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Prelims MCQ · Medieval History

Assertion: Early Tamil bhakti traditions created space for questioning the exclusiveness of the Brahmanical social order.<br/><br/>Consider the following statements in support of the assertion:<br/><br/>I. Alvars and Nayanars came from social backgrounds ranging from Brahmanas to artisans, cultivators and communities regarded as untouchable. <br/>II. Some devotional compositions placed commitment to the deity above birth, gotra and ritual learning.

  1. I supports the assertion, but II does not.
  2. II supports the assertion, but I does not.
  3. Neither I nor II supports the assertion.
  4. Both I and II support the assertion.
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