Question

Consider the following statements and mark the correct answers.
1. Sikander Lodhi founded the city of Agra in AD 1504.
2. Alauddin Khilji started the practice of old-age pension.
3. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq was the first Sultan to advance loans known as Sandhar to peasants for digging wells to extend cultivation.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

• A. Only 2
• B. 1 and 3
• C. None of these
• D. All of these

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

1 and 3

Sikander Lodhi, the ablest of the Lodhi Sultans, commissioned the building of the present day city of Agra in 1504 AD. Muhammad bin Tughlaq pursued a harsh taxation policy in doab at the start but later tried to make amends by extending loans called Sandhar to farmers for various purposes like digging wells. Alauddin Khalji didn't start the practice of old-age pension.