Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Religious Teachers in the Indian subcontinent) | (Timeline) | ||
| (A) | Basavanna in Karnataka | (I) | 500-800 CE |
| (B) | Miyan Mir in Punjab | (II) | 1200-1300 CE |
| (C) | Sundarmurti in Tamil Nadu | (III) | 1100-1200 CE |
| (D) | Muktabai in Maharashtra | (IV) | 1600-1700 CE |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)
The four teachers belong to the Bhakti and Sufi traditions of different regions and centuries.
(A) Basavanna in Karnataka — this matches (III) 1100-1200 CE. A Brahmana minister at the Kalachuri court in the twelfth century, he founded the Virashaiva (Lingayat) movement.
(B) Miyan Mir in Punjab — this matches (IV) 1600-1700 CE. A Sufi saint of the Qadiri order at Lahore, he died in 1635 and was revered by Jahangir and by Dara Shikoh.
(C) Sundarmurti in Tamil Nadu — this matches (I) 500-800 CE. Sundaramurti (Sundarar) was one of the Nayanars, the early Shaiva saint-poets of the Tamil land, along with Appar and Sambandar.
(D) Muktabai in Maharashtra — this matches (II) 1200-1300 CE. The sister of Jnaneshwar (Jnanadeva), she was a Varkari saint-poet of the thirteenth century.