With reference to the Bhakti and devotional traditions of medieval India, consider the following pairs: Personality/Text Tradition/Association 1. Kabir Nirguna devotional tradition 2. Sankardeva Eka Sarana Vaishnavism of Assam 3. Allama Prabhu Virashaiva movement of Karnataka 4. Guru Arjan Compilation of the Adi Granth Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

The correct answer is Option 4 . Key Points The core topic in this question is the association of major personalities with different Bhakti and devotional traditions of medieval India , including Nirguna Bhakti, Vaishnavism, Virashaivism and Sikhism. Pair 1: Kabir is one of the best-known exponents of the Nirguna Bhakti tradition , which emphasised devotion to a formless and attributeless divine reality. He criticised ritualism, caste distinctions and sectarian divisions. Hence, Pair 1 is correctly matched . Pair 2: Sankardeva , the great saint-reformer of Assam, propagated Eka Sarana Nama Dharma , a form of Vaishnavism centred on exclusive devotion to Krishna/Vishnu . Hence, Pair 2 is correctly matched . Pair 3: Allama Prabhu was a prominent figure of the Virashaiva or Lingayat movement in Karnataka. He was associated with the vachana tradition and the broader devotional movement linked with figures such as Basavanna and Akka Mahadevi. Hence, Pair 3 is correctly matched . Pair 4: Guru Arjan , the fifth Sikh Guru, compiled the Adi Granth in 1604 , bringing together hymns of the Sikh Gurus as well as compositions of several Bhakti saints. Hence, Pair 4 is correctly matched . Therefore, all four pairs are correctly matched . Thus, Option D is correct . Additional Information Kabir is generally associated with the Nirguna Sant tradition and composed verses in the vernacular. Sankardeva also promoted institutions such as satras and namghars in Assam. The Virashaiva/Lingayat movement challenged caste hierarchy and ritual orthodoxy and emphasised personal devotion to Shiva. Allama Prabhu is remembered as an important vachana poet and mystic . The Adi Granth was compiled by Guru Arjan and installed at the Harmandir Sahib at Amritsar. The scripture later came to be known as the Guru Granth Sahib after the Sikh Guruship was vested permanently in it by Guru Gobind Singh.