UPSC CAPF (AC) 2026 Paper I · Question 30

Question 30 of the UPSC CAPF (AC) 2026 Paper I (19 July 2026). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. CAPF 2026 · P-I · Q30 · History · Art & Culture

   Which of the following is an offshoot of the Chaitanya tradition originating in Nadia in Bengal and followed by both Hindus and Muslims?

   1. Ekasarana Dharma
   2. Sahajiya
   3. Gaudiya Vaishnavism
   4. Baul

   निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सी, बंगाल के नदिया में उत्पन्न चैतन्य परंपरा की एक प्रशाखा है तथा जिसके अनुयायी हिन्दू और मुसलमान दोनों हैं?

   1. एकशरण धर्म
   2. सहजिया
   3. गौड़ीय वैष्णववाद
   4. बाउल
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   Answer: (4) Baul

   उत्तर: (4) बाउल

   The Bauls, the wandering mystic minstrels of Bengal, drew on the Chaitanya-inspired Vaishnava Sahajiya current of Nadia blended with Sufi ideas, and their followers include both Hindus and Muslims. Gaudiya Vaishnavism is Chaitanya's own tradition rather than an offshoot, and Ekasarana Dharma was founded by Sankaradeva in Assam.

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