Bhakti Movement
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the attitudes of Alvars and Nayanars towards caste system? I. Alvars and Nayanars initiated a movement of protest against the caste system and the dominance of Brahmanas or at least attempted to reform the system.II. Alvars and Nayanars always supported the caste system in the society.III. The importance of the traditions of the Alvars and Nayanars was sometimes indicated by the claim that their compositions were as important as the Vedas

I and III
All of these
I and II
Only I

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Bhakti Movement
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the early traditions of Bhakti?I. In the course of the evolution of forms of worship, in many instances, poet-saints emerged as leaders around whom there developed a community of devotees.II. Brahmanas remained important intermediaries between gods and devotees in several forms of bhakti.III. At a different level, historians of religion often classify bhakti traditions into two broad categories: saguna (with attributes) and nirguna (without attributes)

I and III
All of these
I and II
Only I

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Bhakti Movement
Which of the following statement (s) is correct about Alvar Saints?

The twelve Alvars were Tamil poet-saints, who lived between 6th and 9th centuries AD and espoused 'emotional devotion' or bhakti to Visnu-Krishna in their songs
Both A & B
The 63 Alvars saints were the Shiva devotional poets, who lived between 5th and 10th centuries
Only B

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