SSC CGL 2021 PYQ — Question 44

SSC CGL - 24 Aug 2021 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q44

Which Sultan established a separate department (Diwan-i-Amir Kohi) to take care of agriculture?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq.

  • Diwan-i-amir-kohi department related to Agriculture Department was established by Mohammad Bin to improve cultivation. But,  it also failed miserably.  
  • Muhammad bin Tughlaq the eldest son of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, was the eighteenth sultan of the Delhi Sultanate.
  • He introduced a new coin made of silver, the adlis, and increased the size of the existing gold dinar from 172 grains to 202 grains.