History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2020 History (Shift-II)
According to historians, the term grama in the Vedic period could have one or more of the following meanings. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
- 1. A unit consisting of a number of families or kulas was known as grama.
- 2. Grama was the formation made up of wagons used by mobile pastoralists.
- 3. A grama was a small fighting unit of the tribe.
- 4. A grama was a tribal assembly for choosing the king.
A1 and 3 only
B1 and 4 only
C1, 2 and 3 only ✓ Correct
D1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct answer: (C) 1, 2 and 3 only — The first three meanings hold, so the answer is 1, 2 and 3 only.
Explanation
★The first three meanings hold, so the answer is 1, 2 and 3 only.
★A unit consisting of a number of families or kulas was known as a grama.
★The grama was also the formation made up of wagons used by mobile pastoralists.
★A grama could also be a small fighting unit of the tribe.
★The fourth meaning, a tribal assembly for choosing the king, is not a meaning of grama.
★So only the first, second and third meanings are correct.
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