Match the LIST-I with LIST-II:
| LIST-I Terms | LIST-II Types of Marriages | ||
| A. | Endogamy | I. | Practice of a man having several wives |
| B. | Exogamy | II. | Marriage outside the unit |
| C. | Polygyny | III. | Marriage within a unit |
| D. | Polyandry | IV. | Practice of a woman having several husbands |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A - III, B - II, C - I, D - IV
(A) Endogamy — this matches (III) Marriage within a unit. The unit could be a kin group, a caste, or a group living in the same locality.
(B) Exogamy — this matches (II) Marriage outside the unit. Under the Brahmanical rules, for example, members of the same gotra could not marry, so marriages were arranged outside it.
(C) Polygyny — this matches (I) Practice of a man having several wives. It is the opposite of polyandry.
(D) Polyandry — this matches (IV) Practice of a woman having several husbands. Draupadi’s marriage to the five Pandavas in the Mahabharata is the best-known example.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| 23-05 S2 | 28-05 S1* | – | 05-06 S3* 09-06 S3* | – |
* A similar question.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part I — Chapter 3: Kinship, Caste and Class (2025-26)
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