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Sahaj Vidhi
UPPCS 2019 Pre

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Akbar, like Shershah, tried to regulate the currency of the state. Reason (R): As in Shershah's currency, the chief copper coin of Akbar's time was the Dam. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Verified Answer
A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Explanation:

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are factually true. Akbar did continue and refine Sher Shah's currency reforms, and the Dam was a prominent copper coin during his reign, as it was during Sher Shah's. However, the existence of the Dam (R) is a fact about the currency, not the underlying reason *why* Akbar sought to regulate the currency (A). Akbar's regulation was part of a broader administrative policy for economic stability and standardization. Thus, R does not correctly explain A.