Arrange the following major religious teachers in the Indian subcontinent chronologically:
(A) Basavanna
(B) Nammalvar
(C) Appar
(D) Ramanujacharya
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (C), (B), (D), (A)
(C) Appar — c. 500-800 CE, in Tamil Nadu, with Sambandar and Sundaramurti.
(B) Nammalvar — c. 800-900, in Tamil Nadu, with Manikkavachakar, Andal and Tondaradippodi.
(D) Ramanujacharya — c. 1000-1100, in Tamil Nadu.
(A) Basavanna — c. 1100-1200, in Karnataka.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part II — Chapter 6: Bhakti-Sufi Traditions (2026-27)
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