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Consider the following statements regarding ‘patriliny’:
1. Patriliny had not existed prior to the composition of the epic, Mahabharata. The central story of the Mahabharata established the idea.
2.Patriliny means tracing descent from father to son, grandson and so on.
3.Most ruling dynasties (c. sixth century BCE onwards) claimed to follow this system, although there were variations in practice.
4.The concern with patriliny was not unique to ruling families. It is evident in mantras in ritual texts such as the Rigveda.
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Which of the following statement is true regarding the meaning of Endogamy?
1. Exogamy refers to marriage outside the unit
2. Endogamy refers to marriage within a unit – this could be a kin group, caste, or a group living in the same locality.
3. Polyandry is the practice of a man having several wives.
4. Polygyny is the practice of a woman having several husbands.
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Which of the following is the most important Dharmashastra?
On which of the following topic Panini’s ‘Ashtadhyayi’ is focusing?
Which of the following pairs is an incorrect match?
Women were allowed to retain the gifts they received on the occasion of their marriage as:
Which of the following rulers followed endogamy?
Puranaruru is one of the anthologies of poems. To which literature does it belongs?
Identify the years span, when an archeologist B.B.Lal excavated at a village named Hastinapura in Meerut (Uttar Pradesh)?
What does the Sanskrit word ‘Kula’ define?