Explanation: Kinship was the basis of the social structure of Rig Vedic society. People were identified with specific clans and the clans formed the tribe or jana.

• The term jana occurs in the Rig Veda 21 times but janapada does not occur even once.
• The term vis, which refers to the common people, occurs 170 times and they lived in gramas (villages).

Source: Tamil Nadu NCERT