Consider the following Bhakti Saints:1. Dadu Dayal2. Guru Nanak3. Tyagaraja Who among the above was/were preaching when the Lodi dynasty fell and Babur took over?
✓ Correct answer: b) 2 only
ExplanationThe Bhakti movement was a devotional reform movement in India that emphasized personal devotion to a chosen deity, transcending ritualism and caste distinctions.It gained momentum through saints like Kabir, Ramanuja, Mirabai, Tulsidas, Alvars, and Nayanars, who spread the message of love and surrender to God.Option (b) is correct: Guru Nanak was preaching during the time when the Lodi dynasty fell and Babur took over.He emphasized the oneness of God, equality of all people, selfless service, and devotion to truth, transcending religious divisions.While Dadu Dayal was born after the fall of the Lodi dynasty and was active during the latter part of the 16th century, so he was not preaching when Babur took over.Tyagaraja, on the other hand, lived in the 18th-19th century, much later than the fall of the Lodi dynasty.UPSC GS Paper-I PYQs 146 48
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