Bhakti Movement
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the women devotees of the period? I. Karaikkal Ammaiyar, a devotee of Shiva, adopted the path of extreme asceticism in order to attain her goal.II. Andal and Karaikkal Ammaiyar renounced their social obligations, but did not join an alternative order or become nuns.

Both I & II
None of these
Only I
Only II

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Bhakti Movement
Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the cardinal principle of Bhakti Cult?I. It was influencing devotion to a personal God, whose grace was the only means of attaining salvation or Mukti.II. It stressed the idea of a personal God and pointed out the absurdity of the caste system in the presence of God and the futility of external rites and ceremonies.

Only II
Both I & II
Only I
Neither I nor II

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

Both A & B
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
The 63 Alvars saints were the Shiva devotional poets, who lived between 5th and 10th centuries
Only B

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