Choose the correct pair/s given below :
(A) Abu'l Fazl - Akbarnama
(B) Zaminbos - Kissing Of The Head
(C) Calligraphy - The Art Of Handwriting
(D) Sijda- Complete Prostration
(E) Gulbadan Begum - Jahangir Nama
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A), (D), (C) Only
(A) Abu'l Fazl - Akbarnama Correct. Abu’l Fazl, who grew up in the Mughal capital of Agra, was the author of the Akbar Nama.
(B) Zaminbos - Kissing Of The Head Incorrect. Zaminbos means kissing the ground. Under Shah Jahan it replaced the older forms of salutation at court, together with chahar taslim.
(C) Calligraphy - The Art Of Handwriting Correct. Calligraphy, the art of handwriting, was considered a skill of great importance at the Mughal court.
(D) Sijda - Complete Prostration Correct. The highest form of submission to the ruler was sijda, or complete prostration.
(E) Gulbadan Begum - Jahangir Nama Incorrect. Gulbadan Begum wrote the Humayun Nama; the Jahangir Nama is the memoir that Jahangir wrote himself.
Note: This question is taken from the chapter ‘Kings and Chronicles’ which was there in the pre-rationalised NCERT and has been deleted from subsequent editions of NCERT, including the NCERT book (2026-27).
NCERT (Pre-rationalised): “4. The Akbar Nama and the Badshah Nama … The author of the Akbar Nama, Abu’l Fazl grew up in the Mughal capital of Agra.… 2.2 The making of manuscripts … Calligraphy, the art of handwriting, was considered a skill of great importance.… 6.2 The Mughal court … The forms of salutation to the ruler indicated the person’s status in the hierarchy: deeper prostration represented higher status. The highest form of submission was sijda or complete prostration. Under Shah Jahan these rituals were replaced with chahar taslim and zaminbos (kissing the ground).…” |