UPSC Prelims
Art & Culture

Important Bhakti Saints

Low Priority
Consistency: 20%
Weightage: 3 / 15 Yrs

High-Yield Trend

1
2019
1
2014
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2013

Questions
3 MCQs

01
PYQ 2013
prelims
hard
art-and-culture ID: upsc-201
Consider the following Bhakti Saints: 1. Dadu Dayal 2. Guru Nanak 3. Tyagaraja Who among the above was/were preaching when the Lodi dynasty fell and Babur took over?
1
1 and 3
2
2 only
3
2 and 3 only
4
1 and 2
02
PYQ 2014
prelims
hard
art-and-culture ID: upsc-201
Consider the following statements: 1. ‘Bijak’ is a composition of the teachings of Saint Dadu Dayal. 2. The Philosophy of PushtiMarg was propounded by Madhvacharya. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1
1 only
2
2 only
3
Both 1 and 2
4
Neither 1 nor 2
03
PYQ 2019
prelims
hard
art-and-culture ID: upsc-201
Consider the following statements: 1. Saint Nimbarka was a contemporary of Akbar. 2. Saint Kabir was greatly influenced by Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1
1 only
2
2 only
3
Both 1 and 2
4
Neither 1 nor 2