Q: 102 (IAS/2006)
question_subject:
History
question_exam:
IAS
stats:
0,91,180,70,91,25,85
keywords:
{'abdul hamid lahori': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'shah jahan': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'muhammad shah': [3, 0, 4, 0], 'akbar': [7, 4, 6, 2], 'indian history': [0, 0, 1, 2], 'important military commander': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'official historian': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'poet': [2, 0, 1, 6]}
Abdul Hamid Lahori was an official historian during the reign of Shah Jahan, which makes option 2 the correct answer.
Option 1 suggests that Lahori was a military commander during the reign of Akbar, which is not accurate. Option 3 implies Lahori was a noble and confidant of Aurangzeb; however, Lahori served before Aurangzeb`s time and was not directly associated with him. Option 4 proposes that Lahori was a chronicler and poet during the reign of Muhammad Shah, but this is incorrect as Lahori served during Shah Jahan`s reign and not Muhammad Shah`s.
Hence, Lahori is known primarily for his work as an official historian under Shah Jahan, meaning option 2 is the correct choice.