{"id":91638,"date":"2025-06-01T11:01:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91638"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:01:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:01:40","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-saint-nimbarka-was-a-contem-pora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-saint-nimbarka-was-a-contem-pora\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements:\n  Saint Nimbarka was a contem- pora"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Saint Nimbarka was a contem- porary of Akbar.<\/li>\n<li>Saint Kabir was greatly influenced by Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2019\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is incorrect. Saint Nimbarka, a philosopher and theologian, lived around the 11th or 12th century AD, significantly earlier than Emperor Akbar who reigned in the 16th century (1556-1605). Statement 2 is incorrect. Saint Kabir, a prominent Bhakti movement poet and mystic, lived in the 15th century (roughly 1440-1518). Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi was a major figure of the Naqshbandi Sufi order who lived from 1564 to 1624, primarily during the reigns of Akbar and Jahangir. Kabir predates Sirhindi, so Kabir could not have been influenced by him. Therefore, neither statement is correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nNimbarka and Kabir belonged to earlier centuries than Akbar and Sirhindi.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nNimbarka is associated with the Dvaitadvaita (dualistic non-dualistic) philosophy. Kabir was a syncretic saint whose verses are found in the Guru Granth Sahib. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi was known for advocating for a strict adherence to Sharia and is sometimes referred to as a &#8216;Mujaddid&#8217; or reviver of the second millennium of Islam.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements: Saint Nimbarka was a contem- porary of Akbar. Saint Kabir was greatly influenced by Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi. Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? 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