Question

Successive Sultans attempted to control their nobility in different ways, though not with much success. Examine the following statements:

  1. Balban created nobility based on racial antecedents
  2. Ala-ud-din Khilji built nobility based on personal loyalty checked by spies
  3. Mohammed bin Tughlaq dispersed the nobility for better control
  4. Firoz Shah Tughlaq built a small nobility on the principle of heredity

Select the code for correct statements:

A Only 1, 3
B Only 2
C Only 3 and 4
D 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer & Explanation

Answer: [D]

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