2016 · Q63
Which one of the following sources tells us about women protesting against the infidelity of their husbands or the neglect of the wife and children by the male head of the household?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- AThe Kitab-ul-Hind
- BDocuments belonging to the Village Panchayats of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra
- CSculptures from Mandor
- DThe Ain-i-Akbari of Abul Fazl
Explanation
Al-Biruni's Kitab-ul-Hind (11th century) describes Indian society and religion, the Ain-i-Akbari is a Mughal administrative chronicle, and the Mandor sculptures are Gupta-era art — none records women's protests against their husbands. Records of 18th–19th-century village panchayats in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra do contain petitions by women against husbands' infidelity or neglect of wife and children. Hence option (b).