Match List I with List II:
| List I | List II | ||
| (A) | Muinuddin Chishti | (I) | Delhi |
| (B) | Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki | (II) | Ajmer |
| (C) | Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shakar | (III) | Punjab |
| (D) | Miyan Mir | (IV) | Ajodhan |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
(A) Muinuddin Chishti — this matches (II) Ajmer. The dargah of Shaikh Muinuddin Sijzi, the Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti of Rajasthan, is at Ajmer.
(B) Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki — this matches (I) Delhi. The dargah of Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki is in Delhi.
(C) Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shakar — this matches (IV) Ajodhan. The dargah of Shaikh Fariduddin Ganj-i Shakar is at Ajodhan, now in Pakistan.
(D) Miyan Mir — this matches (III) Punjab. Miyan Mir was a religious teacher of c. 1600-1700 in the Punjab. The chapter’s timeline places Fariduddin in the Punjab too, but his entry here is the place of his dargah, Ajodhan, which leaves the Punjab for Miyan Mir.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part II — Chapter 6: Bhakti-Sufi Traditions (2026-27)
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