Previous Year Question
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List-I (Disciple) | List-II (Guru) |
A. Kabir | 1. Guru Nanak Dev |
B. Amir Khusrau | 2. Swami Ramananda |
C. Surdas | 3. Nizamuddin Auliya |
D. Mardana | 4. Vallabhacharya |
Code:
A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
Correct Answer: C
Detailed Solution
In popular accounts of the Bhakti tradition, Kabir is associated with Swami Ramananda and is regarded as his disciple. Although modern historians exercise caution regarding the historical certainty of this guru-disciple relationship, the accepted matching in this question is Kabir → Swami Ramananda. Therefore, A → 2.
Amir Khusrau was a devoted disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya. Nizamuddin Auliya was a great saint of the Chishti Sufi order at Delhi, and Amir Khusrau had a deep spiritual relationship with him. Therefore, B → 3.
Surdas is associated with the Krishna-bhakti and Pushtimarg tradition of Vallabhacharya. Traditional accounts regard Surdas as a disciple of Vallabhacharya, and he is counted among the major poets of Krishna devotional poetry. Therefore, C → 4.
Mardana was one of the closest companions and followers of Guru Nanak Dev. When Guru Nanak sang his Shabads, Mardana accompanied him on the Rabab. Mardana also accompanied him on his extensive journeys. Therefore, in the question D → 1.
Thus, the complete matching is — Kabir → Ramananda (2), Amir Khusrau → Nizamuddin Auliya (3), Surdas → Vallabhacharya (4), Mardana → Guru Nanak Dev (1).