Q. Which of the following statements is not correct about the Iqta system?
Answer: The iqtas were hereditary, but transferable.
Notes: Iqtas under the Delhi Sultanate were not hereditary initially; they were service-based land grants assigned to nobles (muqtis/iqtadars) for revenue collection and military maintenance, revocable by the Sultan. Heredity was introduced later by Firuz Shah Tughlaq, weakening central control, but the system fundamentally prohibited inheritance and emphasized transferability for loyalty. Option (a) holds as Amara-Nayaka drew from Iqta; (b) required troops; (d) included Hindus.