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Early Societies (Class XII)

Early Societies

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Ashtadhyayi of Panini, a work on Sanskrit grammar, started in

  1. 100 CE
  2. 300 CE
  3. 500 BCE
  4. 500 BCE - 400 CE
  5. 200 BCE - 200 CE
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

According to the Dharmasutras and Dharmashastras, occupations like studying the Vedas, getting sacrifices performed and making gifts were to be performed by which of the following 'varnas'?

a. Brahamanas
b. Kshatriyas
c. Vaishyas
d. Shudras

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only c and d
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only b and d
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following refers to the practice of a woman to have several husbands?

  1. Polygyny
  2. Endogamy
  3. Exogamy
  4. Polyandry
  5. None of these
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

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Sanskrit text Its use
a. Vamsha 1. It is used to designate families.
b. Jnati 2. It is used for larger network of kinfolk.
c. Kula 3. It is used for lineage.
  1. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
  2. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1
  3. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1
  4. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2
  5. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following rulers of Satavahana dynasty claimed to be an 'eka bamhana' and a destroyer of the Kshatriyas' pride?

  1. Gotami-puta sami-Sri-Yana-Satakarni
  2. Gotami-puta Sri-Satakarni
  3. Gotami-puta Sri-Vijaya- Satakarni
  4. Vasathi-puta Chatarapana-Satakarni
  5. Madhari-puta svami-Sakasena
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following Satavahana rulers were Gotami-putas?

a. Sri-Satakarni
b. Sri-Pulumayi
c. Sri-Vijaya- Satakarni
d. Sri-Chatarapana-Satakarni

  1. Only a and b
  2. Only a and c
  3. Only b and c
  4. Only a and d
  5. Only b and d
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following was/were not among rules about the 'gotra' marriage?

a. On marriage, a woman was expected to give up her father's 'gotra' and adopt her husband's 'gotra'.
b. A man and a women belonging to the same 'gotra' could not marry.
c. On marriage, husband should adopt his wife's 'gotra' after giving up his own 'gotra'.

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

According to 'Manusmriti', which of the following is not a means by which a man can acquire wealth?

  1. Acceptance of gifts from good people
  2. As a token of affection
  3. Investment
  4. Inheritance
  5. Conquest
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following Brahmanical views were not recognised/rejected by the Buddhists after sixth century BCE?

a. Differences in the society
b. Differences in society are natural and inflexible
c. Claims to status on the basis of birth

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. 'Vanik' is used in sanskrit texts and inscriptions to designate merchants.
b. The silk weavers originally lived in Lata (Gujarat), and migrated to Mandasor.
c. In Brahmanical theory, the number of 'varnas' and 'jatis' was fixed at four.

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the Buddhist text called 'Sutta Pitaka', which of the following has not been suggested?

  1. The human beings lived in an idyllic state of peace.
  2. The bodily form of the human beings was not fully evolved.
  3. All human beings lived in harmony in a joint society.
  4. The world of the plants was not fully developed.
  5. For each meal, the human beings took only what was needed from the nature.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following was not a duty of the 'chandalas' laid down by the 'Manusmriti'?

  1. The 'chandalas' were to use discarded utensils.
  2. They were to live outside the village.
  3. The 'chandalas' were not to walk about in villages and cities at night.
  4. They were to wear the clothes of the dead.
  5. They were not to 'touch' the dead animals and corpses.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

According to the historians, which of the following languages was/were meant almost exclusively for the priests and elites?

a. Prakrit
b. Pali
c. Tamil
d. Sanskrit

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only a, b and d
  4. Only b, c and d
  5. Only d
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Different strategies were evolved by the Brahmanas to enforce the social order norms. Which of the following was/were among these strategies?

a. They asserted that 'varna' order was of divine origin.
b. The kings were advised by them to ensure that these norms were followed within their kingdom.
c. They attempted to persuade people that their status was determined by birth.

  1. only a
  2. only a and b
  3. only b
  4. only b and c
  5. a, b and c
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. The poems included in the Tamil Sangam anthologies never mentioned about the social and economic relationships.
b. B. B. Lal, an archaeologist, excavated at a village named Hastinapur in 1951-52.
c. The Sanskrit used in 'Mahabharata' is simple as compared to that used in the Vedas or 'prashastis'.

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
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