Which of the following statements is correct?

Statement A- Dharmasutras and Dharmashastras recognized as many as eight forms of marriage.
Statement B- Of these, the first four were condemned while the remaining were considered good.

Only statement A is correct.

The correct answer is Option 1 - Only statement A is correct.

Statement A- Dharmasutras and Dharmashastras recognized as many as eight forms of marriage.

Statement B- Of these, the first four were condemned while the remaining were considered good is incorrect as out of the 8 forms of marriages, the first four were considered as “good” while the remaining were condemned.

Dharmasutras and Dharmashastras recognised as many as eight forms of marriage (STATEMENT A). Of these, the first four were considered as “good” while the remaining were condemned (Correct version of statement B). It is possible that these were practised by those who did not accept Brahmanical norms.