Consider the following statements regarding the ldquo Purdah System rdquo which was prevalent in som...........

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Consider the following statements regarding the “Purdah System” which was prevalent in some parts of India.

1. It was evil practice, popular among the lower castes working women both in rural and urban areas and among the women in southern India

2. Higher caste Hindus and Muslims had taken to this practice as symbol of their social status.

Choose the correct option:

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

Both the statements are incorrect.

Pardah or purdah is a religious and social practice of female seclusion prevalent among some Muslim and Hindu communities. It takes two forms: physical segregation of the sexes and the requirement that women cover their bodies so as to cover their skin and conceal their form.