Question 1
Which of the following is associated with Sufi saints?
A. Tripitaka
B. Dakhma
C. Khanjah
D. Synagogue
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Answer : C
Explanation : Khanjah is a place meant for sufi brotherhood gathering. It is a place for spritual retreat and Character reformation. It is also known as Ribat.
Question 2
Who was the greatest Bhakti poet of Maharasthra?
A. Ramdas
B. Tukaram
C. Namdeva
D. Eknath
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Answer : B
Explanation : Tukaram was the great Marathi Varkari-Vaishnavism sect saint of Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra during 17th century. He composed the famous 'Abhanga poetry'.
Question 3
The famous Bhakti Saint who be longed to the royal family of Mewar was
A. Chaitanya
B. Meerabai
C. Andal
D. Ramabai
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Question 4
What is meant by a 'Pir' in the Sufi tradition?
A. The Supreme God
B. The Guru of the Sufis
C. The greatest of all Sufi saints
D. The orthodox teacher who contests the Sufi beliefs
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Question 5
The first Bhakti Movement was organised by
A. Nanak
B. Meera
C. Ramdas
D. Ramanujacharya
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Answer : D
Explanation : The bhakti Movement was started in South Indiai in the 7th century. Ramanaya was the most importanti exponent of Vaishnavite Bhakti Movement.
Question 6
Bhakti Saint who was contemporary of Sivaji?
A. Namadev
B. Ekanatha
C. Tukaram
D. Gnanadeva
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Tukaram, also referred to as Sant Tukaram, Bhakta Tukaram, Tukaram Maharaj, Tukoba and Tukobaraya, was a 17th-century Hindu poet and sant of the Bhakti movement in Maharashtra, India. He was part of the egalitarian, personalized Varkari devotionalism tradition.
Question 7
Consider the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the impact of Bhakti Movement?
I. Bhakti Movement resulted in a surge in Hindu literature in regional / vernacular languages mainly in the form of devotional poems and music.
II. Bhakti Movement resulted in a surge in Buddhist text in regional / vernacular languages mainly in the form of devotional poems and music.
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Both I & II
D. Neither I nor II
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Bhakti Movement resulted in a surge in Hindu literature in regional / vernacular languages mainly in the form of devotional poems and music. II. Bhakti Movement resulted in a surge in Buddhist text in regional / vernacular languages mainly in the form of devotional poems and music.
Question 8
Find out the correct statement (s) related to the features of Bhakti Movement?
I. Its proponents preached the 'unity of the god-head' and emphasized that 'devotion to God' and faith in him led to salvation.
II. It laid stress on equality of all human beings and universal brotherhood.
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Both I & II
D. Neither I nor II
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
According to Bhakti Movement, God is one, He alone should be worshipped. By following the path of true devotion (Bhakti) one can find salvation or (nijat, mukti). A true guru is indispensable for realizing God or attaining salvation. All men are equal and there is no question of superiority or inferiority among men. There is brotherhood of mankind. The image worship and caste distinctions and class hatred were the worst enemies of man. They strongly denounced useless ceremonies and rituals and rites must be given up. They are unnecessary and do not help persons to attain salvation. Only the good actions of man can help him to attain salvation.
Question 9
In which century Bhakti movement began?
A. 6th century
B. 7th century
C. 8th century
D. 9th century
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The Bhakti movement refers to the theistic devotional trend that emerged in medieval Hinduism and later revolutionised in Sikhism. It originated in seventh-century south India (now Tamil Nadu and Kerala), and spread northwards.
Question 10
Kabir was a disciple of
A. Ramananda
B. Ramanujana
C. Shakracharya
D. None of the above
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Kabir is widely believed to have become the first disciple of the Bhakti poet-saint Swami Ramananda in Varanasi, known for devotional Vaishnavism with a strong bent to monist Advaita philosophy teaching that God was inside every person, everything.
Question 11
Kabir was contemporary of
A. Guru Nanak
B. Sultan Sikandar Lodi
C. Both (A) and (B) above
D. Babur
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Kabir was contemporary of both Guru Nanak and Sultan Sikandar Lodi.
