History & Civics
"Muhammad-Bin-Tughlaq has been unkindly called by historians as 'the wisest fool'". Which of the following statements correctly describes the same?
- He was a great scholar, mathematician and philosopher
- His very sensible and rational ideas failed as he chose wrong methods to implement them in haste
- All his schemes emptied his treasury
- His prestige suffered and there were many rebellions in his kingdom
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P : People or public at large started making copper coins at home.
Q : Market was flooded with fake copper coins.
R : Foreign traders refused to accept them.
S : The Government suffered a great financial loss as it had to take back even the fake coins.
- P and Q
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- P and S
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