History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET July 2018 History
The important official next to the king during the Vedic age was the:
AGovikartana
BPurohita ✓ Correct
CQueen
DSenani
Correct answer: (B) Purohita — The important official next to the king was the Purohita, so the answer is the Purohita.
Explanation
★The important official next to the king was the Purohita, so the answer is the Purohita.
★The Purohita was the chief priest and the king's main adviser in political matters.
★Famous Rigvedic Purohitas were Vasishtha and Vishvamitra.
★The Senani was the leader of the army, also an important officer.
★The Govikartana was an official connected with the hunt.
★But the Purohita ranked highest among the officials next to the king.
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