Question 12
Rudra Sampradaya School was founded by
A. Ramananda
B. Vallabhacharya
C. Narasi
D. Chaitanya
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Rudra Sampradaya School was founded by Vallabhacharya.
Question 13
Select the correct statement (s) with reference to the Bhakti Movement
A. Collection of Alvar Saints hymns is known as Divya Prabandha
B. Compilation of Alvar Saints poetry / literature Tirumurai is called "Tamil Veda"
C. Both A & B
D. None of the above
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The collection of their hymns is known as Divya Prabandha. All the saints were male except one named Andal. The 63 Nayanars saints were the Shiva devotional poets, who lived between 5th and 10th centuries.
Question 14
Select the incorrect statement (s) about Bhakti Saint Ramananda.
I. He advocated prabattimarga or path of self-surrender to God.
II. He propagated 'Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma'.
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Both I & II
D. Neither I nor II
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Ramananda was a 14th-century Vaishnava devotional poet sant, in the Ganges river region of Northern India. The Hindu tradition recognizes him as the founder of the Ramanandi Sampradaya, the largest monastic Hindu renunciant community in modern times.
Question 15
Select the correct statement (s) related to the Vallabhacharya: I. His doctrine came to be known as "Pushti Marga" for his successors laid stress on the physical side of Krishna's sports.
II. He is the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness or ISKCON, commonly called the "Hare Krishnas"
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Both I & II
D. Neither I nor II
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
In spite of Vallabha's stress on self-control and renunciation, his doctrine came to be known as “Pushti Marga” for his successors laid stress on the physical side of Krishna's sports so that the creed came to be called as the “Epicureanism of the East“.
Question 16
Sri Ramanuja Acharya was an Indian philosopher and is recognized as the most important saint of
A. Sri Vaishnavism
B. Sri Vaishavism
C. Nirguna
D. Sikkhism
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Sri Ramanuja Acharya was an Indian philosopher and is recognized as the most important saint of Sri Vaishnavism. His philosophical foundations for devotionalism were influential to the Bhakti movement.
Question 17
Sufism the liberal and mystic movement of Islam, reached India in the __________ century?
A. 11th
B. 12th
C. 14th
D. 13 th
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Sufism found its way into India during the eleventh and twelfth centuries when many Sufi saints came to India particularly in Multan and Lahore of the Punjab. The most celebrated of these Sufi saints was Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti who came to Lahore from Ghazni in 1161 and settled in Ajmer under Prithviraj.
Question 18
The Bhakti cult spread in Maharashtra with the teaching of
A. Sant Tukaram
B. Sant Jnanesvar
C. Samarth Guru Ramdas
D. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Sant Tukaram(c.1608 – c.1650), also Shri Tukaram, and colloquially referred to as "Tuka", was a seventeenth century Marathi poet Sant of India, related to the Bhakti movement of Maharashtra. Tukaram was a devotee of Vitthal (a form of Lord Krishna), the supreme God in Vaishnavism.
Question 19
The concept of Sagunabrahmana was the outcome of which concept of Bhakti Movement?
A. Nirgunabraman
B. Vaishanavism
C. Shaivism
D. None of the above
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Bhakti movement of Hinduism saw two ways of imaging the nature of the divine (Brahman) – Nirguna and Saguna. Nirguna Brahman was the concept of the Ultimate Reality as formless, without attributes or quality.
Question 20
The most important saint of the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra who was born at Satara and is said to have died in Punjab, was
A. Jnanesvar
B. Namadeva
C. Tukaram
D. Guru Ramdas
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Namdev, also transliterated as Nam Dayv, Namdeo,Namadeva, (traditionally, c. 1270 – c. 1350) was a poet and a saint from Maharashtra, India who is significant to the Varkari sect of Hinduism. Bhagat Namdev's writings were also recognized by the "Gurus" of Sikhism and are included in the holy book of Sikhism, the Sri Guru Granth Sahib. Namdev worship lord Vitthal that is one of the name of lord Vishnu.
