The 'Iqta' system was primarily a: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The 'Iqta' system was primarily a:
A. Military rank
B. Religious grant
C. Tax on trade
D. Land assignment for revenue
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
It supported the military under the Sultanate.

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Question #1
Which Maratha leader is considered the founder of the Maratha Empire?
A. Balaji Vishwanath
B. Peshwa Madhav Rao
C. Shivaji
D. Baji Rao I

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Shivaji established the Maratha Empire in the 17th century.

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Question #2
Which Sufi saint, famously known as 'Baba Farid', had his spiritual verses included in the holy Sikh scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib?
A. Nizamuddin Auliya
B. Fariduddin Ganjshakar
C. Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
D. Bahauddin Zakariya

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Sheikh Fariduddin Ganjshakar (Baba Farid), a prominent 13th-century Chishti saint from Punjab, wrote beautiful spiritual poetry that was later preserved in the Guru Granth Sahib.

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Question #3
The famous non-tax agricultural loan system called 'Sondhar' or 'Taccavi' was introduced to help distressed peasants by which Sultan?
A. Alauddin Khalji
B. Ghiyasuddin Balban
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D. Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
To deal with severe famine in the Doab region, Muhammad bin Tughlaq set up a dedicated ministry of agriculture (Diwan-i-Amir-Kohi) and distributed advance emergency loans called 'Sondhar' or 'Taccavi'.

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