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Q · Bhakti and Sufi Movements Medium · 45s
Consider the following pairs: 1. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu — Bengal 2. Namdev — Maharashtra 3. Basavanna — Karnataka Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
TopicBhakti and Sufi Movements
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
Marking+1 / −0.33
Test Duration30 min
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All three pairs are correct. Chaitanya led the Gaudiya Vaishnavism movement in Bengal, Namdev was a saint from Maharashtra, and Basavanna was a Lingayat reformer from Karnataka.
Final Answer: Option C — 1, 2 and 3