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UPSC 1998 · Q27 · Medieval History › Delhi Sultanate · Save

Assertion (A): At first the Turkish administration in India was essentially military.

Reason (R): The country was parcelled out as ‘Iqta’s among leading military leaders.

(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 a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
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Answer: (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
UPSC 1998 · Q80 · Medieval History › Delhi Sultanate · Save

Fawazil in the Sultanate period meant

(a) Extra payment made to the nobles
(b) Revenue assigned in lieu of salary
(c) Excess amount paid to the exchequer by the iqtadars
(d) Illegal exactions extracted from the peasants
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Answer: (c) Excess amount paid to the exchequer by the iqtadars
UPSC 1998 · Q88 · Medieval History › Delhi Sultanate · Save

The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was

(a) Iltutmish
(b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(c) Feroz Shah Tughlaq
(d) Sikandar Lodi
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Answer: (c) Feroz Shah Tughlaq