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Correct Option: (d) Explanation:  Statement 1 is incorrect: The Iqta System or Iqtadari System was introduced by Shamsuddin Iltutmish of the Delhi Sultanate.  Statement 2 is incorrect: Shrivara in his Sanskrit work Kathakautuka included the story of Yusuf and Zulaika as a Sanskrit love lyric. Bhattavatara took Firdausi’s Shah Namah as a model for composing Zainavilas, a history of the rulers of Kashmir Delhi Sultanate  The Delhi Sultanate was divided into smaller provinces for it was convenient for the ministers to help them in the administration. They were called IQTAS.  The Iqtadari was a unique type of land distribution and administrative system evolved during the sultanate of Iltutmish. Under this system, the entire empire was very evenly divided into several large and small tracts of land, called the Iqtas.  These plots of land were assigned to the various nobles, offi cers and soldiers for the purpose of easy and fl awless administration and revenue collection. The Iqtas were transferable, i.e., the holders of IqtasIqtadars-were transferred from one region to other every three to four years.  Delhi Sultanate did not hamper the progress of Sanskrit Literature. Sanskrit continued to be the language of high intellectual thought.  The in fl uence of Arabic and Persian on Sanskrit literature was felt in the form of translations.