Question

The motive behind Shah Jahan's Balkh campaign was to

(a) secure a friendly ruler in Balkh and Badakshan which bordered Kabul

(b) conquer Samarqand and Farghana, the Mughal homelands

(c) fix the Mughal frontier on the 'scientific line', the Amu Daria

(d) expand the Mughal Empire beyond the sub-continent

Answer 1

(a) secure a friendly ruler in Balkh and Badakshan which bordered Kabul

The motive behind Shah Jahan's Balkh and Badakshan campaign in central Asia was to secure the defence of North-West India. That's why the statement a is correct.