Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Medieval History

Assertion: The use of regional languages helped devotional teachers address audiences beyond Sanskrit-educated elites.

Consider the following statements in support of the assertion:
I. Alvars and Nayanars travelled while singing Tamil hymns in praise of their chosen deities.
II. Baba Guru Nanak expressed his teaching through Punjabi shabads performed in different ragas.

  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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