According to Kautilya's Arthashastra, consider the following statements: 1. A person could be a slave as a result of a judicial punishment. 2. If a female slave

Question

According to Kautilya's Arthashastra, consider the following statements:
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?

Accepted Answer

(B) 2 and 3 only

Answer

(A) 1 and 2 only

Answer

(C) 1 and 3 only

Answer

(D) 1, 2 and 3