Question

Q. Which of the following are characteristics of the Later Vedic Age?

Select the correct statement/statements using the codes given below:

• A. 1 and 2 only
• B. 2 and 3 only
• C. 1 and 3
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

The correct option is D 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

Social characteristics of Later Vedic Society:

• Point 1 is correct: Social discrimination was started in the Later Vedic Society.
• Point 2 is correct: In the Later Vedic Society, the Varna system started becoming rigid.
• Point 3 is correct: In the Later Vedic Society, women’s position became subordinate to men. Women came to be increasingly identified in terms of their relations with men. Words such as stri, yosha, and Jaya were closely associated with wifehood and motherhood.