Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I | List-II | ||
| (A) | Kula | (I) | Larger network of kinfolk |
| (B) | Jati | (II) | Families |
| (C) | Vamsha | (III) | People |
| (D) | Jana | (IV) | Lineage |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
(A) Kula — this matches (II) Families. Sanskrit texts use the term kula to designate families.
(B) Jati — this matches (I) Larger network of kinfolk. The Sanskrit texts use the term jnati for the larger network of kinfolk.
(C) Vamsha — this matches (IV) Lineage. The term vamsha is used for lineage, the line of descent of a family.
(D) Jana — this matches (III) People. A jana means a people, clan or tribe; a janapada was the land where a jana set its foot or settled.
Note: It seems that there is a mistake in the original NTA paper, which prints ‘Jati’ when it should read ‘Jnati’. In NCERT, jnati is the term for the larger network of kinfolk, while jati refers to a social category based on birth, such as a caste. Read as ‘Jnati’, item (B) matches (I).
NCERT (2025-26): “Terms for family and kin … Sanskrit texts use the term kula to designate families and jnati for the larger network of kinfolk. The term vamsha is used for lineage. 2.1 The sixteen mahajanapadas … Janapada means the land where a jana (a people, clan or tribe) sets its foot or settles. It is a word used in both Prakrit and Sanskrit. 3.3 Jatis and social mobility … These complexities are reflected in another term used in texts to refer to social categories – jati. In Brahmanical theory, jati, like varna, was based on birth.…” |