History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2023 History
In India, Varnashrama Dharma denotes the importance of which of the following? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. Intellectual ability
- 2. Power to protect the functioning of society
- 3. Importance of trade and commerce
- 4. Necessity of toilers and workers
- 5. Encourages the caste system
A2, 3, 4 and 5 only
B1, 2, 4 and 5 only
C1, 2, 3 and 4 only ✓ Correct
D1, 3, 4 and 5 only
Correct answer: (C) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only — The correct statements are 1, 2, 3 and 4 only.
Explanation
★The correct statements are 1, 2, 3 and 4 only.
★Varnashrama Dharma is the Vedic scheme of social division and life-stages aiming at balance.
★It values intellectual ability, the role of the learned in society.
★It stresses the power to protect the functioning and order of society.
★It also recognises the importance of trade and commerce and the necessity of toilers and workers.
★It does not exist to encourage a rigid caste system, so the fifth statement is wrong.
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