Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Kinship, Caste and Class

Question:

 Match the following options in List 1 with their explanation in List 2:

List- 1

List- 2

(A) Mandasor inscription

(I) The most important didactic section of the Mahabharata

(B) Puranaruru

(II) Shows the Buddhist attitude towards varna

(C) Majjhima Nikaya

(III) A collection of poems from the Tamil Sangam literature

(D) Bhagavad Gita

(IV) Provides information about the nature of guilds in ancient India

Options:

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer:

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

Explanation:

While historical records about these groups are scarce, there are exceptional cases. For instance, a stone inscription from the fifth century CE, discovered in Mandasor (Madhya Pradesh), recounts the history of a guild of silk weavers. They migrated from Lata (Gujarat) to Mandasor, previously known as Dashapura, in pursuit of settling in the kingdom of a renowned local king. This inscription offers valuable insights into the intricate social processes and the nature of guilds or "shrenis.

Puranaruru is one of the anthologies of poems from Tamil Sangam Literature. In an excerpt from the Puranaruru, a collection of poems from the Tamil Sangam literature (circa first century CE), a bard praises his generous patron to fellow poets.

In Majjhima Nikaya, through a dialogue between a King and a disciple of Buddha, the Buddhist attitude towards varna is shown.

The most important didactic section of the Mahabharata is the Bhagavad Gita, which contains the advice/instruction offered by Lord Krishna to Arjuna. Didactic refers to something that is meant for the purposes of instruction.