Question 21
The Pandharpur Movement is associated with the Bhakti Movement of
A. Assam
B. Maharashtra
C. Bengal
D. Both (a) and (c)
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The Pandharpur Movement is associated with the Bhakti Movement of Maharashtra. The spread of the Bhakti movement in Maharashtra inculcated the spirit of oneness among the Marathas. The main teachings of the leaders were Bhakti or devotion to God and equality of all believers before God without any distinction of class or birth. The Bhakti movement united the people of Maharashtra in a common love of man and faith in one God.
Question 22
The Sufi saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of moving closer to God was
A. Muin-ud-din-Chisti
B. Baba Farid
C. Saiyid Mummed
D. Shah Alam Bukhari
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Baba Farid also knows as Khwaja Fariduddin was a sufi preacher and poet of 12th century. He is considered as the first poet of Punjabi Language. He found that "music is the way of reaching God".
Question 23
The Sufi Saint, contemporary of Prithviraj Chauhan, was
A. Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti
B. Sheikh Salim Chisti
C. Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya
D. Baba Farid
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti is regarded as foremost preacher of Sufism among Sufis of India. Akbar, the Mughal emperor believed that it was his blessings which lead him a son and the heir for the Mughal throne.
Question 24
What is meant by a 'Pir' in the Sufi tradition?
A. The Supreme God
B. The Guru of the Sufis
C. The greatest of all Sufi saints
D. The orthodox teacher who contests the Sufi
beliefs
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Pir or Peer ('elder') is a title for a Sufi master or spiritual guide. They are also referred to as a Hazrat or Shaikh, which is Arabic for Old Man.
Question 25
Which Bhakti saint believes that through love and devotion, song and dance, a devotee can feel the presence of God?
A. Gnanadev
B. Chaitanya
C. Namadeva
D. Ekanatha
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The greatest saint of the Bhakti movement was Shri Chaitanya, popularly known as Gouranga Mahaprabhu. He was born in 1486 A.D. at Navadweep in West Bengal in a Brahmin family. His childhood name was Nimai or Biswambhar Mishra. He was a promising student and mastered all branches of Sanskrit learning. After formal education he married Lakshmi Devi. But gradually he developed a sense of detachment towards worldly affairs.
Question 26
Which Bhakti Saint did not believe in the qualified monism of Ramanuja and emphasised the doctrine of duality, based mainly upon the Bhagavata Purana?
A. Madhava
B. Ramananda
C. Vallabhacharya
D. Chaitnaya
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Madhava did not believe in the qualified monism of Ramanuja and emphasised the doctrine of duality, based mainly upon the Bhagavata Purana.
Question 27
Which Bhakti saint preached the concept of Vishishtadvaita?
A. Sankara
B. Ramanuja
C. Madhava
D. Nimbarka
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Ramanuja, the main proponent of Vishishtadvaita philosophy contends that the Prasthanatrayi ("The three courses"), namely the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Brahma Sutras are to be interpreted in a way that shows this unity in diversity, for any other way would violate their consistency. Vedanta Desika defines Vishishtadvaita using the statement, Asesha Chit-Achit Prakaaram Brahmaikameva Tatvam : Brahman, as qualified by the sentient and insentient modes (or attributes), is the only reality.
Question 28
Which Bhakti Saints known as Sri Gauranga, was a popular Vaishnava saint and reformer from Bengal?
A. Chaitanya
B. Mirabai
C. Sankaracharya
D. Kabir
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Chaitanya also known as Sri Gauranga, was a popular Vaishnava saint and reformer from Bengal. He was born of Brahman parents at Nadia. After his education he became a teacher.
Question 29
Which Bhakti Saints venerated in Sikhism, as well as Hindu warrior-ascetic traditions such as the Dadupanthis and the Niranjani Sampraday that emerged in north India during the Islamic rule?
