With reference to the history of ancient India, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Mitakshara was the civil law for upper castes and Dayabhaga was the civil law for lower castes. 2. In the Mitakshara system, the sons can claim right to t

examrobotsa's picture

Submitted by examrobotsa on

Q: (IAS/2021)
With reference to the history of ancient India, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Mitakshara was the civil law for upper castes and Dayabhaga was the civil law for lower castes.
2. In the Mitakshara system, the sons can claim right to the property during the lifetime of the father, whereas in the Dayabhaga system, it is only after the death of the father that the sons can claim right to the property.
3. The Mitakshara system deals with the matters related to the property held by male members only of a family, whereas the Dayabhaga system deals with the matters related to the property held by both male and female members of a family.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

IAS

stats: 

0,84,123,32,84,44,47

keywords: 

{'mitakshara system': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'upper castes': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'lower castes': [1, 0, 0, 3], 'dayabhaga system': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'mitakshara': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'ancient india': [0, 3, 0, 3], 'dayabhaga': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'civil law': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'property': [15, 0, 8, 22], 'family': [0, 1, 0, 0]}

The correct answer is 2 only.

Explanation:

Mitakshara and Dayabhaga are two different schools of Hindu Law.

1.Mitakshara was a system of Hindu law which prevailed in the northern, western and central India, while Dayabhaga was a system of Hindu law which prevailed in Bengal, Assam and Orissa. Both systems were followed by all castes.

2.In the Mitakshara system, the son can claim his share in the property during the lifetime of his father, whereas in the Dayabhaga system, the son acquires a right in the property only on the death of the father.

3.The Mitakshara system deals with the matters related to the property held by male members only of a family, whereas the Dayabhaga system deals with the matters related to the property held by both male and female members of a family.