Given below are two statements: Statement I: The Upanayana ceremony which…
2023
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The Upanayana ceremony which marked the initiation of a child into a study of the Vedas was performed for boys as well as for girls.
Statement II: Both boys and girls received education in 'Ashrams' and 'Gurukulas' in ancient India.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
Answer: A. Both Statement I and Statement II are true — ConceptIn a two-assertion historical question, each assertion must be tested independently against evidence from the period named in the stem. The final…
- A.
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- B.
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- C.
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- D.
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
Concept
In a two-assertion historical question, each assertion must be tested independently against evidence from the period named in the stem.
The final choice is formed from the two truth values: both true, both false, only the Upanayana assertion true, or only the residential-education assertion true.
Application
The assertion about Upanayana concerns initiation into Vedic study. Historical accounts of the Vedic period record that girls, as well as boys, could undergo this initiation and study the Vedas.
The assertion about residential learning concerns ashrams and gurukulas. Gurukulas functioned as ashrams in which pupils lived with the guru, and historical accounts record educational participation by girls as well as boys, although access and subjects varied across periods and social groups.
Contrast
Accepting both assertions aligns with the evidence for both initiation and educational participation.
Rejecting both assertions disregards both bodies of evidence.
Accepting only the Upanayana assertion disregards the evidence of educational participation in ashrams and gurukulas.
Accepting only the residential-education assertion disregards the evidence that girls could undergo Upanayana.
Result
Both assertions are true.