Insights Static Quiz -401, 2019
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INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ 2019
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
In the early vedic period, Visu refers to
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Solution: c)
The basic unit of political organization was kula or family. Several families joined together on the basis of their kinship to form a village or grama. The leader of grama was known as gramani. A group of villages constituted a larger unit called visu. It was headed by vishayapati.
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Solution: c)
The basic unit of political organization was kula or family. Several families joined together on the basis of their kinship to form a village or grama. The leader of grama was known as gramani. A group of villages constituted a larger unit called visu. It was headed by vishayapati.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
During the Rig Vedic period, Bharatas, Matsyas, Yadus and Purus refer to
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Solution: b)
There were several tribal kingdoms during the Rig Vedic period such as Bharatas, Matsyas, Yadus and Purus.
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Solution: b)
There were several tribal kingdoms during the Rig Vedic period such as Bharatas, Matsyas, Yadus and Purus.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Rig Vedic period.
- Women were given equal opportunities as men for their spiritual and intellectual development.
- Monogamy was only practiced and polygamy was absent during this time.
- There was no child marriage and the practice of sati was absent.
- The eating of cow’s meat was prohibited since it was a sacred animal.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: b)
The Rig Vedic society was patriarchal. Monogamy was generally practiced while polygamy was prevalent among the royal and noble families.
Women were given equal opportunities as men for their spiritual and intellectual development. There were women poets like Apala, Viswavara, Ghosa and Lopamudra during the Rig Vedic period.
Women could even attend the popular assemblies. There was no child marriage and the practice of sati was absent.
The eating of cow’s meat was prohibited since it was a sacred animal.
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Solution: b)
The Rig Vedic society was patriarchal. Monogamy was generally practiced while polygamy was prevalent among the royal and noble families.
Women were given equal opportunities as men for their spiritual and intellectual development. There were women poets like Apala, Viswavara, Ghosa and Lopamudra during the Rig Vedic period.
Women could even attend the popular assemblies. There was no child marriage and the practice of sati was absent.
The eating of cow’s meat was prohibited since it was a sacred animal.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Which of the following is/are not associated with the cause of women social reform movements in India?
- All India Muslim Ladies Conference
- Arya Samaj in Punjab
- Pandita Ramabai
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Solution: d)
Within India, social reformers from Punjab and Bengal exchanged ideas with reformers from Madras and Maharashtra. Keshav Chandra Sen of Bengal visited Madras in 1864. Pandita Ramabai travelled to different corners of the country. Some of them went to other countries. Modern social organisations like the Brahmo Samaj in Bengal and Arya Samaj in Punjab were set up. The All-India Muslim Ladies Conference (Anjuman-E-Khawatn-E-Islam) was founded in 1914. Indian reformers debated not just in public meetings but through public media like newspapers and journals. Translations of writings of social reformers from one Indian language to another took place.
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Solution: d)
Within India, social reformers from Punjab and Bengal exchanged ideas with reformers from Madras and Maharashtra. Keshav Chandra Sen of Bengal visited Madras in 1864. Pandita Ramabai travelled to different corners of the country. Some of them went to other countries. Modern social organisations like the Brahmo Samaj in Bengal and Arya Samaj in Punjab were set up. The All-India Muslim Ladies Conference (Anjuman-E-Khawatn-E-Islam) was founded in 1914. Indian reformers debated not just in public meetings but through public media like newspapers and journals. Translations of writings of social reformers from one Indian language to another took place.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
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Solution: b)
- Lee Commission – Civil services
- Aitchison commission – Public services
- Sargent plan – Education.
- Macdonnel commission – Famine
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Solution: b)
- Lee Commission – Civil services
- Aitchison commission – Public services
- Sargent plan – Education.
- Macdonnel commission – Famine