1. Which of the following statements is true? (JUNE 2012)

(1) In Mughal India, cultivation of Indigo was confined to the provinces of Delhi and Agra
(2) Madad-1-Maash grants were made hereditary by Aurangzeb
(3) Altamgha Jagirs were made transferable by Jahangir
(4) Kashmir was brought under the Zabti system of land revenue assessment

Answer: 2

2. Diwan-i-Khalsa was responsible to look after the (JUNE 2012)

(1) Land under continuous cultivation
(2) Revenue free land granted as rewards
(3) Land under the direct control of the state
(4) Fallow land

Answer: 3

3. Which one of the following statements is not correct about Ala-ud-din Khilji? (JUNE 2012)

(1) He established the department called ‘Diwan-i-Kohi’
(2) Ziya-ud-din Barni criticises Ala-ud-din’s taxation policy
(3) Malik Fakhr-ud-din, the Kotwal was loyal to him
(4) His son Qutb-ud-din Mubarak Khalji declared himself the ‘Caliph’

Answer: 1

4. The pivot of the Kingdom of Delhi rests on wheat and barley, while the foundation of the Sultanate of Gujarat rests on corals and pearls, because there are eighty-four ports under this Sultan.’ The above remark is attributed by the author of Mirat-i-Sikandari to (DEC 2012)

(1) Sultan Khizr Khan
(2) Sikandar Lodi
(3) Babur
(4) Humayun

Answer: 2

5. Who amongst the following legalised corruption in the land revenue department? (DEC 2012)

(1) Firuzshah Tughlaq
(2) Sher Shah
(3) Malik Ambar
(4) None of these

Answer: 4