Match List - I with List - II.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) - (ii), (b) - (iii), (c) - (iv), (d) - (i)

The correct answer is Option 2: (a) - (ii), (b) - (iii), (c) - (iv), (d) - (i)

Exogamy refers to marriage outside the unit.

Endogamy refers to marriage within a unit - this could be a kin group, caste, or a group living in the same locality.

Mendicant means living members of religious groups asking people for money and food.

Patriliny means tracing descent from father to son, grandson and so on.  While patriliny had existed prior to the composition of the epic, the central story of the Mahabharata reinforced the idea that it was valuable. Under patriliny, sons could claim the resources (including the throne in the case of kings) of their fathers when the latter died. Most ruling dynasties (c. sixth century BCE onwards) claimed to follow this system, although there were variations in practice: sometimes there were no sons, in some situations brothers succeeded one another, sometimes other kinsmen claimed the throne, and, in very exceptional circumstances, women such as Prabhavati Gupta exercised power.