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UGC NET December 2015 History
Consider the following statements about the bhakti movement. Select the correct answer from the code given below.
- 1. Ramananda in his Ananda Bhasya did not recognise the right of a Sudra to read the Vedas.
- 2. Gyaneshwar's Bhavartha Dipika (Gyaneshwari) is a Marathi commentary on the Bhagavadgita.
- 3. Chaitanya's disciple Chandidas in his Chaitanya Bhagavat mentions how Chaitanya socialises with the lower castes.
- 4. Kabir is called a Firdausi Sufi in a 17th century Sufi account, Mirat-ul-Asrar.
A1, 2 and 3
B2, 3 and 4
C1, 2 and 4 ✓ Correct
D1, 3 and 4
Correct answer: (C) 1, 2 and 4 — Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct, so the answer is 1, 2 and 4.
Explanation
★Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct, so the answer is 1, 2 and 4.
★Ramananda in his Ananda Bhasya did not allow a Sudra the right to read the Vedas.
★Gyaneshwar's Bhavartha Dipika is indeed a Marathi commentary on the Gita.
★Kabir is called a Firdausi Sufi in the Mirat-ul-Asrar.
★Statement 3 is wrong, for the Chaitanya Bhagavat was written by Vrindavana Das Thakura, not Chandidas.
★So only the first, second and fourth statements are correct.
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