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MPSC Rajyaseva 2014 GS Paper 1 — Question 10

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खालील (A) आणि (B) विधाने वाचून पर्यायी उत्तरातून योग्य पर्याय निवडा. (A) भारतीय समाजव्यवस्था सात जातींमध्ये विभागल्याचा उल्लेख मेगॅस्थेनिस करतो. (B) मेगॅस्थेनिसचा जात व व्यवसाय यात गोंधळ उडालेला दिसतो. Read statements (A) and (B) and choose appropriate option from the answer options : (A) Megasthenes mentions seven castes into which the Indian society was divided. (B) Megasthenes confused castes with professions.

(a)भारतीय समाजव्यवस्था सात जातींमध्ये विभागल्याचा उल्लेख मेगॅस्थेनिस करतो.

(b)मेगॅस्थेनिसचा जात व व्यवसाय यात गोंधळ उडालेला दिसतो.

1)(A) आणि (B) दोन्ही विधाने सत्य असून (B) हे (A) ची योग्य कारणमीमांसा देते. / Both (A) and (B) are true, and (B) is the correct explanation of (A).✓ Correct
2)(A) आणि (B) दोन्ही विधाने सत्य आहेत, परंतु (B) हे (A) ची योग्य कारणमीमांसा देत नाही. / Both (A) and (B) are true, but (B) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3)(A) सत्य आहे, परंतु (B) चूक आहे. / (A) is true, but (B) is false.
4)(A) चूक आहे, परंतु (B) सत्य आहे. / (A) is false, but (B) is true.

Megasthenes in his book 'Indica' mentioned that Indian society was divided into seven castes, but historians note that he actually mistook occupations and social classes for castes, making both statements true and (B) the correct explanation for (A).

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