Question
Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the Early Vedic society?
Select the answer from the codes given below:
- The family was the basic unit of the Rig Vedic society.
- It was patriarchal in nature.
- Monogamy was the usual norm of marriage but the chiefs at times practised polygamy.
- The Rig Vedic society was a simple and largely an egalitarian society.
Select the answer from the codes given below:
Answer: Option C
Answer: (c)
There was no caste division. The occupation was not based on birth. Members of a family could adopt different occupations.
However certain differences did exist during the period. Varna or colour was the basis of initial differentiation between the Vedic and non-Vedic people.
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Answer: (c)
There was no caste division. The occupation was not based on birth. Members of a family could adopt different occupations.
However certain differences did exist during the period. Varna or colour was the basis of initial differentiation between the Vedic and non-Vedic people.
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