Medieval History UPPSC 1992 GS-I
Question

In which area Todar Mal earned fame?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Land revenue

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Land revenue”.

Todar Mal is best known for his land revenue reforms during the Mughal Empire under Akbar. He introduced a new system of land revenue known as zabt and a taxation method called dahshala. His revenue collection system, known as "Todarmal's Bandobast," was highly efficient and is still admired today.

Similar Questions:

"Zawabits" were:
  1. Agricultural laws
  2. State laws
  3. Affairs concerning Hindus
  4. None of the above
Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I - List-II

A. Firoz Tughlaq - 1. Diwan-i-Riyasat
B. Balban - 2. Navroz
C. Allauddin - 3. Construction of Canals
D. Jahangir - 4. Sir Thomas Roe

Code:
A B C D
  1. 1 2 3 4
  2. 3 2 1 4
  3. 4 1 2 3
  4. 4 3 2 1
Match the following:
A. Planet - 1. Moon
B. Satellite - 2. Uranus
C. Asteroid - 3. Marinar
D. Artificial Satellite - 4. Heli
Codes:
  1. A–2 B–1 C–4 D–3
  2. A–1 B–2 C–3 D–4
  3. A–4 B–3 C–1 D–2
  4. A–2 B–1 C–3 D–4
Which one of the following historian's has said that 'Din-i-Ilahi' was a religion'?
  1. Abul Fazl
  2. Abdul Qudir Badaoni
  3. Nizamuddin
  4. None of these
Consider:

Assertion (A): Aurangzeb succeeded Shahjahan to the Mughal throne.
Reason (R): The law of primogeniture was followed.

Select the correct answer from the coding scheme given below:
  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is true and (R) is false
  4. (A) is false but (R) is true
Worship (Bhakti) culture had its re-birth during?
  1. Vedic period
  2. In the tenth century AD
  3. In the twelfth century AD
  4. In the fifteenth and sixteenth century AD
Match list-I with list-Il and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List — I - List — II

(A) Mirat-e-Sikandari - (1) History of Bengal
(B) Burhan-e-Masir - (2) History of Bahmani's Ahmad Nagar
(C) Riyaz-us-Salatin - (3) Collection of Mahmood Gawan's letters
(D) Riyaz-ul-insha - (4) Victory of Gujarat
Code -
  1. A-(4), B-(2), c-(1), D-(3)
  2. A-(2), B-(4), C-(1), D-(3)
  3. A-(1), B-(2), C-(4), D-(3)
  4. A-(4), B-(2), C-(3), D-(1)
Battle that laid the foundation of Muslim power in India was:
  1. First Battle of Tarain
  2. Second Battle of Tarain
  3. First Battle of Panipat
  4. Second Battle of Panipat
Muhammad bin Tuglaq shifted his capital from Delhi to:
  1. Daulatabad
  2. Kalinijar
  3. Kannauj
  4. Lahore
Who built Babri Mosque in Ayodhya?
  1. Babur
  2. Humayun
  3. Nizam-ul-Mulk
  4. Mir Baqi
"You have the control over the Karma, but not on the result of Karma" is said in which of the following text?
  1. Ashtadhyayi
  2. Mahabhashya
  3. Gita
  4. Mahabharata
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Akbar, like Shershah, tried to regulate the currency of the state.
Reason (R): As in Shershah's currency, the chief copper coin of Akbar's time was the Dam.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. (A) is false, but (R) is true