List of top History Questions on Kinship, Caste and Class asked in CBSE CLASS XII

Read the given source carefully and answer the questions that follow :
Eight forms of marriage
Here are the first, fourth, fifth and sixth forms of marriage from the Manusmriti :
First: The gift of a daughter, after dressing her in costly clothes and honouring her with presents of jewels, to a man learned in the Veda whom the father himself invites.
Fourth: The gift of a daughter by the father after he has addressed the couple with the text, “May both of you perform your duties together,” and has shown honour to the bridegroom.
Fifth: When the bridegroom receives a maiden, after having given as much wealth as he can afford to the kinsmen and to the bride herself, according to his own will.
Sixth: The voluntary union of a maiden and her lover ... which springs from desire ...

Describe the examples which show that Brahmanical ideas on kinship, marriage and ruling lineage were not universally followed during the early historical period in India.

Which one of the following constituted ‘Stridhana’ owned by women according to the Dharmashastras ?

‘‘Mahabharata reinforced the ideas of familial values.’’ Explain the statement with examples.

Identify the character from the Mahabharata with the help of the following information and choose the correct option :

Which one of the following constituted ‘Stridha' owned by women according to the Dharmashastras ?

Read the given source carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Here are the first, fourth, fifth and sixth forms of marriage from the Manusmriti :
First: The gift of a daughter, after dressing her in costly clothes and honouring her with presents of jewels, to a man learned in the Veda whom the father himself invites.
Fourth: The gift of a daughter by the father after he has addressed the couple with the text, “May both of you perform your duties together,” and has shown honour to the bridegroom.
Fifth: When the bridegroom receives a maiden, after having given as much wealth as he can afford to the kinsmen and to the bride herself, according to his own will.
Sixth: The voluntary union of a maiden and her lover … which springs from desire …

Describe the examples which show that Brahmanical ideas on kinship, marriage and ruling lineage were not universally followed during the early historical period in India.

“The political power or kingship was rarely dependent on birth as Kshatriyas but also open to anyone who could muster support and resources.” Explain the statement with the examples from sixth century BCE onwards.

“The critical edition of the \textit{Mahabharata is a valuable resource for scholars and students who are interested in the study of the epic.” Examine the statement.}

\textit{‘Mahabharata is known as a dynamic text.’ Examine the statement.}

Match Column I with Column II and choose the correct option with reference to Mahabharata.

Column I (Character)	Column II (Role)
Yudhishthira	iii. Eldest of the Pandavas
Dhritarashtra	iv. Father of Duryodhana
Kunti	i. Mother of the Pandavas
Gandhari	ii. Mother of the Kauravas