APSC CCE 2022 · Question 8 of 176

For which of the following items, Alauddin Khilji sought to fix the cost? (i) Sugarcane (ii) Diamond (iii) Grain (iv) Fish Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Medieval Indian History

AOnly (ii) and (iii)
BOnly (i) and (ii)
COnly (i), (iii) and (iv)Correct
D(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Answer: C. Only (i), (iii) and (iv)

Explanation

Alauddin Khilji's market control regulations fixed the prices of food grains, sugarcane and fish among other commodities, but precious items like diamonds were not price-controlled.

Source: APSC CCE Prelims 2022 GS Paper-I, official Series-D key

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