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WBCS Main Examination 2022 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 42 of 200

Q42
History of IndiaBhakti, Sufi & Medieval Culture
The following is a Sufi order:
  1. a.Namdhari
  2. b.Kirpandhari
  3. c.Auliya
  4. d.None of the above

Answer: (C) Auliya

Auliya (plural of wali, 'friends of God') is the term for Sufi saints, and it is the only option belonging to Sufism. The Namdharis (Kukas) are a Sikh reform sect whose Kuka movement under Baba Ram Singh opposed British rule in Punjab. Kirpandhari is not a Sufi term either. 'None of the above' is the tempting option, since the major Sufi orders (silsilahs) are the Chishti, Suhrawardi, Qadiri and Naqshbandi, and auliya strictly names saints rather than an order.

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