Discussion
In the Buddha period, the king was elected for a fixed period and was accountable for his action to :
Answer: D
The key is D, the Sabha. I could not confirm this from a source, so read it as the textbook view.
In the Buddhist-era republics (gana-sanghas) such as the Shakyas and Licchavis, the ruler presided over the assembly and acted on its decisions. K. P. Jayaswal's Hindu Polity is the usual source for this view, and the assembly is the body that held the ruler to account. A Sabha was an assembly of the people; a Parishad (B) was an advisory council and the Amatya (A) a minister, both appointed by the king, while the Janapada (C) was the territory or its people at large.
I found no source for the specific claim that the king was elected for a fixed period, so the explanation rests on the assembly's role, not on that detail.
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