Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer

Solution

• The Battle of Chausa was a famous battle between the Mughal Emperor, Humayun, and the Afghan warlord, Sher Shah Suri. - It was fought on 26 June 1539 at Chausa, 10 miles southwest of Buxar in modern-day Bihar, India. • The Battle of Ghagra was the last battle Babar fought against the Afghans. - Sultan Ibrahim Lodi’s brother Mahmud Lodi and Sultan Nusrat Shah, son-in-law of Ibrahim Lodi, conspired against Babur. Realising the danger Babar marched against them. - In the battle that ensued along the banks of Ghagra, a tributary of Ganges, Babur defeated the Afghans. • Babur decided to take on Rana Sanga of Chitoor, who as ruler of Mewar, had a strong influence over Rajasthan and Malwa. Babur selected Khanwa, near Agra, as a favourable site for this inevitable encounter. • The Deccan states, joined hands to wage the great battle against their common enemy Vijayanagar. - The battle was fought at Talikota or Rakshasi-Tangadi in January 1565 in which Ramaraya, in spite of his old age, personally commanded the forces along with his cousins and brothers. Hence C is the correct answer.