Match List I with List II:-
| LIST I | LIST II | ||
| A. | Gulbadan Begum | I. | Alamgir Nama |
| B. | Abu'l Fazl | II. | Humayun Nama |
| C. | Muhammad Kazim | III. | Akbar Nama |
| D. | Abdul Hamid Lahori | IV. | Badshah Nama |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
A. Gulbadan Begum — this matches II. Humayun Nama. Babur’s daughter Gulbadan Begum began to write the Humayun Nama in about 1587.
B. Abu’l Fazl — this matches III. Akbar Nama. Abu’l Fazl worked on the Akbar Nama from 1589 to 1602.
C. Muhammad Kazim — this matches I. Alamgir Nama. This history of the first ten years of Aurangzeb’s reign was compiled by Muhammad Kazim in 1668.
D. Abdul Hamid Lahori — this matches IV. Badshah Nama. Lahori composed the first two daftars of the Badshah Nama between 1639 and 1647.
Note 1: 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).
Note 2: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| – | – | – | 13-06 S2* 14-06 S3* 18-06 S1 | – |
* A similar question.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part II — Chapter 9: Kings and Chronicles (Pre-rationalised)
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