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Standard VII
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Bhakti in South India
Nayanars and ...
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Nayanars and Alvars lived in _________.
A
South India
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North India
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Western India
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Eastern India
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A
South India
Nayanars and Alvars lived in South India. Nayanars were devoted to Shiva. Alvars were devoted to Vishnu.
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Nayanars and Alvars lived in _________.
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Which of the following statements about the Nayanars (worshipers of Shiva) and Alvars (worshipers of Vishnu) of South India is not correct?
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Consider the following statements:
I. Alvars and Nayanars initiated a movement of protest the caste system and the dominance of Brahmans or at least attempted to reform the system.
II. Alvars and Nayanars always supported the caste system in the society.
III. The importance of the traditions of the Alvars and Nayanars was sometimes indicated by the claim that their compositions were as important as the Vedas.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the attitudes of Alvars and Nayanars towards caste system?
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Match the following:
List - I
List - II
I.
Alvars
A.
Shaivism
II.
Nayanars
B.
Vaishnavism
III.
Sufis
C.
Basavanna
IV.
Virashaivas
D.
Islam
Q.
Who were the Nayanars and Alvars? Write about them in brief.
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