Match List I (stage of education in ancient India) with List II (description). Choose the correct answer.

List I

i.Vidyarambha

ii.Upanayana

iii.Sadyodwahas

iv.Brahmavadinis

List II

a.The initial stage of starting education

b.Formal education with the sacred-thread ceremony, called dvija (second birth)

c.Women's education until they get married

d.Women studying throughout life; women sages called rishikas

Ai-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d ✓ Correct

Bi-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a

Ci-d, ii-c, iii-a, iv-b

Di-b, ii-d, iii-c, iv-a

Correct answer: (A) i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d

Explanation

Vidyarambha is the first stage marking the beginning of a child's education.

Upanayana is formal entry with the sacred-thread rite, making the pupil a dvija or twice-born.

Sadyodwahas were women who studied until they married.

Brahmavadinis were women who studied lifelong, the learned among them called rishikas.

The scheme shows education opening to both boys and girls in the Vedic age.

The sacred-thread rite traditionally began the disciplined years in the gurukula.

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