A. Ramananda
B. Eknath
C. Mirabai
D. Namdeva
View Answer
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Namdev was influenced by Vaishnavism and became widely known in India for his devotional songs set to music (bhajan-kirtans). His philosophy contains both nirguna and saguna Brahman elements, with monistic themes. Namdev's legacy is remembered in modern times in the Varkari tradition, along with those of other gurus, with masses of people walking together in biannual pilgrimages to Pandharpur in south Maharashtra. He is also recognised in the North Indian traditions of the Dadu Panthis, Kabir Panthis and Sikhs.
Question 30
Which Bhakti Saints writings influenced Hinduism's Bhakti movement and his verses are found in Sikhism's scripture Adi Granth?
A. Ramananda
B. Kabir
C. Mirabai
D. Tukaram
View Answer
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Kabir was a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint, whose writings influenced Hinduism's Bhakti movement and his verses are found in Sikhism's scripture Adi Granth. His early life was in a Muslim family, but he was strongly influenced by his teacher, the Hindu bhakti leader Ramananda.
Question 31
Which of the following Bhakti Reformers influenced by the preaching of Sufi teachers?
A. Ramananda
B. Kabir
C. Nanak
D. All of the above
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Bhakti Reformers influenced by the preaching of Sufi teachers were Ramananda, Kabir, Nanak.
Question 32
Which of the following Bhakti Saints poem is compiled in Sur Sagar, Sahitva Ratna and Sur Sarawali?
A. Sur Das
B. Kabirdas
C. Tulsidas
D. Kalidasa
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
It is commonly held that he was born sometimes in the last quarter of the fifteenth century. His works include Sur Sagar, Sahitva Ratna and Sur Sarawali. In Sur Sagar, Sur Das deals with the life of Krishna’s childhood. He displayed himself not merely as a master of child psychology but also as a devotee of the Almighty. The works and poems of Sur Das exercised tremendous influence on the people and encouraged them to follow the path of Bhakti.
Question 33
Which of the following Bhakti sect founded by Birbhan and their religious granth is revered like the Granth of the Sikhs?
A. Pothi
B. Satnamis
C. Vaishanavism
D. Shaivism
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The sect founded by Birbhan is known as Satnamis and their religious granth is known as Pothi, which is revered like the Granth of the Sikhs.
Question 34
Which of the following concept the Bhakti movement of Hinduism saw two ways of imaging the nature of the divine (Brahman)?
A. Nirguna and Saguna
B. Shaivism
C. Sikkhism
D. Jainism
View Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Bhakti movement of Hinduism saw two ways of imaging the nature of the divine (Brahman) – Nirguna and Saguna. Nirguna Brahman was the concept of the Ultimate Reality as formless, without attributes or quality.
Question 35
Which of the following is an intensely emotional form of Hinduism that flourished from the sixteenth century, mainly in Bengal and eastern Orissa?
A. Gaudiya Sampradaya
B. Krishna cult of Vallabhacharya
C. Shiva cult of Vallabhacharya
D. None of the above
View Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Gaudiya Sampradaya is an intensely emotional form of Hinduism which flourished from the sixteenth century, mainly in Bengal and eastern Orissa.
Question 36
Which of the following is/are the compositions of Kabir?
A. Bijak & Sakhi Granth
B. Kabir Granthawali& Anurag Sagar
C. Only B
D. All of the above
View Answer
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Literary works with compositions attributed to Kabir include Kabir Bijak, Kabir Parachai, Sakhi Granth, Adi Granth (Sikh), and Kabir Granthawali (Rajasthan).
Question 37
Which of the following sect is emphasised on nirguni Bhakti - devotion to a divine without Gunas (qualities or form), but it accepts both nirguni and saguni forms of the divine?
A. Sikhism
B. Shaivism
C. Vaishanvism
D. All of the above
View Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
In Sikhism, "nirguni Bhakti" is emphasised – devotion to a divine without Gunas (qualities or form), but it accepts both nirguni and saguni forms of the divine. Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru and the founder of Sikhism, was a Bhakti saint.
Question 38
Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Movement?
