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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Kinship, Caste and Class

Question:

Match List - I with List - II:-

List – I

List – II

(A) Endogamy

(I) The practice of a man having several wives.

(B) Exogamy

(II) It refers to marriage outside the unit.

(C) Polygyny

(III) The practise of a woman having several husbands.

(D) Polyandry

(IV) It refers to marriage within a unit.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

List – I

List – II

(A) Endogamy

(IV) It refers to marriage within a unit.

(B) Exogamy

(II) It refers to marriage outside the unit.

(C) Polygyny

(I) The practice of a man having several wives.

(D) Polyandry

(III) The practise of a woman having several husbands.

Types of marriages:

Endogamy refers to marriage within a unit - this could be a kin group, caste, or a group living in the same locality.
Exogamy refers to marriage outside the unit.
Polygyny is the practice of a man having several wives.
Polyandry is the practice of a woman having several husbands.

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