HISTORY
RIG VEDIC PERIOD
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Varman
|
|
|
Kara
|
|
|
Vidatha
|
|
|
Bali
|
Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Sacrifice(Bali). In the early Vedic period the king collected taxes regularly from his subjects. The taxes were called Bali and consisted of 1/6 the agricultural produce or cattle for a given person.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the early Vedic period, the king regularly imposed taxes on his subjects. These taxes were called Bali and included 1/6 of the agricultural products or livestock for a given person.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bali was voluntary tax which people used to pay during Later Vedic Period.
Detailed explanation-4: -The king used this tax for improving army and to import and export goods.
Detailed explanation-5: -In the Vedic Age, King was called ‘Gopati’ which meant “lord of cattle". The period when the Aryans first entered India is known as the Early Vedic Age (1500 BCE to 1000 BCE). The chief source of information about this period is the Rigveda.