UPSC CSE Prelims

Correct Option: D Explanation: Nimbarka traditionally lived many centuries before Akbar, and Kabir preceded Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi chronologically; the latter could not have influenced Kabir. Both statements are false. Statement / Pair Analysis: 1 (Incorrect): Nimbarka is placed well before the sixteenth-century reign of Akbar, not as his contemporary. 2 (Incorrect): Kabir lived mainly in the fifteenth century; Sirhindi was born in 1564 and could not have shaped his teachings. Option-wise Analysis: A (Incorrect): It includes false item 1 (Nimbarka is placed well before the sixteenth-century reign of Akbar, not as his contemporary). B (Incorrect): It includes false item 2 (Kabir lived mainly in the fifteenth century; Sirhindi was born in 1564 and could not have shaped…). C (Incorrect): It includes false item 1 (Nimbarka is placed well before the sixteenth-century reign of Akbar, not as his contemporary); includes false item 2 (Kabir lived mainly in the fifteenth century; Sirhindi was born in 1564 and could not have shaped…). D (Correct): All listed statements/pairs are false. Review Note: Dates for Nimbarka are debated, but the Akbar-contemporary assertion is not the accepted UPSC treatment.