Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Assertion (A): At first the Turkish administration in India was essentially military.
Reason (R): The country was parcelled out as 'Iqtas' among leading military leaders.

• A. Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A.
• B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A .
• C. A is true but R is false.
• D. A is false but R is true.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A.

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Iqta is that part of land granted by the sultan to
its military chiefs for maintenance of troopers. The
land was taken back when the Iqtadars were not in a position to maintain the army.