Q. Consider the following statements regarding the office of the Rajan in the Rigvedic Period:
1.The office of the chief was largely elective, and strict primogeniture was not the established rule.
2.Certain Vedic tribes were ruled directly by tribal councils without a hereditary king.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Detailed Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: While kingship often stayed within prominent families, the post of Rajan was elected or approved by the tribal assembly (Samiti), and primogeniture (the eldest son automatically inheriting the throne) was not the norm.
- Statement 2 is correct: Oligarchic or non-monarchical tribal structures existed where power rested directly with the clan council rather than a single hereditary chief.
