History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET January 2017 History
Which of the following statements are correct? Choose your answer from the code given below.
- 1. The leading nobles and scholars, such as the great man of letters Khan-i Khanan Abd al-Rahim and the leading theologian Shaikh Abd al-Nabi, were charged with responsibility for the education of Prince Salim.
- 2. Well versed in Persian and Hindi and with a respectable knowledge of Turki, Prince Salim also possessed a good grounding in history, the natural sciences, geography, martial skills and theology.
- 3. Prince Shahjahan excelled in the martial arts and possessed great military prowess.
- 4. Prince Shahjahan, who was born at Ahmedabad, ordered repairs to both Mughal and pre-Mughal buildings there.
A1 and 3 only
B1, 2 and 4 only
C2 and 4 only
D1, 2 and 3 only ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 1, 2 and 3 only — Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct, so the answer is 1, 2 and 3 only.
Explanation
★Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct, so the answer is 1, 2 and 3 only.
★Leading nobles and scholars were charged with the education of Prince Salim.
★Prince Salim knew Persian and Hindi and had a good grounding in many subjects.
★Prince Shahjahan excelled in the martial arts.
★Statement 4 is wrong, for Shahjahan was born at Lahore, not Ahmedabad.
★So the correct statements are the first, second and third.
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