Question

_________ was born at Umerkot in A.D. 1542.
a.Jahangir
b.Shahjahan
c.Akbar
d.Aurangzeb

Answer 1

Hint: Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi in the Battle of Panipat in 1526. This led to the establishment of the Mughal Sultanate in India. Babur was the father of Humayun.

Complete answer: It was Akbar who was the first Mughal ruler to have taken birth in India. He was born in Umerkot. He was the son of Humayun and thus was the third Mughal Emperor. Akbar sat on the throne as the king in 1556 when he was just 13. Akbar succeeded Humayun, under a regent, Bairam Khan. Bairam Khan helped the very young king in expanding and consolidating Mughal domains in India. Akbar’s full name was Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar.
Looking at the options below:
Option a- Jahangir was the son of Akbar and thus he was born way later. Thus this cannot be the correct answer.
Option b- Shahjahan was the son of Jahangir and hence going with the date of the battle of Panipat it is not possible that he was born at the time. He is the fifth generation of the Babur family.
Option c- Akbar is the correct answer.
Option d- Aurangzeb can be eliminated at the first go because his role was seen when the Britishers arrived and that is way later in the 17th century.
Option “c” is the correct answer.

Note: Soon after attaining power, Akbar defeated Hemu, who was leading the Afghan troops, in the Second Battle of Panipat. Hemu’s army was way ahead in numbers but he still was caught off-guard when an arrow hit him. He was later beheaded and the Mughals emerged victoriously.