GK Questions with Answers on Revenue System under Delhi Sultanate

The revenue system of Delhi Sultanate was based on the theory of taxation as propounded by the Hanafi school of thought, which prescribed the levy of taxes i.e. Zakat, Kharaj, Khams and Jaziya. Here, we are giving 10 GK Questions with Answers on Revenue System under Delhi Sultanate that attune and equipped the aspirants according to the evolving nature of different competitive examinations like UPSC-prelims, IAS-prelims, SSC, CDS, NDA, State Services, and Railways etc. 

1. How many category of land was divided under Delhi Sultanate?

A. Three

B. Four

C. Five

D. Six

Ans: B

2. Who among the following divided the kingdom into iqtas amongst his Amirs and Khalsa lands that proved the principle source of revenue?

A. Aibak

B. Balban

C. Iltutmish

D. None of the above

Ans: C

3. Which ruler under Delhi Sultanate imposed a grazing tax?

A. Alauddin Khilji

B. Aibak

C. Balban

D. Iltutmish

Ans: A

4. Who among the following was the first ruler to introduce the Iqta system?

A. Alauddin Khilji

B. Aibak

C. Balban

D. Muhammd Ghauri

Ans: D

5. Who created a new department called Diwan-i-Mustakhraj?

A. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

B.  Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

C. Alauddin Khilji

D. Firoz Shah

Ans: C

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6. Who adopted one uniform yard of forty-one digits as the standard unit measurement?

A. Sikandar Lodhi

B. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

C. Alauddin Khilji

D. Firoz Shah

Ans: A

7. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and to declare Delhi as the capital of his empire?

A. Balban

B. Aram Shah

C. Nasiruddin Mahmud

D. IIitutmish

Ans: D

8. The largest standing army of the Delhi Sultanate directly paid by the State was created by:

A. Balban

B. IIitutmish

C. Muhammad bin Tughlaq

D. Alauddin Khalji

Ans: D

9. Tax on plunder during war in the Sultanate period was known as:

A. Kharaj 

B. Jizya

C. Khums 

D. Zakat

Ans: C

10. Who among the following was the revenue officer during Delhi Sultanate?

A. Amir

B. Amil

C. Ariz

D. Barbek

Ans: B

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