Question

What was the main occupation of early Aryans of rig Vedic age?
A. Animal husbandry
B. Pastoralism
C. Agriculture
D. Trade

Answer 1

Hint - The Aryans were originally rural people. His main occupation was animal husbandry. In Indian ancient history, it is believed that Aryans came on horseback. So therefore their main occupation is animal husbandry.

Complete answer:
 The Vedic period is a late period between the Bronze Age and early Iron Age India's history when the Vedas were composed in the northern, urban end of the Indian subcontinent. Indus Valley Civilization and second urbanization that began in the central Indo-Gangetic Plain. 600 BC The Vedic texts which form the basis of the influential Brahmanical ideology developed in the Kuru kingdom, a tribal union of several Indo-Aryan tribes. The Vedas contain details of life during this period that have been considered historical and constitute the primary sources for understanding the period. These documents, along with associated archaeological records, allow to trace and speculate the development of Indo-Aryan and Vedic culture.
While Vedic society was relatively egalitarian in the sense that a specific hierarchy of socio-economic classes or castes was absent, a hierarchy of social classes emerged in the Vedic period. The political hierarchy was determined by rank, with Rajan at the top and Maid at the bottom. The words Brahman and Kshatriya are found in various family books of the Rigveda, but they are not associated with the word Varna. The words Vaishya and Shudra are absent. indicate the absence of a strict social hierarchy and the existence of social mobility.
The institution of marriage was important and various types of marriages- Ekanki, Polygamy, and Polygamy are mentioned in the Rigveda. Both female sages and female deities were known to the Vedic Aryans. Women can choose their husbands and they can remarry if their husbands died or went missing. Their wife got an honorable position. People consumed milk, milk products, grains, fruits, and vegetables. Eating meat is mentioned, however, as cows are called aghnya (not to kill). Cotton, woolen, and animal skins were worn. Soma and Sura were popular drinks in Vedic society, of which Soma was sanctified by religion. Flute (vana), bean (bean), veena, cymbals, and drums used to play instruments, and a heptatonic scale was used. Dance, drama, chariot races, and gambling were other popular pastimes.

So option A is the correct answer.


 Note - The early Vedic Aryans were organized into tribes rather than states. The head of a tribe was called Rajan. Rajan's autonomy was restricted by tribal councils, called sabhas and samitis. Two bodies, in part, were responsible for the governance of the tribe. Rajan could not accept the throne without his approval. The difference between the two bodies is not clear. Arthur Luvelin Basham, an eminent historian, and Indologist, theories that the assembly was a meeting of great men in the tribe, while the committee was a meeting of all free tribes. Some tribes had no hereditary chiefs and were directly ruled by tribal councils. Rajan was a rudimentary court that was attended by courtiers (sabhasad) and sects (heads of gramani). Rajan's main responsibility was to protect the tribe. He was assisted by several office-bearers, including Purohit (clergyman), fighter (army chief), dutas (messengers), and Splash (spies). Purohit performed the ceremonies and chants peacefully for success in war.