2017 · Q36
Statement IThe early Aryans, who were essentially pastoral, did not develop any political structure which could measure up to a State in either ancient or modern sense.
Statement IIKingship was the same as tribal chiefship; the term Rajan being used for tribal chief who was primarily a military leader and who ruled over his people and not over any specified area.
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- ABoth the statements are individually true and Statement II; is the correct explanation of Statement I
- BBoth the statements lie individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
- CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
- DStatement I is false but Statement II is true
Explanation
Statement I is true: the early Aryans were a pastoral people with no state-level political organization; their polity was tribal. Statement II is also true: the rajan was essentially a tribal chief and military leader whose authority extended over people rather than a defined territory. However, the absence of a state structure owed to the pastoral-tribal economy and society, not to the rajan's limited authority as such. Both statements are individually true, but II is not the correct explanation of I.