Consider the following Assertion and Reason in the context of Delhi Sultanate:
Assertion (A): Muhammad Tughluq conferred honours and high appointments upon foreigners, converted Hindus, members of Sufi families, Afghans and even Mongols.
Reason (R): He wanted to weaken the old nobility and set up a new order of office-holders of heterogeneous racial origins.
1
(A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation for (A).
2
(A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation for (A)
3
(A) is correct but ‘Reason’ (R) is wrong.
4
(A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.