ICSE Class 9 History & Civics Question 2 of 10

Medieval India — (D) Composite Culture — Question 7

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Question 7

(A) The Bhakti movement brought in significant social changes in society.

(R) The Bhakti saints tried to evolve a new social order based on equality and devoid of caste distinctions.

  1. (R) contradicts (A)
  2. (R) is the reason for (A)
  3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
  4. (A) and (R) are independent of each other.
Answer

(R) is the reason for (A)

Explanation — Bhakti movement originated in India as a reaction against caste divisions and ritualism. Therefore, Bhakti saints tried to evolve a new social order based on equality and devoid of caste distinctions bringing in significant social changes.