I. Originated as a reaction against caste division, untouchability and ritualism in India.
II. Devotion was the pivotal point in the Bhakti cult in uniting human soul with god.
A. I only
B. II only
C. Both I and II
D. Neither I nor II
View Answer
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Bhakti movement originated as a reaction against caste division, untouchability and ritualism in India. Devotion was the pivotal point in the Bhakti cult in uniting human soul with god. The basic concepts of the Bhakti cult though present in the Vedas, the Gita and Vishnupuran were not practiced by the masses until the appearances of Vaishnava Alwar and Shaiva Nayanar saints of South India in the seventh and twelfth centuries.
Question 39
Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Saint Chaitanya?
I. He popularised the Krishna Cult in Bengal.
II. He believes that through love and devotion, song and dance, a devotee can feel the presence of God?
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Both I & II
D. Neither I nor II
View Answer
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Chaitanya is said to have travelled all over India in spreading the Krishna Cult. He spent most of his time in Puri, Orissa on the feet of Lord Jagannath. He believes that through love and devotion, song and dance, a devotee can feel the presence of God.
Question 40
Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Saint Ramanuja?
I. He preached Vishishtadvaita.
II. He said that the 'God is Sagunabrahman'
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Both I & II
D. Neither I nor II
View Answer
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Bhakti Saint Ramanuja preached Vishishtadvaita. He said that the 'God is Saguna Brahman'.
Question 41
Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the cardinal principle of Bhakti Cult?
I. It was influencing devotion to a personal God, whose grace was the only means of attaining salvation or Mukti.
II. It stressed the idea of a personal God and pointed out the absurdity of the caste system in the presence of God and the futility of external rites and ceremonies.
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Both I & II
D. Neither I nor II
View Answer
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The cardinal principle of Bhakti Cult was influencing devotion to a personal God, whose grace was the only means of attaining salvation or Mukti. It stressed the idea of a personal God and pointed out the absurdity of the caste system in the presence of God and the futility of external rites and ceremonies. It allowed both men and women to achieve salvation by Bhakti. God is one, He alone should be worshipped. By following the path of true devotion (Bhakti) one can find salvation or (nijat, mukti). A true guru is indispensable for realizing God or attaining salvation.
Question 42
Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the features of Bhakti Movement?
I. Condemnation of rituals, ceremonies and blind faith.
II. Rejection of idol worship by many saints.
A. I only
B. II only
C. Both I and II
D. Neither I nor II
View Answer
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The features of Bhakti Movement are Condemnation of rituals, ceremonies and blind faith and Rejection of idol worship by many saints.
Question 43
Which of the following statement is correct definition of Nirguna?
A. It is the concept of a formless God
B. It is the concept of a formless Guru
C. It is the concept of spirituality
D. None of the above
View Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Metaphysical concept of God in Hinduism, Gods general ultimate form/nature is formless pure consciousness (Nirakar Nirguna/without form/Impersonal) but it can manifests into divine form (Sakar Saugna/with form/personal). God has the ability to manifest into any kind of form and shape.
Question 44
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Alvars and Nayanars?
I. Some of the earliest bhakti movements (c. sixth century) were led by the Alvars (literally, those who are "immersed" in devotion to Vishnu) and Nayanars (literally, leaders who were devotees of Shiva).
II. They travelled from place to place singing hymns in Tamil in praise of their gods.
III. During their travels the Alvars and Nayanars identified certain shrines as abodes of their chosen deities
A. Only I
B. I and II
C. I and III
D. All of the above
View Answer
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Some of the earliest bhakti movements (c. sixth century) were led by the Alvars (literally, those who are "immersed" in devotion to Vishnu) and Nayanars (literally, leaders who were devotees of Shiva). They travelled from place to place singing hymns in Tamil in praise of their gods. During their travels the Alvars and Nayanars identified certain shrines as abodes of their chosen deities.
Question 45
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the early traditions of Bhakti?
I. In the course of the evolution of forms of worship, in many instances, poet-saints emerged as leaders around whom there developed a community of devotees.
