Question

Statement 1 (S1): During the Rig vedic period, the society was divided into four varnas- Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra.
Statement 2 (S2): The varna system decided the type of work.

Read the above two statements and select the relevant option from the following:

• A. S1: True; S2: True; S2 is the reason for S1.
• B. S1: True; S2: True; S2 and S1 are independent statements.
• C. S1: False; S2: True.
• D. S1: True; S2: False.

Answer 1

The correct option is A S1: True; S2: True; S2 is the reason for S1.

To regulate lives of people and for division of work, the Rig Vedic society was divided into four varnas- Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra. They were allowed to change from one varna or profession to another.