Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

The female devotee, Andal belonged to which part of India?

Options:

Western

North-eastern

Northern

Southern

Correct Answer:

Southern

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) - Southern

The female devotee Andal belonged to Southern India. She is a prominent figure in South Indian Hinduism, particularly in the Tamil-speaking region. Andal is celebrated as a poet-saint and one of the twelve Alvars, who were mystic saints in the Vaishnavite tradition. Her devotional hymns, particularly the Tiruppavai and Nachiar Tirumozhi, are highly revered in South Indian classical literature and are recited by devotees to this day.