Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I Religious Teachers | List-II Area of Influence | ||
| (A) | Appar, Sambandar, Sundaramurti | (I) | Tamil Nadu |
| (B) | Kabir, Raidas, Surdas | (II) | Uttar Pradesh |
| (C) | Sri Chaitanya | (III) | Rajasthan |
| (D) | Mirabai, Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti | (IV) | Bengal |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
(A) Appar, Sambandar, Sundaramurti — this matches (I) Tamil Nadu. These Nayanars, devotees of Shiva, lived in Tamil Nadu in c. 500-800 CE; their poems form the Tevaram.
(B) Kabir, Raidas, Surdas — this matches (II) Uttar Pradesh. All three lived in Uttar Pradesh in c. 1400-1500.
(C) Sri Chaitanya — this matches (IV) Bengal. Sri Chaitanya belonged to Bengal, in c. 1500-1600.
(D) Mirabai, Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti — this matches (III) Rajasthan. Mirabai (c. 1500-1600) and Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti (c. 1200-1300) are both placed in Rajasthan; the Chishti teacher’s dargah is at Ajmer.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part II — Chapter 6: Bhakti-Sufi Traditions (2026-27)
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