{"id":2494,"date":"2025-05-02T14:28:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T08:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2494"},"modified":"2025-05-02T14:28:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T08:58:42","slug":"q-with-reference-to-the-cultural-history-of-india-consider-the-following-pairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-the-cultural-history-of-india-consider-the-following-pairs","title":{"rendered":"Q. With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following pairs:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
1.<\/td>Parivrajaka<\/td>\u2013<\/td>Renunciant and Wanderer<\/td><\/tr>
2.<\/td>Shramana<\/td>\u2013<\/td>Priest with a high status<\/td><\/tr>
3.<\/td>Upasaka<\/td>\u2013<\/td>Lay follower of Buddhism<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • 1 and 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 2 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    Answer:<\/strong> (b) 1 and 3 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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    • The term \u201cParivrajaka\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>refers to\u00a0renunciants and wanderers<\/strong>\u00a0who left their homes to pursue spiritual goals.\n
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      • They practiced detachment from worldly life, wandering in search of spiritual knowledge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • \u201cShramana\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0refers to\u00a0ascetics and renouncers<\/strong>\u00a0in ancient India,\u00a0including monks and followers of various religious sects\u00a0<\/strong>like Buddhism, Jainism, and Ajivikas.\n
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        • Shramanas were not necessarily priests with a high status; instead, they were often independent of the Vedic priestly tradition and were known for their ascetic practices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • \u201cUpasaka\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>is a term used to describe lay\u00a0followers of Buddhism<\/strong>\u00a0who adhere to the teachings of the Buddha but do not take full monastic vows.\n
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          • They support the Buddhist monastic community and practice certain moral precepts in their daily lives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            1. Parivrajaka \u2013 Renunciant and Wanderer 2. Shramana \u2013 Priest with a high status 3. Upasaka \u2013 Lay follower of Buddhism Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched? Answer: (b) 1 and 3 only Notes:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3],"tags":[40,43],"years":[53],"class_list":["post-2494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc","category-prelims","tag-ancient-history","tag-art-and-culture","years-53"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":1,"label":"UPSC"},{"value":3,"label":"Prelims"}],"post_tag":[{"value":40,"label":"Ancient History"},{"value":43,"label":"Art and Culture"}],"years":[{"value":53,"label":"2020"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"LotusArise","author_link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/author\/team-lotusarise"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":1,"name":"UPSC","slug":"upsc","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1269,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":1269,"category_description":"","cat_name":"UPSC","category_nicename":"upsc","category_parent":0},{"term_id":3,"name":"Prelims","slug":"prelims","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":1,"count":1251,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":3,"category_count":1251,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Prelims","category_nicename":"prelims","category_parent":1}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":40,"name":"Ancient History","slug":"ancient-history","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":40,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":108,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":43,"name":"Art and Culture","slug":"art-and-culture","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":43,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":80,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2494\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2494"},{"taxonomy":"years","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/years?post=2494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}