WBCS.LIVE practice question

The 'Eran Inscription' of 510 A.D. provides the first epigraphic evidence of which social practice?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Untouchability
  2. Sati
  3. Polygamy
  4. Devadasi system

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Sati

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) Sati šŸ“š Explanation: The Eran Pillar inscription in Madhya Pradesh was erected during the reign of the Gupta emperor Bhanugupta. It records the death of a general named Goparaja in a battle against the Hunas and the subsequent self-immolation of his wife on his funeral pyre. This is the oldest recorded historical evidence of the practice of Sati in ancient India, marking a transition in social customs during the later Gupta period.