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INDIAN HISTORY

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Where was saint Kabir born?
A
Delhi
B
Varanasi
C
Mathura
D
Hyderabad
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It was sometime in mid 15th century that the poet-saint Kabir Das was born in Kashi (Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh).

Detailed explanation-2: -Kabir’s own relationship with the city was tenuous. After upsetting religious heads, he was banished from Varanasi at a ripe old age. Almost mocking the holiness of the city, Kabir decided to go to Maghar, known to be an ill-famed neighbouring city, 180km away, to give up his body.

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