With respect to the Rig Vedic period, consider the following pairs:

Vrajapati – Commander

Jivagribha – In-charge of pasture lands

Leulapa – Spy

Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?

Question

Purohita (priest), senani (commander), vrajapati (in charge of pasture lands), spasa (spy), jivagribha (police official), madhyamasi (mediator in disputes), gramani (head of the village), dampati or leulapa (head of family), and others were the main officials. In the Rig Vedic period, there was no official connected with the collection of taxes and hence no regular taxation was possible. Only voluntary offerings, viz. bali, from the people and also spoils of war formed the occasional income of the chief.

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None of the above

Purohita (priest), senani (commander), vrajapati (in charge of pasture lands), spasa (spy), jivagribha (police official), madhyamasi (mediator in disputes), gramani (head of the village), dampati or leulapa (head of family), and others were the main officials. In the Rig Vedic period, there was no official connected with the collection of taxes and hence no regular taxation was possible. Only voluntary offerings, viz. bali, from the people and also spoils of war formed the occasional income of the chief.

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