| DIRECTION: Read the following statements carefully and answer the questions accordingly. |
| Assertion [A]: Promotion of agriculture was the greatest achievement of Firoz Shah Tughlaq's reign. Reason [R]: Iqtas were assigned on hereditary basis to the military and civil officers during Firoz Shah's reign. |
A) Both A and R are true and R correctly explains A.
B) Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
C) A is true but R is false.
D) A is false but R is true.
Correct Answer: B
Solution :
Firoz Shah Tughlaq was the first Sultan to impose irrigation tax. But at the same time he dug irrigation canals and wells. The longest canal was about 200 kilometres from Sutlej to Hansi. Another canal was between Yamuna and Hissar. There were about 1200 fruit gardens in and around Delhi yielding more revenue. The tenor of his policy was very different from that of Muhammad- bin Tughluq. He made the as hereditary. The land assigned to an official could be taken back along with his official position prior to Finiz Shah Tughlaq but now they functioned like hereditary holders.
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