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.
हिंदी में प्रश्न एवं आदर्श उत्तर
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.