Which of the following religious teachers during the medieval period were from Uttar Pradesh?
(A) Kabir
(B) Mirabai
(C) Raidas
(D) Sri Chaitanya
(E) Surdas
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A), (C), (E) Only
As per the given option, religious teacher and the place to which they belonged are:
(A) Kabir - Uttar Pradesh
(B) Mirabai - Rajasthan
(C) Raidas - Uttar Pradesh
(D) Sri Chaitanya - Bengal
(E) Surdas - Uttar Pradesh
Hence, Option 3 - (A), (C), (E) Only is indeed the correct answer.
Some Major Religious Teachers in the Indian Subcontinent:
c.1400-1500: Kabir, Raidas, Surdas in Uttar Pradesh; Baba Guru Nanak in the Punjab; Vallabhacharya in Gujarat; Abdullah Shattari in Gwalior; Muhammad Shah Alam in Gujarat; Mir Sayyid Muhammad Gesu Daraz in Gulbarga, Shankaradeva in Assam; Tukaram in Maharashtra
c.1500-1600 Sri Chaitanya in Bengal; Mirabai in Rajasthan;Shaikh Abdul Quddus Gangohi, Malik Muhammad Jaisi, Tulsidas in Uttar Pradesh