Social and Religious Problems in 19th Century India

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Can a husband and wife form a partnership?

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Summarise the concern in both nineteenth-century Europe and India about women reading novels. What does this suggest about how women were viewed?

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Distinguish between aristocracy and new middle class

Q. In, a man is allowed to marry more than one woman at a time.

1. Polygamy
2. Monogamy
3. Polyandry

Q. _________ was a process where a man was allowed to marry more than one woman at a time.

1. Polygamy
2. Monogamy
3. Jauhar
4. Bigamy

Q. Match the following varnas with their respective occupations:

1. Priestly class
2. Warrior class
3. Agriculture/Business
4. Menial jobs

Q. was an Indian custom of a woman self-immolating after her husband's death.

1. Polygamy
2. Sati
3. Varnavyastha

Q. Who among the following belonged to the working category like farming or trading?

1. Brahmins
2. Shudras
3. Vaishyas
4. Kshatriyas