UPSC CDS GS History Questions Part 2

Alauddin sought to fix the cost of all the commodities and for this purpose, he set up three markets in Delhi. Each market was under the control of a high officer called shahna who maintained a register of the merchants and strictly controlled the shopkeepers and the prices. In order to ensure a regular supply of cheap food grains, he declared that the land revenue in the Doab region, i.e., the area extending from Meerut near the Yamuna to the border of Kara near Allahabad would be paid directly to the state, i.e., the villages in the area would not be assigned in iqta to anyone. So, both the statements are correct.