Q21 · UPPSC Prelims 2020 · Set A · General Studies

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Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.List IList IIA. Indus Valley Civilization1. PastoralB. Later Vedic Society2. LandlordismC. Rigvedic Society3. AgrarianD. Medieval Period4. UrbanMatch List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.Code: A B C D

A 4 2 3 1
B 2 1 4 3
C 3 4 1 2
D 4 3 1 2

Correct answer: (d) 4 3 1 2

Explanation

  1. A

    4 2 3 1

    (a) 4 2 3 1. Makes Later Vedic ‘landlordism’ and Medieval ‘pastoral’. Later Vedic is agrarian expansion; medieval India is the landlord/iqtazamindari world, not pastoral.

  2. B

    2 1 4 3

    (b) 2 1 4 3. Opens Indus as landlordism and Rigveda as urban—both inverted.

  3. C

    3 4 1 2

    (c) 3 4 1 2. Calls Indus agrarian and Later Vedic urban. Indus is the urban civilisation; Later Vedic is eastward plough agriculture.

  4. D

    4 3 1 2

    (d) 4 3 1 2. Indus Valley urban (4), Later Vedic agrarian (3), Rigvedic pastoral (1), Medieval landlordism (2). Official key.

Summary. Official key is (d) 4 3 1 2. Harappan culture is urban (cities, craft, trade). Rigvedic society is cattle-pastoral with limited agriculture. Later Vedic society is agrarian in the Ganga valley. Medieval economy is structured around landed superior rights. Only that mapping matches the four labels.