Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Bhakti Sufi Traditions

Question:

Which among the following religious teachers are associated with Punjab?

A. Tukaram
B. Ganj Bakhsh
C. Miyan Mir
D. Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shakar
E. Raidas

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

A, B, C only

B, C, D only

C, D, E only

A, C, E only

Correct Answer:

B, C, D only

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → B, C, D only

A. Tukaram
B. Ganj Bakhsh
C. Miyan Mir
D. Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shakar
E. Raidas

Timeline: Some Major Religious Teachers in the Subcontinent:

c.1000-1100: Al Hujwiri, Data Ganj Bakhsh in the Punjab; Ramanujacharya in Tamil Nadu.

c.1200-1300: Jnanadeva, Muktabai in Maharashtra; Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti in Rajasthan; Bahauddin Zakariyya and Fariduddin Ganj- i Shakar in the Punjab; Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki in Delhi.

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.1600-1700: Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi in Haryana; Miyan Mir in the Punjab.