Rites pertaining to the stages of life are called samskaras. Match the Samskaras listed in List I with their true meaning mentioned in List II:

​List I​	​List II​
1. Nishkramanam	A. It is done at the beginning of the sacred thread ceremony
2. Chudakaranam	B. The rite of the tonsure ceremony
3. Vidyarambham	C. To begin with the life of study
4. Upanayanam	D. Taking the child out of the house so that it may see the sun

Correct option is B

Explanation:

• Nishkramanam (1-D): This samskara is performed when the child is taken out of the house for the first time so that it may see the sun and the world.

• Chudakaranam (2-B): This refers to the tonsure (mundan) ceremony, where the child’s head is shaved.

• Vidyarambham (3-C): This samskara marks the beginning of formal education or the life of study.

• Upanayanam (4-A): This is the sacred thread ceremony where the initiation into Brahmacharya is performed; it is the start of formal Vedic education.

Information Booster:

• There are traditionally 16 samskaras (Shodasha Samskaras) in Hindu life.

• Jatakarma is the samskara performed at birth.

• Annaprashana is the first feeding of solid food.

• Vivaha is the marriage samskara.

• Antyeshti is the final samskara (funeral rites).