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Q1.

Consider the following administrative reforms during the Delhi Sultanate: 1. Creation of a separate department of agriculture (Diwan-i-Kohi) by Muhammad bin Tughlaq. 2. Implementation of market control regulations and fixation of prices of commodities by Alauddin Khalji. 3. Introduction of token currency made of silver and gold by Firoz Shah Tughlaq. Which of the statements given above are correct?

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(A)

1 and 2 only

(B)

2 and 3 only

(C)

1 and 3 only

(D)

1, 2 and 3

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In the context of the Delhi Sultanate, the terms 'Iqta', 'Muqti', and 'Kharaj' respectively stand for:

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(A)

Revenue assignment, governor of an iqta, and land tax

(B)

Cavalry unit, royal bodyguard, and religious tax

(C)

Village headman, accountant, and transit duty

(D)

Spy network, postal runner, and house tax

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