Question

Match the following:

i. Gautam Buddha	a. Namghar
ii. Shankaradeva	b. worshiper of Vishnu
iii. Nizamuddin Auliya	c. questioned social difference
iv. Nayanars	d. sufi saint
v. Alvars	e. worshipper of Shiva

• A. i-d, ii-c, iii-a, iv-b, v-e
• B. i-c, ii-a, iii-d, iv-e, v-b
• C. i-c, ii-a, iii-e, iv-d, v-b
• D. i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d, v-e

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

i-c, ii-a, iii-d, iv-e, v-b

Alvars were the South Indian poet-saints who worshiped Vishnu while the Nayanars were the saints devoted to Shiva. Nizamuddin Auliya, also remembered as Hazrat Nizamuddin was a sufi saint under the Chisti (Sunni Sufi) order. Namghar literally meaning the house of prayer were places of congregational worship introduced by Shankaradeva, a Vaishnav saint in Assam.Gautam Buddha questioned social differences in the society and espoused social justice.