A
Arab merchants
B
Qalandars
C
Persian calligraphists
D
Sayyids
Correct answer: (d) Sayyids
Explanation
- A
Arab merchants
Arab merchants. Not kulah-daran.
- B
Qalandars
Qalandars. Wandering dervishes; different headgear story.
- C
Persian calligraphists
Persian calligraphists. Unrelated.
- D
Sayyids
Sayyids. Kulah-daran — ‘cap-wearers’; the pointed cap of Sayyid lineages in Sultanate India.
Summary. Official key is (d) Sayyids. Kulah-daran (‘those who wear the kulah’) refers to Sayyids distinguished by their head-cap in the Delhi Sultanate milieu.