alleryAccording to Faxian, ordinary offences in Gupta lands were punished by what?
APublic flogging
BPayment of fines
CLife in exile
DBranding by iron
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Payment of fines
1. Faxian found the administration mild and the penal code light.
2. Offences were punished by fines only.
3. Flogging, exile and branding would be harsh, which contradicts his account.
_Source: Wikipedia, Gupta Empire, Faxian_
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