Regarding Shershah Suri, which of the following statements are correct? (A) To promote trade and commerce, Shereshah struck fine coins of silver and copper uniform standards in place of the debased coins of mixed metals of earlier times (B) He also made some effort to standardize weights and measures (C) In his empire, goods paid customs duty only two times - at the place of entry and at the time of sale (D) He built a number of sarais which exclusively served as the resting places for the travellers only Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below : Correct Answer (A), (B) and (C) only Only statements, (A), (B) and (C) are correct regarding Shershah Suri. Key Points Sher Shah Suri was the founder of the Suri Empire in India, with its capital at Sasaram in modern-day Bihar. Although Sher Shah ruled only for about five years, he has many contributions to his credit. Sher Shah's foremost contribution was the establishment of law and order over the length and breadth of the empire. He laid great emphasis on improving roads and the system of communications, both to help military movements and to foster trade and commerce. For ensuring safety on the roads and for extending comforts to the travellers, he built around 1700 sarais on the highway. Market towns or qasbas developed in many sarais in which peasants could sell there produce. The sarais were also used for dak chowkis ( postal service). Sher Shah adopted other measures, too, to promote trade and commerce. Shereshah struck fine coins of silver and copper uniform standards in place of the debased coins of mixed metals of earlier times. He also made some effort to standardize weights and measures. In Sher Shah's empire, goods paid customs duty only two times - at the place of entry and at the time of sale. Thus we can conclude that the following statements are correct: (A) To promote trade and commerce, Shereshah struck fine coins of silver and copper uniform standards in place of the debased coins of mixed metals of earlier times (B) He also made some effort to standardize weights and measures (C) In his empire, goods paid customs duty only two times - at the place of entry and at the time of sale