Which of the following statements about the Mughal Empire are correct?

(A) The name Mughal derives from Mongol.
(B) Mughals referred to themselves as Timurids, as they were the descendants of Timur.
(C) However, Babur was related to Ghenghiz Khan from his father's side.
(D) The name Mowgli in Rudyard Kipling's jungle book is also derived from the term Mughal.
(E) Sher Shah Suri defeated Babur and drove him out of India.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A), (B), (D) Only

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A), (B), (D) Only

The following statements are correct:

(A) The name Mughal derives from Mongol.
(B) Mughals referred to themselves as Timurids, as they were the descendants of Timur.
(D) The name Mowgli in Rudyard Kipling's jungle book is also derived from the term Mughal.

Explanatory text from the NCERT:

The name Mughal derives from Mongol (STATEMENT A). Though today the term evokes the grandeur of an empire, it was not the name the rulers of the dynasty chose for themselves. They referred to themselves as Timurids, as descendants of the Turkish ruler Timur on the paternal side (STATEMENT B). Babur, the first Mughal ruler, was related to Ghenghiz Khan from his mother’s side. He spoke Turkish and referred derisively to the Mongols as barbaric hordes. During the sixteenth century, Europeans used the term Mughal to describe the Indian rulers of this branch of the family. Over the past centuries the word Mughal has been frequently used – even the name Mowgli, the young hero of Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book, is derived from it (STATEMENT D). The empire was carved out of a number of regional states of India through conquests and political alliances between the Mughals and local chieftains. The founder of the empire, Zahiruddin Babur, was driven from his Central Asian homeland, Farghana, by the warring Uzbeks. He first established himself at Kabul and then in 1526 pushed further into the Indian subcontinent in search of territories and resources to satisfy the needs of the members of his clan.

The remaining statements:

Statement (C)- However, Babur was related to Ghenghiz Khan from his father's side is incorrect as Babur, the first Mughal ruler, was related to Ghenghiz Khan from his mother’s side.

Statement (E)- Sher Shah Suri defeated Babur and drove him out of India is incorrect as Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun, not Babur.