Arrange the following religious teachers of the Indian subcontinent in a chronological order:
(A) Nammalvar
(B) Appar
(C) Basavanna
(D) Ramanujacharya
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (A), (D), (C)
(B) Appar — c. 500-800 CE, one of the early Nayanars, devotees of Shiva in Tamil Nadu, along with Sambandar and Sundaramurti.
(A) Nammalvar — c. 800-900 CE, an Alvar, devotee of Vishnu in Tamil Nadu, in the age of Manikkavachakar, Andal and Tondaradippodi.
(D) Ramanujacharya — c. 1000-1100 CE, a Vaishnava teacher of Tamil Nadu.
(C) Basavanna — c. 1100-1200 CE, in Karnataka, the leader of the Virashaiva movement.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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* A similar question.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part II — Chapter 6: Bhakti-Sufi Traditions (2025-26)
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