Match List-I (Religious teacher) with List-II (Approximate period during which the teacher lived).
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (A) Appar | (I) c.1300-1400 |
| (B) Basavanna | (II) c.500-800 CE |
| (C) Lal Ded | (III) c.1400-1500 |
| (D) Kabir | (IV) c.1100-1200 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Appar | (II) c.500-800 CE | Appar is one of the early Tamil teachers, with Sambandar and Sundaramurti, placed in c.500-800 CE. |
| (B) Basavanna | (IV) c.1100-1200 | Basavanna of Karnataka is placed in c.1100-1200, the time when he lived. |
| (C) Lal Ded | (I) c.1300-1400 | Lal Ded of Kashmir is placed in c.1300-1400, with Nizamuddin Auliya and Ramananda. |
| (D) Kabir | (III) c.1400-1500 | Kabir is placed in c.1400-1500 in Uttar Pradesh, with Raidas and Surdas. |
NCERT (2026-27): “Timeline “c.1300-1400 Lal Ded in Kashmir; Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sind; Nizamuddin Auliya in Delhi; Ramananda in Uttar Pradesh; Chokhamela in Maharashtra; Sharafuddin Yahya Maneri in Bihar 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” |