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UPSC PYQPrelims 2020

Civil Services Examination · Question 71

With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following pairs: 1. Parivrajaka — Renunciant and Wanderer 2. Shramana — Priest with a high status 3. Upasaka — Lay follower of Buddhism Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 1 and 3 only
  3. 2 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: (B) 1 and 3 only

Explanation

Shramanas were ascetics outside the Vedic priestly tradition, not high-status priests. Parivrajakas were wandering renunciants, and Upasakas were Buddhist lay followers.