Important Questions: Devotional Paths to The Divine - UPSC

Jalaluddin Rumi was a 13th-century Persian poet, Islamic jurist, and theologian. Although he was born in present-day Afghanistan, he spent most of his life in the area that is now Iran. His poetry has been widely translated into many languages and is celebrated worldwide.

The correct option is C.
Scholars consider this Tamil tradition-based chronology as historical and mythical. Some of these scholars suggest the historical Sangam literature era spanned from c. 300-BCE to 300-CEwhile others variously place this early classical Tamil literature period a bit later and more narrowly but all before 300 CE.

The correct option is D.
MiraBai (1498 - 1547) was a Rajput princess who lived in the north Indian state of Rajasthan. She was a devout follower of Lord Krishna. MiraBai was one of the foremost exponents of the Prema Bhakti (Divine Love) and an inspired poetess.Aug 26, 2016

The Sikh Gurus are the spiritual masters of sikhism, who established this religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning in 1469.
The ten gurus are:
1. Guru Nanak Dev JI
2. Guru Angad Dev Ji
3. Guru Amar Das JI
4. Guru Ram Das Ji
5. Guru Arjan Dev Ji
6. Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji
7. Guru Har Rai Ji
8. Guru Harkrishnan Sahib Ji
9. Guru Teg Bahadur Ji
10. Guru Gobind Singh Ji
Hence the correct answer is option (C).

Surdas was a 16th-century blind Hindu devotional poet and singer, who was known for his lyrics written in praise of Krishna. They are usually written in Braj Bhasha, one of the two literary dialects of Hindi. 

He was an ardent devotee of Krishna.

Mirabai was a Rajput princess married into the royal family of Mewar. But she never liked the life of a palace. Hence, she left it and became a disciple of Ravidas, a saint from a caste considered "untouchable". She, devoted her life to Lord Krishna and composed innumerable bhajans expressing her intense devotion.

The correct answer is option (C). Kabir’s teachings were based on a complete, indeed vehement, rejection of the major religious traditions. His teachings openly ridiculed all forms of external worship of both Brahmanical Hinduism and Islam, the pre-eminence of the priestly classes and the caste system. The language of his poetry was a form of spoken Hindi widely understood by ordinary people. He also sometimes used cryptic language, which is difficult to follow.