Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Bhakti Sufi Traditions

Question:

Arrange the following religious teachers in the Indian subcontinent in a chronological manner.
(A) Miyan Mir in the Punjab
(B) Basavanna in Karnataka
(C) Sundaramurti in Tamil Nadu
(D) Guru Nanak in the Punjab
(E) Ramananda in Uttar Pradesh

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) (A), (C), (E), (B), (D)
(2) (E), (D), (C), (B), (A)
(3) (C), (B), (E), (D), (A)
(4) (A), (B), (C), (D), (E)

Options:

1

2

3

4

Correct Answer:

3

Explanation:

Here's the chronological order for the mentioned religious figures based on their approximate time periods:

c. 500-800 CE: Appar, Sambandar, Sundaramurti in Tamil Nadu - (C)

c.1100-1200: Basavanna in Karnataka - (B)

c. 1300-1400 Lal Ded in Kashmir; Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sind; Nizamuddin Auliya in Delhi; Ramananda in Uttar Pradesh - (E)

c.1400-1500: Kabir, Raidas, Surdas in Uttar Pradesh; Baba Guru Nanak in the Punjab - (D)

c.1600-1700: Miyan Mir in the Punjab - (A)