The author in the 1st paragraph says, 'Babur’s head was throbbing with the persistent ache that dogged him during themonsoon. The warm rain had been falling for three days now but the still. heavy air held no promise of relief. The rains would go on for weeks, even months' From this we can conclude that Babur was feeling depressed because he did not like the warm rains and the heaviness of monsoon air Hence, option C is the correct answer.