{"id":2560,"date":"2025-05-04T04:34:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T23:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2560"},"modified":"2025-05-04T04:34:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T23:04:21","slug":"q-consider-the-following-statements-149","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-statements-149","title":{"rendered":"Q. Consider the following statements:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. In the revenue administration of Delhi Sultanate, the in-charge of revenue collection was known as \u2018Amil\u2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The lqta system of Sultans of Delhi was an\u00a0ancient indigenous institution<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The office of \u2018Mir Bakshi\u2019 came into existence during the\u00a0reign of Khalji Sultans<\/strong>\u00a0of Delhi.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • 1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 1 and 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      Answer:<\/strong> (a) 1 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

      Jagirdari System and Iqta System<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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      • Jagirdari System and Iqta Systems served as\u00a0means of military governance and tax collection<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • The\u00a0Iqta system was a land distribution and administrative system in the Delhi Sultanate.<\/strong>\u00a0It was introduced\u00a0by Shamsuddin Iltutmish<\/strong>.\n
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        • The word \u201cIqta\u201d is Arabic and refers to a\u00a0regional administrative unit, similar to a province.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • The\u00a0Delhi Sultanate instituted the Iqta system, giving nobility non-hereditary, movable land allocations in exchange for tax collection and military maintenance<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • In the Jagirdari system, the jagirdars collected the revenue as part of their salary.\u00a0It was\u00a0created under the Mughals<\/strong>\u00a0and included both inherited and transferable grants.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Iqtadars had more direct administrative and military control<\/strong>, whereas Jagirdars had revenue collection power and limited administrative roles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
          How the Iqta System worked<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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          • The Delhi Sultanate was divided into Iqtas, or provinces\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • The Iqtas were assigned to nobles, officers, and soldiers\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • The officers in charge of the Iqtas were called\u00a0Iqtadars, or Muqtis\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • The Iqtadars were responsible for collecting taxes, maintaining troops, and governing the Iqtas\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Any surplus revenue was sent to the Sultan\u2019s treasury\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
            Iqtadars\u2019 duties and responsibilities <\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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            • They were supervised by the central government<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • They carried out the Sultan\u2019s orders<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • They\u00a0maintained large armies<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • They maintained order in their territories<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • They protected the lives and property of the people<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • They appointed soldiers in their armies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
              Mir Bakshi<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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              • In the Mughal Empire, the Mir Bakshi, also known as the\u00a0paymaster-general and administrator of the army, was the head of the military administration, responsible for maintaining records, salaries, promotions, and appointments of soldiers, and supervised the branding of horses and checked the soldiers\u2019 muster roll.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • The Mir Bakshi\u2019s office was closely linked to the\u00a0Mansabdari system<\/strong>, which defined the ranks and responsibilities of military officials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • The\u00a0first Mir Bakshi was appointed by Akbar in 1574<\/strong>, and the office continued to exist until the decline of the Mughal Empire in the 18th century.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? Answer: (a) 1 only Jagirdari System and Iqta System How the Iqta System worked Iqtadars\u2019 duties and responsibilities  Mir Bakshi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3],"tags":[41],"years":[54],"class_list":["post-2560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc","category-prelims","tag-medieval-history","years-54"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":1,"label":"UPSC"},{"value":3,"label":"Prelims"}],"post_tag":[{"value":41,"label":"Medieval History"}],"years":[{"value":54,"label":"2019"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"LotusArise","author_link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/author\/team-lotusarise"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":1,"name":"UPSC","slug":"upsc","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1269,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":1269,"category_description":"","cat_name":"UPSC","category_nicename":"upsc","category_parent":0},{"term_id":3,"name":"Prelims","slug":"prelims","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":1,"count":1251,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":3,"category_count":1251,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Prelims","category_nicename":"prelims","category_parent":1}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":41,"name":"Medieval History","slug":"medieval-history","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":41,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":38,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2560"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2560\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2560"},{"taxonomy":"years","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/years?post=2560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}