कौटिल्य अर्थशास्त्र के अनुसार, निम्नलिखित में कौन-से सही हैं ?
1. न्यायिक दंड के परिणामस्वरूप कोई व्यक्ति दास हो सकता था ।
2. स्त्री दास अपने मालिक के संसर्ग से पुत्र जनन पर कानूनी तौर पर मुक्त हो जाती थी ।
3. यदि स्त्री दास का मालिक उस स्त्री से पैदा हुए पुत्र का पिता हो, तो उस पुत्र को मालिक का पुत्र होने का कानूनी हक मिलता था ।
उपर्युक्त कथनों में कौन-से सही हैं ?
सही उत्तर (B) 2 and 3 only है।
व्याख्या:
Statement 1 is not correct: According to the Kautilya's Arthashastra, a person can primarily be enslaved by selling himself or being captured in the war. Statement 2 is correct: According to the Kautilya's Arthashastra, children born to slave and master when a slave gives birth to a child, both the mother and child shall be recognised as free and were no longer considered to be slaves. Statement 3 is correct: If a son born to a female slave was fathered by her master, the son was entitled to the legal status of the master's son.
In English (Question & Model Answer)
According to Kautilya's Arthashastra, which of the following are correct ?
1. A person could be a slave as a result of a judicial punishment.
2. If a female slave bore her master a son, she was legally free.
3. If a son born to a female slave was fathered by her master, the son was entitled to the legal status of the master's son.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
The correct answer is (B) 2 and 3 only.
Explanation:
Statement 1 is not correct: According to the Kautilya's Arthashastra, a person can primarily be enslaved by selling himself or being captured in the war. Statement 2 is correct: According to the Kautilya's Arthashastra, children born to slave and master when a slave gives birth to a child, both the mother and child shall be recognised as free and were no longer considered to be slaves. Statement 3 is correct: If a son born to a female slave was fathered by her master, the son was entitled to the legal status of the master's son.