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UGC NET December 2019 History
Arrange the following Chishti Sufi Shaikhs in chronological sequence. Select the correct option.
- 1. Nizamuddin Auliya
- 2. Moinuddin Chishti
- 3. Salim Chishti
- 4. Gesudaraz
A1, 2, 4, 3
B2, 1, 4, 3 ✓ Correct
C4, 1, 3, 2
D1, 3, 2, 4
Correct answer: (B) 2, 1, 4, 3 — The correct order is 2, 1, 4, 3.
Explanation
★The correct order is 2, 1, 4, 3.
★Moinuddin Chishti, who came to India in the twelfth century, was the earliest.
★Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi followed in the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries.
★Gesudaraz, his spiritual successor in the line, came next.
★Salim Chishti, of Akbar's time in the sixteenth century, was the latest.
★So the order is Moinuddin Chishti, Nizamuddin Auliya, Gesudaraz and Salim Chishti.
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