Question

Which of the following practices was prevalent in 16th-century Punjab society?

• A. Women did not have the right to education
• B. All of the above
• C. Sati and child marriage were practiced in Hinduism
• D. The movement of Muslim women was restricted

Answer 1

The correct option is B All of the above

Instructions:

• Condition of Muslim women
  • Women were confined to the four walls of the house and had to wear a ‘burqa’.
  • They did not have the right to education.
  • The custom of polygamy (having multiple wives) and divorce was prevalent.
  • Women were purchased and sold.
• Condition of Hindu women
  • Female infanticide was prevalent.
  • Early child marriage was quite common.
  • 'Sati System' was prevalent in which married women were burnt alive on the pyre of their deceased husbands.
  • They did not have the right to education.

Solution: D. All of the above