Question

Q. Which of the following was/were characteristics of Later Vedic society?

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

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

Answer 1

The correct option is C 1 and 3

Explanation:

Characteristics of later Vedic society:

• Crystallization of Varna System
• Social Discrimination
• Subordination of Women
• Marriage (vivaha) was important for the continuation of the patrilineage. Relations between husband and wife (pati and patni) and father and son were hierarchically organized.
• 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.
• The grihapati had control over the productive resources of the household unit and the reproductive potential of his wife.