The Iqta System and Market Regulations for Maintaining the Army

Q. Ghiyasuddin Balban successfully implemented market regulations for the maintenance of his army with minimal expenditure.

1. True
2. False

Q. From the following, select the main duties carried out by an Iqtadar.

1. Looking after the religious affairs of the people.
2. Looking after the judicial administration of their divisions.
3. Collecting revenue.
4. Maintaining an army of their own.

Q. During the reign of Delhi Sultanate, the Iqtas were looked after by a group of people known by different names. Identify their name(s) from the following.

1. Iqtadars
2. Muqti
3. Wali
4. Zamindar

Q. Which among the following was not the responsibility of the Iqtadars in the local administrative setup of the Delhi Sultanate?

1. Maintaining the army
2. Translating Sultan's court orders
3. Revenue collection
4. Divisional judicial administration

Q. Which among the following was not a name that was given to the officials and nobles in charge of revenue districts of the Delhi Sultanate?

1. Mamluk
2. Iqtadars
3. Muqti
4. Wali

Q. Who among the following implemented market regulations to maintain his army with minimal expenditure?

1. Ghiyasuddin Balban
2. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
3. Ibrahim Lodhi
4. Alauddin Khilji

Q. Which among the following statements are true about the Iqta System?

1. In this system, the entire empire was evenly divided into several large and small tracts of land, called the Iqtas.
2. Plots of land were assigned to various nobles for the purpose of easy and flawless administration and revenue collection.
3. The Iqtas were non-transferable from one region to the other and were hereditary.
4. Mohammad Gori's in 1206 AD introduced the system but Illtutmish gave it an institutional form.

Q. Imagine that you are on your way to join the army during the reign of Delhi Sultanate in the fourteenth century India. You heard that the new Sultan is about to make some new market regulations to cut down military expenses.

Which Sultan is being referred here for his famous market regulation policies?

1. Iltutmish
2. Ghiyasuddin Balban
3. Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji
4. Alauddin Khilji