Which of the following is true 1 Under hypergamy Anuloma A brahmin men can marry Brahmin K...........

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Which of the following is true:

1. Under hypergamy/Anuloma, A brahmin men can marry Brahmin, Kshatriyas, Vaish, Sudra

2. Under Hypergamy/ Pratiloma, A Sudra women can marry Sudra, vaish, Kashatrya, Brahmin

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.

1 only

2 only

both

done

Explanation:

Let’s break this down:

- Statement 1 says: Under hypergamy/Anuloma, a Brahmin man can marry women from all four varnas—Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Sudra. This is correct. Anuloma means "with the grain," so higher caste men marrying down is acceptable.

- Statement 2 says: Under hypergamy/Pratiloma, a Sudra woman can marry Sudra, Vaishya, Kshatriya, or Brahmin. This is actually incorrect. Pratiloma is "against the grain"—lower caste men marrying up is generally not approved, and especially not Sudra women marrying up all the way to Brahmins.

About the options:

- Option 1: Only statement 1 is correct.

- Option 2: Only statement 2 is correct. Not right.

- Option 3: Both are correct. No, only the first is.

- Option 4: "done." That’s not even an option.

So the correct answer is Option 1: 1 only.