II. Brahmanas remained important intermediaries between gods and devotees in several forms of bhakti.
III. At a different level, historians of religion often classify bhakti traditions into two broad categories: saguna (with attributes) and nirguna (without attributes)
A. Only I
B. I and II
C. I and III
D. All of the above
View Answer
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The early traditions of Bhakti were In the course of the evolution of forms of worship, in many instances, poet-saints emerged as leaders around whom there developed a community of devotees, Brahmanas remained important intermediaries between gods and devotees in several forms of bhakti, At a different level, historians of religion often classify bhakti traditions into two broad categories: saguna (with attributes) and nirguna (without attributes).
Question 46
Which of the following was the basic premise of Bhakti Movement?
A. Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God with the help of Brahmins was the only means of Salvation
B. Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God was the only means of Salvation
C. Both A & B
D. None of the above
View Answer
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The mystic Saints of medieval India were the exponents of the Bhakti movement. They were not affiliated to any particular sect. They had no blind faith in any sacred scriptures, no device to set up separate sects, no loyalty to any particular creed. They attained greatness without following any ritual or ceremonies and through individual exertion. The exponents of Bhakti movement condemned idolatry and believed in monotheism. They thought that Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God was the only means of Salvation.
Question 47
Which statement (s) is/are correct related to the Kabir.
I. He was the disciple of Ramananda and the most liberal among medieval Indian reformers.
II. He was possibly a contemporary of Sultan Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (1489-1517)
A. I only
B. II only
C. Both I and II
D. Neither I nor II
View Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Kabir is widely believed to have become the first disciple of the Bhakti poet-saint Swami Ramananda in Varanasi, known for devotional Vaishnavism with a strong bent to monist Advaita philosophy teaching that God was inside every person, everything.
Question 48
Which statement (s) is/are correct related to the Ramananda?
I. He worshipped Ram and Sita but preached the oneness of God and the doctrine of Bhakti for everyone
II. Dismissed the caste system and untouchability, simplified rules of worship and made rigidity of the Varnashrama tradition milder
A. I only
B. II only
C. Both I and II
D. Neither I nor II
View Answer
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Ramananda was born at Allahabad. He was originally a follower of Ramanuja. Later he founded his own sect and preached his principles in Hindi at Banaras and Agra. He was a worshipper of Rama. He was the first to employ the vernacular medium to propagate his ideas. Simplification of worship and emancipation of people from the traditional caste rules were his two important contributions to the Bhakti movement. He opposed the caste system and chose his disciples from all sections of society disregarding caste.
Question 49
Which was the language adopted by the Bhakti saints to preach their ideas to the masses?
A. Hindi
B. Sanskrit
C. Ardh-Magadhi
D. Regional vernacular languages
View Answer
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Bhakti movement preached using the local languages so that the message reached the masses.
Question 50
Who among the following Bhakti Saint emphasised the essential oneness of all religion by describing Hindus and Muslims 'as pots of the same clay'?
A. Kabir
B. Tulsidas
C. Ramananda
D. Raidasa
View Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Kabir emphasised the essential oneness of all religions by describing Hindus and Muslims ‘as pots of the same clay’. To him Rama and Allah, temple and mosque were the same. He regarded devotion to god as an effective means of salvation and urged that to achieve this one must have a pure heart, free from cruelty, dishonesty, hypocrisy and insincerity. He is regarded as the greatest of the mystic saints and his followers are called Kabirpanthis.
Question 51
Who among the following Bhakti Saints was responsible for founding many punyakshetras along the length and breadth of India, by taming avatars of Parvati and imprisoning her essence in Sri Chakras?
A. Shankaracharya
B. Ramanada Saraswati
C. Tulsidas
D. Valmiki
View Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Shankaracharya Bhakti Saints was responsible for founding many punyakshetram along the length and breadth of India, by taming avatars of Parvati and imprisoning her essence in Sri Chakras.
Question 52
Who among the following had given the doctrine of Advaita or Monism?
A. Sankara
B. Saivaite Nayanmars
C. Vashnavaite Alwars
D. Tukaram
View Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Sankara is regarded as the promoter of Advaita Vedānta as a distinct school of Indian philosophy, the origins of this school predate Sankara. The existence of an Advaita tradition is acknowledged by Sankara in his commentaries.
