History

The Tomb of Babur is located in Kabul, Afghanistan, specifically in the historic Bagh-e Babur garden. Babur, the first Mughal emperor, died in 1530 and was initially buried in Agra against his wishes. Later, between 1539 and 1544, Sher Shah Suri reinterred him in Kabul in the garden that Babur had established. The tomb is a significant cultural and historical site in Kabul, marked by a marble screen originally built by Shah Jahan and restored in recent times. Therefore, the correct answer is B (Kabul).

Fort St. George, constructed in 1644 in Madras (now Chennai), was the first major British fort built in India, serving as the foundation for British presence in the region. The other forts were established later.

Dr. Zakir Husain was the third President of India. He served from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969. Therefore, the correct ordinal number is 'third', which corresponds to option B. This is confirmed by official sources including the President of India website and other authoritative references on Indian Presidents.

Chand Bardai lived in the 12th century, which predates the Mughal period that began in the early 16th century. Therefore, he cannot be considered the first Hindi scholar of the Mughal period. Malik Muhammad Jayasi, a 16th-century Sufi poet, is recognized as the first notable Indian Hindi scholar of the Mughal period. He wrote the epic poem 'Padmavat' in the Awadhi dialect of Hindi and is considered a pioneering figure in Hindi literature during the Mughal era. Hence, the correct answer is Malik Muhammad Jayasi (option B).

The East India Company was granted permission by the Mughal governor Shah Shuja in 1651 to trade duty-free in Bengal in return for an annual payment of 3,000 rupees. This permission included the right to establish a permanent factory on the banks of the Hooghly River, which became the Company’s first trading post in Bengal. This event marked the beginning of the Company’s trade in Bengal and the foundation of its presence in the region. The other options (B) Calcutta, (C) Burdwan, and (D) Singur are not historically accurate as the place where the Company first obtained permission to trade and build a factory in Bengal in 1651. The factory was established on the banks of the Hooghly River near the area that later developed into Calcutta, but the specific permission was granted for the Hooghly factory, not directly for Calcutta in 1651. The year 1651 is correct for the Mughal farman granting trade privileges and factory establishment in Bengal.

Kashmir was sold to Gulab Singh in 1846 under the Treaty of Amritsar, where the British sold the region to him after the First Anglo-Sikh War.

The Second Battle of Tarain (1192) was the decisive battle where Muhammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan, opening the Delhi area to his control. This battle marked the beginning of Muslim rule in Northern India.

The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental (MAO) College at Aligarh was founded by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in 1877. This is confirmed by multiple authoritative sources including Encyclopaedia Britannica. Therefore, the correct answer is 1877, corresponding to option C.

Henry Vivian Derozio was the leader and a prominent figure of the Young Bengal Movement, which was a radical group of young intellectuals in early 19th century Bengal advocating social reform and free thinking.

The Quit India Movement was launched by the Indian National Congress in August 1942, specifically on August 8, 1942, demanding an end to British rule in India.