2004 · Q62
62. Which one of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the given Bhakti Saints?
Medieval HistoryBhakti Movement
- AGuru Nanak—Tulsidas—Ramdas—Tukaram
- BTulsidas—Guru Nanak—Tukaram—Ramdas
- CGuru Nanak—Tulsidas—Tukaram—Ramdas
- DTulsidas—Guru Nanak—Ramdas—Tukaram
Explanation
The saints in chronological order are: Guru Nanak (1469–1539), Tulsidas (1532–1623), Tukaram (1608–1650), and Samarth Ramdas (1608–1681). Tukaram and Ramdas were both born in 1608, but Tukaram died in 1650, over three decades before Ramdas (1681), so Tukaram is placed before Ramdas in the standard sequence. Hence Guru Nanak — Tulsidas — Tukaram — Ramdas.