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UGC NET June 2012 History
Arrange the following in correct chronological order.
- 1. Chaitanya
- 2. Eknath
- 3. Surdas
- 4. Tulsidas
A3, 1, 4, 2 ✓ Correct
B1, 2, 3, 4
C1, 2, 4, 3
D1, 3, 2, 4
Correct answer: (A) 3, 1, 4, 2 — The correct chronological order is 3, 1, 4, 2, that is Surdas, Chaitanya, Tulsidas, Eknath.
Explanation
★The correct chronological order is 3, 1, 4, 2, that is Surdas, Chaitanya, Tulsidas, Eknath.
★Surdas, the blind poet of Krishna devotion in Braj, was born about 1483.
★Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who spread ecstatic Krishna bhakti in Bengal, was born in 1486.
★Tulsidas, author of the Ramcharitmanas, was born about 1532.
★Eknath, the Marathi saint and scholar, lived from about 1533 to 1599.
★These saints carried the Saguna stream of the Bhakti movement across northern and western India.
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