Test: Change In Social Structure Of Ancient India - 2 - UPSC MCQ

During the post-Gupta period a number of mixed castes had been created.

During the post-Gupta period the foreign tribes that had settled in the country during the earlier period were included in the Hindu social system

During the post-Gupta period the Brahmanas and Kshtriyas freely adopted the occupation of other castes.

During post-Gupta period the social conditions of the Shudras was not better than what it had been in the earliest period.

All of the above.

During the post-Gupta period marriage was regarded as inviolable.

During the post-Gupta period polygamy was prevalent.

During the post-Gupta period the system of swayamvara was known.

During the post-Gupta period intermarriages between Brahmanas and Kshatriyas were prevalent.

All of the above.

It was laid down that the shadow of a Shudra could pollute the twice-born.

Inter marriages between upper classes and the Shudras were forbidden.

The Shudras were not permitted to read the Vedic texts.

The Shudras was not permitted to participate in Vedic sacrifices.

During the post-Gupta period a woman was allowed to remarry if her husband turned a sanyasi

During the post-Gupta period prostitution was known.

During the post-Gupta period widow re-remarriage was prevalent.

All of the above.

There was no system of individual conversion to Aryanism. .

The law book written before 300 A.D. reiterate the superiority of the Brahmanas.

A large number of foreigners settled in the port towns and important urban areas.

A large number of people beyond the pale of Aryanism were brought into the fold.

Brihaspati

Apastambha

Manu

Patanjali

Ajivikas

Tantric Sects

Buddhists

Jains

North-west Province

Rajasthan

Eran, Madhya Pradesh

Mysore

Turning of professional and occupational groups into castes.

Turning of religious sects into castes.

Increase invarna-samkara.

Absorption of alien ethnic groups in the Hindu society.

The Chandala had to live outside the town in special quarters.

Penance was prescribed to remove the sin arising out of touching a Chandala.

In contemporary texts he was characterised by impurity, untruth, theft, heterodoxy, useless quarrels, passion, wrath and greed.

All of the above.

Shudras were meant for serving the upper varnas.

In case of assault and similar crimes the punishments prescribed for them were very harsh.

Even when he had the opportunity of becoming wealthy, he might not do so.

All of the above.

Kshatriyas 

Fallen Kshatriyas

Shudras

Degraded Brahmanas

Brahmana, Shudras and Untouchables

Brahmana, Kshatriya and Shudras

Brahmana, Vaishyas and Shudras

Brahmana, Kshatriya and Vaishyas

Kanu

Yajnavalkya

Brihaspati

Narada

Chhandogya

Brhadaranyaka

Katha 

Mundaka

Vaishyas

Shudras

Untouchables

Kshatriyas

Gandharva

Asura

Prajapatya

Daiva

Vaishya

Kshatriya

Nishada

Shudra

Manu

Vatsyayana

Baudhayana

Kautilya

They are of pure moral principles.

They possess qualities of courage and love of learning.

They are of hasty and irresolute temperament.

They do not take anothing wrongfully and yield more than fairness requires.

All of the above.

Patanjali tells that the maid servant and Shundra women were meant for satisfying the pleasures of the people of the upper classes.

Legally a member of higher varna could marry a women of the lowervarna.

According to Manu the Shudras should serve the upper varnas and if a Shudra insulted the twice-born with gross invective, his tongue whould be cut off.

According to Manu the very limb with which a man of low caste hurt a member of high caste was to be cut off.

It provided free educational facilities and residence for most of its students.

It attracted students from distant places i.e.China, South-east Asia etc.

The income from donated villages was enough to meet the expenses of the university.

All of the above.

Sanskrit writers and poets adorned the courts of kings.

The common people did not understand Sanskrit.

Sanskrit was written in a pedantic manner showing verbosity and linguistic virtuosity.

Prosody and technicalities of poetic composition were studied in great details.

Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.

Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A.

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true.

Both A and R are false.

Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.

Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A.

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true.

Both A and R are false.

Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.

Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A.

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true.

Both A and R are false.

Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.

Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A.

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true.

Both A and R are false.

Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.

Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A.

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true.

Both A and R are false.

Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.

Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A.

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true.

Both A and R are false.

Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.

Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A.

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true.

Both A and R are false.