Identify the correct one with respect to economic policy and market centre of Ala-ud-Din Khilji.
A. Issuing a system like that of present ration cards
B. Appointment of market inspectors and other staff to exercise check on the traders and to ensure regular supply on fixed rates
C. Appointment of Diwan-e-Riyasat to regulate working of the entire system
D. Registration of Traders
E. Establishment of Godowns for storing grain in reserve to be released in time of scarcity only Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Correct option is C

The correct answer is (c). All the points accurately describe Alauddin Khilji's Market Control Policy (Zawabit). It was a sophisticated system aimed at maintaining a large standing army at low costs.
Information Booster

• Shahna-i-Mandi was the officer in charge of the grain market (Mandi).
• Diwan-e-Riyasat was the department that implemented the market regulations.
• The sultan established three markets: for grain, for cloth/luxuries, and for horses/slaves/cattle.
• The state provided subsidies and controlled prices strictly through severe punishments.
• Munhiyans were secret spies who reported market irregularities directly to the Sultan.

• Zawabit: Refers to state laws or regulations formulated by the Sultan.
• Barani: The historian Ziauddin Barani is the primary source of information for Khilji's reforms.
• Revenue Reform: Khilji introduced 'Biswa' as a standard unit of measurement for land.