Which of the following statements is correct about the rules of marriage in patrilineal society in Ancient India?

A) Exogamy refers to marriage outside the unit.
B) Daughters were important for the continuity of the patrilineage.
C) Marrying daughters into families outside the kin was considered desirable.
D) Daughters could claim the resources of the household.
E) It was crucial to marry females of high-status families at the “right” time and to the “right” person. 

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

A, C and E

The correct answer is Option 2 - A, C and E

Given statements:

A) Exogamy refers to marriage outside the unit. (Correct)
B) Daughters were important for the continuity of the patrilineage. (Incorrect)
C) Marrying daughters into families outside the kin was considered desirable. (Correct)
D) Daughters could claim the resources of the household. (Incorrect)
E) It was crucial to marry females of high-status families at the “right” time and to the “right” person. (Correct)

Rules of marriage in patrilineal society:

Exogamy refers to marriage outside the unit. While sons were important for the continuity of the patrilineage, daughters were viewed rather differently within this framework. They had no claims to the resources of the household. At the same time, marrying them into families outside the kin was considered desirable. This system, called exogamy (literally, marrying outside), meant that the lives of young girls and women belonging to families that claimed high status were often carefully regulated to ensure that they were married at the “right” time and to the “right” person. This gave rise to the belief that kanyadana or the gift of a daughter in marriage was an important religious duty of the father.