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Daily Static MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams- History & Culture 23 Sep 2024

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Daily Static MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams- History & Culture

Q1:

With reference to the 'Iqta System', consider the following statements:

1. Iqta system was introduced by Iltutmish during the Sultanate period in India.

2. Iqta was a system of collecting revenue.

3. Mukti had to keep soldiers from the revenue collected by chance.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

A: Only one

B: Only Two

C: All three

D: None

Answer: C

Explanation:

Iqta system was introduced by Iltutmish during the Sultanate period in India. Iqta was a system of collecting revenue. Mukti had to keep soldiers from the revenue collected by chance. The description of the early Iqta system is found in the Persian book 'Siyasatnama' by Nizam al-Mulk. Under this system the Mukti was given the responsibility of collecting revenue and taxes from that land area. Hence, statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct.


                            

Q2:

Consider the following pairs:

The ruler who started

The administrative department

Alauddin Khilji

Diwan-i-Riyasal 

Firoz Tughlaq

Diwan-e-Khairat

Balban

Diwan-i-Musakhraj

Muhammad-bin- Tughlaq

Diwan-i-Amirkohi

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

A: Only one pair

B: Only two pairs

C: All three pairs

D: All four pairs

Answer: C

Explanation:

Alauddin Khilji had established a new department called Diwan-i-Riyasat to look after the economic affairs of the capital. Its function was to control the market. Hence, pair 1 is correctly matched.


Diwan-e-Khairat was a charity department established by Firoz Tughlaq. Its function was to marry poor Muslim girls, help widows and orphans. Hence, pair 2 is correctly matched.


Diwan-i-Mustakhraj was a revenue department established by Ulauddin Khilji. Its function was to recover arrears of taxes and to account for the revenue collecting officers. Hence, pair 3 is not correctly matched.


Diwan-i-Amirkohi was an agricultural department established by Muhammad bin Tughlaq. Its function was to expand the land and strengthen the revenue system. Hence, pair 4 is correctly matched.


                            

Q3:

With reference to the revenue system of the Sultanate, consider the following taxes:

1. Kharaj

2. Ushr

3. Khums

Which of the above refers to the tax on land produce?

A: 1 only

B: 2 only

C: 1 and 2 only

D: 1, 2 and 3

Answer: C

Explanation:

In the Sultanate period, 'Kharaj' and 'Ushra' indicate the tax levied on land products. Kharaj was a land tax levied on non-Muslim farmers. However, later the Khalisa was also collected from the Muslims cultivating the land. Ushr was a land tax collected from the Muslims during the Sultanate period. Its range was from 5 percent to 10 percent. Khums was not a tax on land produce, but a portion of the wealth obtained from loot, mines or treasures buried in the land. Hence, option (c) is correct.


                            

Q4:

In medieval India, the word 'Fawazil' referred to?

A: Jewellery

B: Coins

C: Clothing

D: Surplus land revenue

Answer: D

Explanation:

The word 'Fawazil' used to refer to surplus land revenue during the Delhi Sultanate in medieval India. The term refers to the additional amount deposited by ittafadars in the government treasury. Hence, option (d) is correct.


                            

Q5:

Consider the following public welfare works done during the time of Delhi Sultanate in Medieval India:

1. Establishment of Slave Department

2. Establishment of Employment Office

3. Establishment of Dar-ul-Shafa

How many of the statements given above mentioned public welfare work was done by Firoz Tughlaq?

A: Only one

B: Only Two

C: All three

D: None

Answer: C

Explanation:

Firoz Tughlaq was very fond of slaves. To increase the number of slaves and to solve their problems, he established a slave department called Diwan-i-Bandagan. Firoz Tughlaq established employment office to provide employment to the unemployed. Firoz Tughlaq established a charitable hospital named 'Dar-ul-Shafa' and kept skilled Hakims in it. Hence, option (c) is correct.