8. Identify the incorrect statement/s regarding Muhammad-Bin-Tughulaq
b) He was a religious bigot
Ans 8 B
Explanation: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq is known as a “Man of Ideas” and can be said one of the most striking sultan of medieval India. He was a trained intellectual, a keen student of Persian poetry and a philosopher, lover of science and mathematics. He is known for the idea of a Central Capital and experiments with a nominal token Currency. These ideas were all good, but he was in hurry and impatient of the slow adoption of his measures. All those who could not keep pace with his imagination, became victim of his wrath and were punished severely. The result was that Muhammad Bin Tughlaq, as a sultan proved himself a complete failure before the history of forces toppled him.
Muhammad- Bin- Tughlaq was secular. He was prepared to give high offices to people on the basis of merit. The nobility of Muhammad consisted of many divergent sections