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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2020 — General Studies · Question 29 of 200

Q29
History of IndiaVedic Age
What were the two assemblies during the early Vedic period?
  1. a.Samiti
  2. b.Sabha
  3. c.Samiti and Sangam
  4. d.Both (A) and (B)

Answer: (D) Both (A) and (B)

The early Vedic polity had two key assemblies — the Sabha (a smaller council of elders) and the Samiti (a general assembly) — which advised and checked the king's power.