CBSE Class 12 (Arts) Kinship, Caste and Class: Early Societies — practice questions
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Practice CBSE Class 12 (Arts) Kinship, Caste and Class: Early Societies in the app →What is the term for tracing descent from father to son?What is the term for descent traced through the mother?Which Sanskrit term designates a family in early texts?Which Sanskrit term stood for the larger network of kinfolk?Which Sanskrit word is used for a lineage?The Kauravas and Pandavas belonged to which ruling family?After the Pandavas won the war, which succession rule was proclaimed?Under patriliny, who could claim a father's resources, including the throne?From roughly when did most ruling dynasties claim to follow patriliny?Which Vakataka queen is cited as exercising power in exceptional circumstances?The Rigvedic marriage mantra seeks fine sons through whose grace?The Vedic deity Indra was a god of what?Why did Pandu, the younger brother, first ascend the throne of Hastinapura?What does exogamy literally mean?The gift of a daughter in marriage as a father's religious duty is called what?Which term describes the gifts a woman kept as her own after marriage?Marriage within a kin group, caste or locality is known as what?What is the term for a man having several wives?A woman with several husbands, as Draupadi had, illustrates what?How many forms of marriage did the Dharmashastras recognise?Of the eight forms of marriage, which were considered good?From about when were the Dharmasutras compiled as codes of behaviour?The Manusmriti was compiled between which dates?After whom was each Brahmanical gotra named?From about when did Brahmanas classify people by gotra?By Brahmanical rule, what gotra was a woman to adopt after marriage?What did the gotra rules say about marriage within the same gotra?Inscriptions with names ending in puta help trace the family ties of which dynasty?In Prakrit, what does the term puta mean?What does the Satavahana name Gotami-puta mean?The names Gotami and Vasithi are feminine forms of which two Vedic seers?Many Satavahana queens kept names from which gotra?Endogamy amongst kinfolk is still prevalent amongst several communities in which region?What did marriages amongst kinfolk such as cousins ensure?Names derived from a mother's name are called what?Despite metronymics, how was Satavahana succession generally passed on?Which varna was primarily to study and teach the Vedas and receive gifts?Which varna was meant for warfare, protecting people and administering justice?Which varna was expected to take up agriculture, pastoralism and trade?What was the Shudras' prescribed role in the Dharmashastras?In the Rigvedic hymn, what does the speaker say his mother does?Ekalavya, who approached Drona to learn archery, belonged to which community?What fee did Drona demand from Ekalavya?What did Ekalavya shape from clay to treat as his teacher?How did Brahmanical texts describe the origin of the Mauryas?The Shungas and Kanvas, successors of the Mauryas, belonged to which varna?How did Brahmanas regard the Shakas who came from Central Asia?Which Shaka ruler rebuilt the Sudarshana lake?Gotami-puta Siri-Satakani claimed to be a unique what?How many varnas were there, compared with the number of jatis?Jatis that shared an occupation were sometimes organised into what?The fifth-century Mandasor inscription records the history of which guild?From which region did the Mandasor silk weavers migrate?By what older name was Mandasor known?What did the Mandasor weavers build with their craft earnings?Who was the son of Hidimba and Bhima?Who were placed at the very bottom of the social hierarchy?According to the Manusmriti, where did chandalas have to live?In which Pali text is the Bodhisattva born as a chandala's son?Yudhisthira lost his kingdom and Draupadi in which contest?By the smriti tradition, how was paternal property divided after the parents died?How many means of acquiring wealth does the Manusmriti list for men?Who talked with the Buddhist disciple Kachchana about the claim of Brahmana superiority?What did the Buddhists reject about the varna order?Which Tamil Sangam anthology has a bard praising a generous patron?In ancient Tamilakam, chiefs were patrons of which group?In the Buddhist Sutta Pitaka myth, what is the chosen ruler called?Who led the project to prepare the Critical Edition of the Mahabharata from 1919?How long did the Critical Edition of the Mahabharata take to complete?About how many pages did the Critical Edition run into?The Sanskrit term itihasa for the Mahabharata literally means what?Who probably composed the original Mahabharata story?About how many verses did the Mahabharata grow to after later additions?To which sage is the Mahabharata traditionally attributed?Which archaeologist excavated Hastinapura in 1951-52?In which region is the excavated Hastinapura located?How many occupational levels did Lal find at Hastinapura?What contest did Drupada organise to choose Draupadi's husband?In which region is polyandry noted as prevalent even today?Which contemporary Bengali writer retold an episode of the Mahabharata?Which Rigvedic hymn describes the four social classes as parts of Purusha?In the Purusha Sukta, which varna comes from the feet of Purusha?