With reference to forced labour (Vishti) in India during the

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With reference to forced labour (Vishti) in India during the Gupta period, which one of the following statements is correct?

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[UPSC 2019 2 JUNE]

A It was considered a source of income for the State, a sort of tax paid by the people.

यह राज्य के लिए आय का एक स्रोत माना जाता था, लोगों द्वारा भुगतान किया जाने वाला एक प्रकार का कर।

B It was totally absent in the Madhya Pradesh and Kathiawar regions of the Gupta Empire.

यह मध्य प्रदेश और गुप्त साम्राज्य के काठियावाड़ क्षेत्रों में पूरी तरह से अनुपस्थित था।

C The forced labourer was entitled to weekly wages.

मजबूर मजदूर साप्ताहिक मजदूरी का हकदार था।

D The eldest son of the labourer was sent as the forced labourer.

मजदूर के बड़े बेटे को मजबूर मजदूर के रूप में भेजा गया था।

Vishti was form of forced labour extracted by either state, provincial governor ...

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