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Which of the following was not ordered by Alauddin Khalji to control black-marketing and hoarding ?
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- Land revenue should be collected in kind
- Cultivators should sell the harvested crops on the field only
- Merchants should sell all commodities in the open
- More privileges should be given to Khuts and Muqaddams
- Land revenue should be collected in kind
Correct Option: D
In order to accomplish his price control measure, Alauddin promulgated the following seven ordinances according to the Tarikh-i-Firuzhshai: (1) all food prices were to be fixed; (ii) a high ranking official was to ensure that no tampering was done; (iii) large storages of grain was established in Delhi; (iv) grain trade and transport were controlled by the government; (v) peasants and traders were prohibited from hoarding grains; (vi) the collection of revenue was to be made in kind and the government procurement of grain was to be done in the field to eliminate the private storage of grain; and (vii) a daily status report on market prices had to be submitted to the Sultan.
