Question

Statement 1 (S1): Women were treated equally and could participate in all the religious activities.

Statement 2 (S2): The eldest women of the family was considered as the head of the family and referred to as 'Grihapati'.

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

• A. S1: True; S2: True
• B. S1: True; S2: False
• C. S1: False; S2: True
• D. S1: False; S2: False

Answer 1

The correct option is B S1: True; S2: False

Women were treated equally and participated in religious functions. There was no purdah system. Women were provided education like any other members of the family. Being a patriarchal society, the oldest, male member of the family was the head of the family and referred to as "Grihapati", the master of the household. He performed all the social and religious rites.