UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 60
Consider the following Bhakti Saints:
- Dadu Dayal
- Guru Nanak
- Tyagaraja
Who among the above was/were preaching when the Lodi dynasty fell and Babur took over?
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Correct answer: B
Correct Option: B
Explanation: Guru Nanak (1469–1539) was alive and teaching at the time of Babur’s victory in 1526; Dadu Dayal and Tyagaraja lived later.
Statement/Pair-wise Analysis:
Statement/Item 1: Incorrect - Dadu Dayal was born around 1544, after the Lodi dynasty fell.
Statement/Item 2: Correct - Guru Nanak was active during the early sixteenth century and witnessed Babur’s incursions.
Statement/Item 3: Incorrect - Tyagaraja lived in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, much later.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - includes false items 1, 3 and excludes true item 2.
B: Correct - selects all and only the accurate statements/pairs.
C: Incorrect - includes false item 3.
D: Incorrect - includes false item 1.