UPSC History Delhi Sultnat (Gulam, Khilji, Tughlak, Sayyed, Lodhi) Question Bank Medieval History

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    Consider the following statements regarding the Bhakti Movement in Medieval India:
    1. Sankara started a Hindu revivalist movement giving a new orientation to Hinduism in the ninth century.
    2. Sankara doctrine of Advaita or Monism was very appealing to the common man.
    3. Ramananda was the first to employ the vernacular medium to propagate his ideas.
    4. Ramananda opposed the caste system and chose his disciples from all sections of society disregarding caste.
    Which of the statements given above is/are Not correct?

    A)  1, 3 and 4 only 

    B)  2 only

    C)  3 and 4 only                

    D)  None of the above

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     Statement (2) is not correct as Sankara doctrine of Advaita or Monism was too abstract to appeal to the common man. Moreover, there was a reaction against the Advaita concept of Nirgunabrahma with the emergence of the idea of Sagunabrahman.


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