INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the normal form of government during the Rigvedic age?
A
Direct Democracy
B
Aristocratic republic
C
Hereditary monarchy
D
Military dictatorship
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Early Vedic Aryans were organised into tribes instead of empires. A Rajan was indeed the name given to a tribe’s monarchy. The tribal councils known as Sabha and Samiti limited the Rajan’s independence.

Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. The monarchical system was adopted in the Vedic period. The head of the government was the king and a king or queen rules a kingdom or empire.

Detailed explanation-3: -Early Vedic Aryans were organised into tribes rather than kingdoms. The chief of a tribe was called a rajan. The autonomy of the rajan was restricted by the tribal councils called sabha and samiti. The two bodies were, in part, responsible for the governance of the tribe.

Detailed explanation-4: -During Rig-Vedic era, the basic unit of power lied within a patriarchal family (Kula). The head of the family was a Kulapa. A group of such families called grama, which was controlled by a village headman Gramini. The groups of the villages belonged to a clan (Vis) and many clans made a community called Jana.

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