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.