Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Aptitude Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Medieval History

Question:

Match List-I with List-II

List-I Religious Teachers

List-II Areas of the subcontinent

(A) Chokhamela

(I) Assam

(B) Shankardeva

(II) Tamil Nadu

(C) Andal

(III) Gwalior

(D) Abdullah Shattari

(IV) Maharastra

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

List-I Religious Teachers

List-II Areas of the subcontinent

(A) Chokhamela

(IV) Maharastra

(B) Shankardeva

(I) Assam

(C) Andal

(II) Tamil Nadu

(D) Abdullah Shattari

(III) Gwalior

(A) Chokhamela – (IV) Maharashtra: Chokhamela was a 14th-century saint-poet belonging to the Varkari sect in Maharashtra. He wrote several Abhangas (devotional poems) dedicated to Lord Vitthal.

(B) Shankardeva – (I) Assam: Srimanta Shankardeva was a 15th–16th century polymath and saint-reformer who founded the Ekasarana Dharma in Assam. He is credited with creating the Sattras (monasteries) and the Bhaona (theatrical performances).

(C) Andal – (II) Tamil Nadu: Andal is the only female Alvar saint among the 12 Alvar saints of South India. She is celebrated in Tamil Nadu for her devotion to Lord Vishnu and her compositions like Thiruppavai.

(D) Abdullah Shattari – (III) Gwalior: Shah Abdullah Shattari was a 15th-century Sufi saint who introduced the Shattari order in India. He eventually settled and died in Gwalior, which became a major center for the Shattari Silsila.