriti, which of the following is/are not the feature(s) of Chandalas?

  1. They lived outside the village.
  2. They used discarded utensils.
  3. They wore ornaments of iron.
  4. All of the above
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following was/were the means of acquiring wealth for men?

  1. Inheritance
  2. Conquests
  3. Acceptance of gifts
  4. All of the above
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What does Polyandry mean?

  1. The practice of a man having several wives
  2. The practice of a woman having several husbands
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. None of these
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Polyandry is central to the narrative. What conclusion do the historians draw out of it?

  1. Polyandry may have been prevalent amongst ruling elites.
  2. It may have seemed undesirable from Brahmanical point of view.
  3. During times of warfare, there may have been shortage of women, giving rise to polyandrous custom.
  4. All of the above
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Mahabharata proved to be a dynamic text. If so, which of the following do you find wrong?

  1. Versions of epic were written in different languages.
  2. Several episodes circulating among people found their way into the epic.
  3. The central story remained the same.
  4. Several episodes were depicted in sculptures and paintings.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  1. Kauravas – Sons of Dhritrashtra
  2. Dharma shastras – Sanskrit text
  3. Ekalavya – Pupil of Drona
  4. Suvarnakara – The goldsmiths
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
1. Brahmanas (i) Study and teach the Vedas
2. Kshatriyas (ii) Engage in trade and agriculture
3. Vaishyas (iii) Engage in warfare and protect people
4. Shudras (iv) Servitude
  1. 1 - i, 2 - iii, 3 - ii, 4 - iv
  2. 1 - iv, 2 - iii, 3 - ii, 4 - i
  3. 1 - i, 2 - iv, 3 - ii, 4 - iii
  4. None of these
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What does Metronymics mean?

  1. Names derived from that of father
  2. Names derived from that of mother
  3. Names derived from metrology
  4. None of these
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?
(a) Mahabharata, a colossal epic, has over 1,00,000 verses.
(b) Pandavas emerged victorious in the battle.
(c) Kanyadaan means gift of a daughter in marriage.
(d) Endogamy is a marriage outside the unit.
(e) Nishadas were people living in forests.

  1. (a), (b) and (d)
  2. (d) and (e)
  3. Only (d)
  4. All of the above
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Identify the following statements as true (T) or false (F).
(a) Mahabharata is attributed to sage Vyasa.
(b) Ghatotkacha was son of Arjun.
(c) Itihasa literally means ‘thus it was’.
(d) Members of the same gotra could marry.
(e) Chandalas served as executioners.

  1. TFTFT
  2. FTFTT
  3. FFTTT
  4. TTTFF
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following items were staked by Yudhisthira in a game of dice with Duryodhana?

  1. Gold, elephants and chariots
  2. Treasury and kingdom
  3. His brothers, himself and even Draupadi
  4. All of the above
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is wrong for Mahabharata?

  1. In its present form, it runs into over 100,000 verses.
  2. It took a period of 1000 years to compose.
  3. The central story is about two warring cousins.
  4. It does not lay down any norms of behaviour for social groups.
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Brahmanas evolved strategies to enforce these norms of varnas. Find the odd one out.

  1. They asserted that the varna was of divine origin.
  2. They exhorted kings to implement these norms.
  3. They persuaded people to believe that their status was determined by birth.
  4. None of these
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
(a) Adi Parvan – The first section of the Sanskrit Mahabharata
(b) Duryodhana – Eldest son of Gandhari
(c) Hidimba – Wife of Bhima
(d) Mahashweta Devi – Maharashtrian writer

  1. (a), (b) and (c)
  2. (b), (c) and (d)
  3. (a), (b) and (d)
  4. None of these
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Drupada, the king of Panchala and father of Draupadi did not accede to the idea of Draupadi being common wife of all the Pandavs. However, sage Vyasa convinced him that

  1. Pandavs were in fact reincarnations of Indra
  2. wife of Indra had been reborn as Draupadi
  3. Pandavas and Draupadi are destined for each other
  4. All of the above
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the correct statements.
(a) Dhritarashtra was blind.
(b) Dharmasutras were Prakrit texts.
(c) Fa Xian was a Burmese monk who travelled India.
(d) Each gotra was named after a vedic seer.

  1. (a) and (b)
  2. (a) and (d)
  3. (c) and (d)
  4. None of these
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Identify the following statements as true (T) or false (F).
(a) Historians classify the present day Mahabharata under two broad heads – narrative and didactic.
(b) Mrichchhakatika was written by Charudatta.
(c) Jatis which shared a common occupation were called Shreni.
(d) Purnanaruru was an anthology of stories of the Tamil Sangam literature.
(e) Shakas from central India were regarded as ‘mlechchhas’.

  1. TFTFT
  2. FTFTT
  3. FTTFT
  4. TTTFF
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