Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? Bhakti Saint Philosophy

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Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? Bhakti Saint Philosophy

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General Knowledge

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NDA-II

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{'bhakti saint': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'shankara': [2, 0, 0, 2], 'vishishtadvaita': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'advaita': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'avadhuta': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'kevaladvaita': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'ramananda': [1, 0, 1, 1], 'ramanuja': [2, 0, 2, 2], 'chaitanya': [4, 0, 1, 2]}

Option 1: Shankara is incorrectly matched with Avadhuta. Avadhuta is a term referring to a particular type of saint in Hinduism who is considered to be beyond all societal norms and obligations, while Shankara is associated with Advaita Vedanta philosophy.

Option 2: Ramananda is incorrectly matched with Kevaladvaita. Kevaladvaita is a school of Vedanta philosophy that was developed by Vallabha Acharya, not Ramananda. Ramananda is associated with the Bhakti movement in Northern India.

Option 3: Ramanuja is correctly matched with Vishishtadvaita. Ramanuja was a Bhakti saint and philosopher who propounded the Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism) philosophy. According to this philosophy, the individual souls and the Supreme Soul are distinct but interconnected.

Option 4: Chaitanya is incorrectly matched with Advaita. Chaitanya was a prominent figure in the Bhakti movement in Eastern India, particularly in Bengal. He is associated with the philosophy of Achintya Bheda Abheda, which combines elements of both Advaita (nondualism) and Bheda (dualism).

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