UPSC Prelims · 1997 · GS Paper I · Q14
Assertion (A): The sponsor and the most prominent figure of the Chisti order of Sufis in India is Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti. Reason (R): The Chisti order takes its name from a village Chisti in Ajmer. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
- (A)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- (B)Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
- (C)A is true, but R is false
- (D)A is false, but R is true
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Answer: (C) A is true, but R is false
- Subject
- History
- Chapter
- Bhakti & Sufi Movements
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