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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. Babur traced his antecedents to the two great warrior tribes of ______________ and ______________.
   2. Babur defeated ______________ in the First Battle of Panipat un year ______________.
   3. Humayun was defeated by ______________.
   4. Humayun recaptured Delhi and Agra after a gap of ______________ years.
   5. Sher Shah divided his empire into 47 ______________.
2. 2.

   Tick (√) the correct answer.

   1. Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire in India?

   1. Akbar
   2. Humayun
   3. Babur

   2. Babur was a great scholar. What was the name of his autobiography?

   1. Mubiyan
   2. Baburnama
   3. Farghana

   3. In which battle Humayun got defeated by Sher Shah Sufi?

   1. Battle of Kanauj
   2. Battle of Kaliniar
   3. Battle of Chausa

   4. What other name is used to describe the Mughal period?

   1. The Medieval period
   2. The Early Modern period
   3. The Modern period

   5. Which of the following was Babur's capital?

   1. Delhi
   2. Kolkata
   3. Agra
3. 3.

   Match the options given in column A with those given in column B.

   A	B
   Sher Shah Babur Gulbadan Begum Kamran Hamida Bano Begum	could read Turkish and Persian married to Humayun brother of Kamran grand Trunk Road wrote Humayunnama

4. 4.

   Write whether the following statements are True or False.

   1. Babur is regarded as the founder of the Mughal Empire in India.
   2. Babur defeated the Rana of Mewar in the First Battle of Panipat.
   3. Humayun Was a great road maker.
   4. Sher Shah is often described as the forerunner of Akbar because of his administrative talent.
   5. Humayun was defeated by Sher Shah at Chausa and again in Kanauj.
5. 5.

   What were the reasons for the success of Babur in the First Battle of Panipat?

6. 6.

   What were the problems faced by Humayun when he became the king?