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UPSC 1998: Fawazil in the Sultanate period meant
(a)Extra payment made to the nobles
(b)Revenue assigned in lieu of salary
(c)Excess amount paid to the exchequer by the iqtadars
(d)Illegal exactions extracted from the peasants
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) Excess amount paid to the exchequer by the iqtadars
Fawāzil were the surpluses left with an iqtadār after he had realised revenue from his iqṭā’; these excess collections had to be deposited with the royal exchequer. Therefore option (c) – ‘excess amount paid to the exchequer by the iqtadars’ – is correct; the other options describe different financial practices. ([selfstudyhistory.com](https://selfstudyhistory.com/2015/04/05/prelims-ias-general-studies-solved-paper-with-explanations-1998-part-9/))
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The correct answer is option (c): Excess amount paid to the exchequer by the iqtadars. Watch the detailed video explanation in our Sherlocking Prelims course on UnlockIAS.
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 1998, GS Paper 1, as Question 80. It falls under Medieval History > Delhi Sultanate.
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