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Correct Answer: Option (A) — 1 only
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is correct: In the Delhi Sultanate's administrative hierarchy, the 'Amil' was the designated official responsible for revenue assessment and collection in parganas/districts.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The Iqta system was not an indigenous Indian institution; it originated in the Islamic world (Abbasid Caliphate) and was institutionalized in northern India by the Delhi Sultans, beginning prominently with Iltutmish.
Statement 3 is incorrect: The office of 'Mir Bakshi' (head of the military department) was introduced during the Mughal Empire under Akbar, not by the Khaljis.
'Iqta' is an Arabic administrative term, which makes its characterization as an 'ancient indigenous institution' inherently contradictory.
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