Q. Which one of the following agrarian measures was NOT adopted by Ghiyasudding Tughlaq?
(a) He discarded measurement in favour of sharing.
(b) The chiefs and headmen of villages were given back their perquisites.
(c) The basis of the demand by the Government was to be Hukm-i-hasil (in accordance with yield) with enough provision for crop failures.
(d) He made a large reduction in the scale of revenue fixed by Alauddin and brought it down to one[1]sixth of the gross produce.
Ans: (d) He made a large reduction in the scale of revenue fixed by Alauddin and brought it down to one[1]sixth of the gross produce.