Correct answer: (a) 1 only
Explanation
- A
1 only
1 only. Iltutmish’s reign: Chinggis reached the Indus chasing Jalal-ud-din of Khwarazm. Timur invaded in 1398 under the Tughluqs’ last phase, not Muhammad bin Tughluq. Vasco da Gama (1498) is after Deva Raya II.
- B
1 and 2
1 and 2. Statement 2 mis-dates Timur.
- C
3 only
3 only. Vasco is 1498; Deva Raya II died 1446.
- D
2 and 3
2 and 3. Both fail.
Summary. Official key is (a) 1 only. In Iltutmish’s time Chengiz Khan came to the Indus in 1221. Timur sacked Delhi in 1398 (Nasir-ud-din Mahmud), not under Muhammad bin Tughluq. Vasco da Gama arrived in 1498, after Deva Raya II.
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