Question

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct according to eighteenth century?
1. Women of upper class were not supposed to work outside their homes
2. Peasants women unusual worked in the fields and women of poorer classes often worked outside their homes.
3. The purdah was common mostly among the higher classes in the south
4. Raja Sawai Jai Singh of Amber was a great astrologer and he was also an architect.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

• A. Only 1, 2 and 4
• B. Only 2 and 3
• C. Only 3 and 4
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A Only 1, 2 and 4

1. Hindu and Muslim ladies played important roles in the 18^th century politics.
2. While women of the upper classes were not supposed to work outside their homes, peasant women usually worked in the fields and women of the poorer classes often worked outside their homes to supplement the family income.
3. The purdah was common mostly among the higher classes in the north. It was not practiced in South.
4. Sensitive Indians were often touched by the hard and harsh life of the widows.
5. Raja Sawai Jai Singh of Amber was an astrologer and was also architect. He built Jantar Mantar and built Jaipur, the first scientifically planned city of India.