Literature: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Art and Culture)
1 previous year UPSC Prelims question on Literature (Art and Culture). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
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UPSC 1996Art and Culture · Literature
Q1. Which one of the following texts of ancient India allows divorce to a wife deserted by her husband?
Explanation
Arthashastra, attributed to Kautilya, contains provisions related to social and economic aspects, including marriage and divorce. According to Arthashastra, a wife deserted by her husband had the legal right to seek divorce and remarry. If a man abandoned his wife without valid reason then she could remarry after waiting for a certain period. It also mentions conditions under which a woman could remarry if her husband was missing, dead, or had become a renunciate (ascetic).
Answer key for these questions
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UPSC year
Correct answer
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1996
(d) Arthashastra
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This page covers 1 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Literature (Art and Culture), asked from 1996 to 2024. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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