Political Science · Political Processes in India
Consider the following statements about nineteenth-century Indian society and select the keyed code:
- 1. Indian society was marred by religious superstitions and social obscurantism
- 2. The social condition of women was good, though some vices like sati and child marriage prevailed
- 3. Raja Ram Mohan Roy said sati is murder according to every shastra
- 4. People at the lower rung were called untouchables and formed a large share of the population
AOnly 1
BOnly statement 2 is incorrect ✓ Correct
CAll of the above
DNone of the above
Correct answer: (B) Only statement 2 is incorrect — Only statement 2 is incorrect, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Only statement 2 is incorrect, so that is the answer.
★Statement 2 wrongly calls the condition of women good.
★In fact women suffered from many social evils.
★Statements 1, 3 and 4 are correct.
★Society was marred by superstition and untouchability.
★So only statement 2 is the incorrect one.
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