Multiple choice

Directions: Consider the following four saints:

  1. Kabir
  2. Nanak
  3. Chaitanya
  4. Tulsidas

What is the correct chronological order in which they flourished?

  1. 1, 2, 3 and 4

  2. 2, 3, 4 and 1

  3. 3, 1, 2 and 4

  4. 3, 2, 4 and 1
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Explanation

The correct chronological order is: Kabir (c. 1440-1518), Nanak (1469-1539), Chaitanya (1486-1534), Tulsidas (c. 1532-1623). Kabir flourished in the 15th century, Nanak and Chaitanya were contemporaries in the early-mid 16th century (Nanak slightly earlier), and Tulsidas lived in the later 16th-early 17th century, composing the Ramcharitmanas during Akbar's reign.

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