Arrange the major religious teachers of the subcontinent in a chronological order:
(A) Appar in Tamil Nadu
(B) Basavanna in Karnataka
(C) Nammalvar in Tamil Nadu
(D) Ramanujacharya in Tamil Nadu
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A), (C), (D), (B)
(A) Appar in Tamil Nadu — c. 500-800 CE, with Sambandar and Sundaramurti. Appar was a Nayanar saint.
(C) Nammalvar in Tamil Nadu — c. 800-900, with Manikkavachakar, Andal and Tondaradippodi.
(D) Ramanujacharya in Tamil Nadu — c. 1000-1100, the century of Al Hujwiri in the Punjab.
(B) Basavanna in Karnataka — c. 1100-1200. Basavanna (1106-68) led the Virashaiva movement in the twelfth century.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part II — Chapter 6: Bhakti-Sufi Traditions (2026-27)
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