UPSC Prelims · 2019 · GS Paper I · Q60
With reference to forced labour (Vishti) in India during the Gupta period, which one of the following statements is correct?
- (A)It was considered a source of income for the State, a sort of tax paid by the people.
- (B)It was totally absent in the Madhya Pradesh and Kathiawar regions of the Gupta Empire.
- (C)The forced labourer was entitled to weekly wages.
- (D)The eldest son of the labourer was sent as the forced labourer.
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Answer: (A) It was considered a source of income for the State, a sort of tax paid by the people.
- Subject
- History
- Chapter
- Gupta Period
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