Q. Which of the following statements regarding the Alvar saints is/are correct:

1. Alvar saints are a group of twelve saints dedicated to Lord Shiva
2. The Alvar saints wandered from temple to temple singing ecstatic hymns
3. There was no female Alvar saint
4. Nalayira Prabandham is the collection of Alvar hymns

Select the correct option from the codes given below:
Answer: Only 2 & 4
Notes: Alvar saints were twelve South Indian Vaishnavite mystics devoted to Lord Vishnu, not Shiva. They sang devotional hymns, compiled as Nalayira Prabandham. There was a female Alvar, Andal. Thus, statements 2 and 4 are correct; statements 1 and 3 are incorrect.