Which of the following statement is correct? I. During the Vedic period the society was organised into four varnas. II. Early Hindu philosophy prescribed the four stages of life.
Both I and II
The question tests two statements about the social organisation of Vedic and early Hindu society.
Statement I says that during the Vedic period society was organised into four varnas. This is true; the varna system divided society into Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras.
This fourfold division is mentioned in the Purushasukta of the Rigveda, reflecting the social structure of the later Vedic age.
Statement II says early Hindu philosophy prescribed the four stages of life. This is also true; the ashrama system laid out Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprastha and Sannyasa.
These four ashramas represented the ideal stages of a person's life, from studenthood to renunciation.
Since both the varna system and the ashrama (four stages of life) system are correctly described, both statements are true.
Hence the correct option is Both I and II.
Both I and II.
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