INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Place in correct sequence
A
3, 2, 1
B
1, 2, 3
C
2, 3, 1
D
2, 1, 3
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Manu also dwelt at length on the nature of social life or the relations between the four social classes or varnas, viz., priests (Brahmins), rulers and warriors (Kshatriyas), commoners (Vaishyas) and servants (Shudras).

Detailed explanation-2: -The four asramas are: Brahmacharya (student), Gṛhastha (householder), Vanaprastha (forest walker/forest dweller), and Sannyasa (renunciate).

Detailed explanation-3: -In its very first chapter, Creation, the Manusmriti says, “For the growth of these worlds, moreover, he (the Creator) produced from his mouth, arms, thighs and feet, the Brahmin, the Kshatriya, the Vaisya and the Sudra”. Dalits do not find any place within Varnashrama Dharma; they are the ‘outcastes’.

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