Match List I with List II: LIST ILIST IIA.Alamgir NamaI.Abdul Hamid L…

The correct answer is Option (2) → A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

A. Alamgir Nama — this matches III. Muhammad Khazim. The Alamgir Nama, a history of the first ten years of Aurangzeb’s reign, was compiled by Muhammad Kazim in 1668.

B. Akbar Nama — this matches IV. Abu’l Fazl. The Akbar Nama, the official history of Akbar’s reign, was written by Abu’l Fazl.

C. Char Chaman — this matches II. Chandrabhan Barahman. In Char Chaman (Four Gardens), written during the reign of Shah Jahan, Chandrabhan Barahman described the Mughal nobility.

D. Badshah Nama — this matches I. Abdul Hamid Lahori. Lahori, a pupil of Abu’l Fazl, was commissioned by Shah Jahan to write the official history of his reign, the Badshah Nama.

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).