Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Kinship, Caste and Class

Question:

In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.

Assertion: For early societies, historians can retrieve information about elite families fairly easily.
Reasoning: It is far more difficult for historians to reconstruct the familial relationships of ordinary people of early societies.

Options:

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.

The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.

The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect.

Correct Answer:

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.

Explanation:

In early societies, historians encounter contrasting levels of ease when retrieving information about elite families versus ordinary people. While records and accounts related to elite families are more readily available, reconstructing the familial relationships of common individuals poses significant challenges. Additionally, historians devote considerable effort to investigate and analyze attitudes towards family and kinship. These inquiries hold significance as they offer valuable insights into the thought processes of the people in those societies. It is probable that these ideas and beliefs influenced their actions, and conversely, their actions may have contributed to changes in their attitudes over time. Understanding this intricate interplay between attitudes and actions provides a deeper comprehension of the dynamics within these early societies.