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2019 Questions 1 MCQs
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PYQ 2019
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ancient-history ID: upsc-201
With reference to forced labour (Vishti) in India during the Gupta period, which one of the following statements is correct?
1
It was considered a source of income for the State, a sort of tax paid by the people.
2
It was totally absent in the Madhya Pradesh and Kathiawar regions of the Gupta Empire.
3
The forced labourer was entitled to weekly wages.
4
The eldest son of the labourer was sent as the forced labourer.