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UPSC Prelims 2019 Paper-1 📅 02 Jun, 2019

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?

A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
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UPSC Prelims
2019 • 02 Jun, 2019 • Paper-1
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?
Correct Answer
Neither 1 nor 2
Statement 1 Analysis: This is chronologically incorrect. Saint Nimbarka, a prominent Vaishnava philosopher and theologian, lived much earlier (around the 11th o......
Ref/Book : UPSC Prelims 2019
Ref. Subject History
Chapter -
Ref. Topic Medieval India
Pg. No -
💡 Analysis & Explanation
Statement 1 Analysis ▼
This is chronologically incorrect. Saint Nimbarka, a prominent Vaishnava philosopher and theologian, lived much earlier (around the 11th or 12th century), whereas Mughal Emperor Akbar ruled in the 16th century (1556-1605).
Statement 2 Analysis ▼
This is also chronologically flawed. Saint Kabir was a 15th-century mystic poet (c. 1398–1518). Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi was an Islamic scholar of the Naqshbandi order who lived later, during the reigns of Akbar and Jahangir (1564–1624), making it impossible for him to influence Kabir.
Conclusion ▼
Both statements mismatch historical timelines, rendering option D correct.
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