Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. In Rig Vedic time, the purohita was the foremost among the functionaries of a king.
  2. In Rig Vedic time, the king was the absolute owner of the land.
  3. The system of espionage was not known to the kings of the Rig Vedic time. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 1 and 2

  3. 2 and 3

  4. 1, 2 and.3
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Explanation

In the Rig Vedic period, the Purohita was a key advisor. However, the king was not the absolute owner of land (land was often communal or tribal), and the system of espionage was not a formal state institution as it became in later periods.

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