Question : In the context of state and administration in the Delhi Sultanate, the term "muqtis" means:
Option 1: the head of Gram Panchayat
Option 2: a district-level judicial official
Option 3: the holder of a land assignment called "iqta"
Option 4: the head of a village community
Correct Answer: the holder of a land assignment called "iqta"
Solution : The correct answer is the holder of a land assignment called "iqta".
Muqtis were commanders of military and administrative blocks known as iqta. The iqta system started with the need for early Turkish Sultans. Those areas of the Sultanate located away from the capital, which was not easy for the revenue collection, were given as an Iqta by the Sultan.
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Question : What is the structure of Panchayat Raj?
Option 1: Zila Parishad→Block Panchayat→Gram Panchayat→Gram Sabha
Option 2: Khap Panchayat→Zila Panchayat→Block Panchayat→Gram Panchayat→Gram Sabha
Option 3: Khap Panchayat→Zila Panchayat→Block Panchayat→Gram Panchayat
Option 4: Nagar Panchayat→Zila Panchayat→Block Panchayat→Gram Panchayat→Gram Sabha
Question : What did the term "shalabhoga" stand for, concerning revenue administration under the Imperial Cholas?
Option 1: Land donated for the maintenance of a school
Option 2: A newly settled village
Option 3: Land donated to a warrior
Option 4: Land donated for the maintenance of irrigation facilities
Question : The ______ was a territorial assignment given to administrative officers and nobles instead of the services they performed for the state during the Delhi Sultanate.
Option 1: Usharaf
Option 2: Iqta
Option 3: Muhtasib
Option 4: Nazir
Question : The term "Peninsula" means a piece of land surrounded by water on:
Option 1: Three sides
Option 2: One side
Option 3: Two sides
Option 4: Four sides
Question : A policy which involves fixing the maximum size of land which could be owned by an individual is called ______.
Option 1: land ceiling
Option 2: land capping
Option 3: land mapping
Option 4: land jamming
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