DELHI SULTANATE MCQS SET 09

DELHI SULTANATE MCQS SET 09

81) Assertion (A) At first, the Turkish administration in India was essentially military.
Reason (R) The country was parcelled out as 'Iqtas' among leading military leaders.
In the question given above are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) In the context of the two statements, which of the following is/are correct?
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true. but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true

Answer: A is true, but R is false
   
82) Alauddin Khilji's market control system died instantaineously with his death because
A) it was not based on the principle of demand and supply
B) the whole system was kept alive by the use of brute force
C) Both 'a' and 'b'
D) Alauddin Khalji's successors had no will to continue the system

Answer: it was not based on the principle of demand and supply
   
83) Two terms, the Muqta, Muqtai or Muqli and lqtadars are used regarding the holder of the  Iqtas. Which of the following statements clearly distinguishes the difference between the Muqta and Iqtadar?
A) The Muqti had no territorial position of his own and. no claim to any particular region, but the position of the lqtadar, In theory though not permanent and hereditary, tended to become permanent
B) Almost, all provincial governors and the holders of large lqtas were the Muqtis and the lqtadars represented small assignments
C) The Muqti was essentially an administrator of the charge to which he was posted, but the lqtadar had merely to take care of the interests of his assignment
D) The Muqti was assigned a fixed share in revenue and his financial transactions were audited by the officials of the Revenue Ministry, but the lqtadar had no financial liability to the central exchequer

Answer: The Muqti was assigned a fixed share in revenue and his financial transactions were audited by the officials of the Revenue Ministry, but the lqtadar had no financial liability to the central exchequer
   
84) Assertion (A) Mohammad bin Tughlaq issued a new gold coin, which was called Dinar by lbn Batuta.
Reason (R) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq wanted to issue token currency in gold coins to promote trade with West Asian and North African countries.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true. but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true

Answer: A is true, but R is false
   
85) Which of the following statements about Iqta system is correct?
A) Iqta means revenue assignment of a particular area in lieu of cash salary
B) The principle of hereditary iqta was completely rejected by Balban
C) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq differentiated between the allotment of the revenues within an Iqta for the personal income of the muqta, and that for the payment of salaries to the troops placed under his charge
D) All of the above

Answer: All of the above

86) Which of the following regarding the ownership of land during the Sultanate period is not true?
A) The peasant was the proprietor of the soil
B) The king or his jagirdars had a claim only on a share of its produce
C) The state enjoyed only usufructuary rights and not proprietary rights
D) With the coming of the Turks the basic concepts regarding the ownership of land materially changed

Answer: With the coming of the Turks the basic concepts regarding the ownership of land materially changed
   
87) Which of the following is correctly matched?
A) Batai or Hasil : Fixation of the share from the harvested or unharvested crops
B) Muqtai or Compounding : The peasant accepted the estimate of expected yield of his farm and agreed to pay revenue according to this estimate
C) Masahat : Term used for measurement of land in Sultanate period
D) All of the above

Answer: All of the above
   
88) India maintained its early cultural contacts and trade links with South East Asia across the Bay of Bengal. For this pre-eminence of early maritime history of Bay of Bengal, which of the following could be the most convincing explanation/ explanations?
A) As compared to other countries, India had a better ship building technology in ancient and medieval times
B) The rulers of Southern india always patronized traders, Brahmin priests and Buddhist monks in this context
C) Monsoon winds across the Bay of Bengal facilitated sea voyages
D) Both 'a' and 'b'

Answer: Both 'a' and 'b'
   
89) Consider the following statements
1. The conquest of South india was completed during the reign of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq.
2. The credit for completing the conquest of South india goes to Muhammad Jauna Khan.
3. Hoysala of Dwarasamudra was the only South Indian kingdom which could not be annexed to the Delhi sultanate by the Tughlaqs.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) 1 and 2
B) Only3
C) 2 and 3
D) All of these

Answer: All of these
   
90) Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A) Ariz-i Mumalik - Head of State News Agency
B) Amir i-Akhur - Officer commanding royal horse
C) Sahna i-Pil - Superintendent of royal elephant
D) Amir-i-Bahr - Officer incharge of police and transport naval port

Answer: Sahna i-Pil - Superintendent of royal elephant