Question 53
Which statement is not the advocacy of Nirguna Saints?
A. It advocated the worshiped the anthropomorphic manifestations of the divine being, particularly Rama and Krishna
B. It is the concept of a formless God, which has no attributes or quality
C. It conceived as Ishvara, the personal and purely spiritual aspect of godhead, beyond all names and forms (nama-rupa), and is to be apprehended only by inner (mystical) experience
D. None of the above
View Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Nirguna Saints does not advocated the worshiped the anthropomorphic manifestations of the divine being, particularly Rama and Krishna.
Question 54
Who among the following propagated Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma?
A. Vallabhacharya
B. Madhava
C. Merabai
D. Nimbarka
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Madhava propagated Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma. According to his philosophy, the world is not an illusion but a reality. God, soul, matter are unique in nature.
Question 55
Who among the following propagated Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Pramatma in Kannada region?
A. Mirabai
B. Nimbarka
C. Vallabhacharya
D. Madhav
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Madhav propagated Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma. According to his philosophy, the world is not an illusion but a reality. God, soul, matter are unique in nature.
Question 56
Which Sufi's dargah is at Ajmer?
A. Baba Farid
B. Qutbdin Bakhtiyar Kaki
C. Moinuddin Chisti
D. Khwaja Bahuddin
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Moinuddin Chishti located at Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. The shrine has the grave (Maqbara) of the revered saint, Moinuddin Chisti.
Question 57
Who among the following was the reformer and philosopher from Ramanandi Sampradaya in the lineage of Jagadguru Ramanandacharya renowned for his devotion to the Lord Shri Rama?
A. Ramananda
B. Tukaram
C. Valmiki
D. Tulsidas
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Tulsidas also known as Goswami Tulsidas was a Hindu Vaishnava saint and poet, often called reformer and philosopher from Ramanandi Sampradaya, in the lineage of Jagadguru Ramanandacharya renowned for his devotion to the Lord Shri Rama.
Question 58
Who began the Achintayabhedabhedavada School of theology?
A. Chaitanya
B. Mirabai
C. Tulsidas
D. Surdas
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Chaitanya (1485-1534): Born at Navadwip in Bengal, Chaitanya was the greatest saint of the Bhakti movement. His original name was 'Vishwambhar Mishra'. He was responsible for the popularity of Vaishnavism in Bengal through his Kirtans. He began the Achintayabhedabhedavada School of theology, and preached the religion of intense faith in one Supreme Being whom he called Krishna or Hari. He adored Krishna and Radha and attempted to spiritualize their lives in Vrindavan.
Question 59
Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message?
A. Dadu
B. Kabir
C. Ramananda
D. Tulsidas
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Ramananda was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message. He was known for communicating in vernacular Hindi, and accepting disciples of all castes.
Question 60
Who exhorted people to give up selfishness, falsehood and hypocrisy and to lead a life of truth, honesty and kindness?
A. Vallabhacharya
B. Guru Nanak
C. Kabir
D. Nimbarka
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Guru Nanak (1469−1538) Another well known saint preacher of the medieval period was Guru Nanak, founder of the Sikh. He exhorted people to give up selfishness, falsehood and hypocrisy and to lead a life of truth, honesty and kindness.
Question 61
Who among the following was born into a Rathore royal family of Kudki district of Pali, Rajasthan and was a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna?
A. Ramananda
B. Mirabai
C. Tukaram
D. Kabir
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Mirabai was a great Bhakti saint, Hindu mystic poet and a devotee of the Lord Krishna. Born in the late fifteenth century into a royal family of Rajasthan, Mira, from her childhood was a great devotee of Lord Krishna and wrote many beautiful poems in praise of her Lord.
Question 62
Who preaches Vishishtadvaita?
A. Tulsidas
B. Saivaite Nayanmars
C. Sankara
D. Ramanuja
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Ramanujacharya is famous as the chief proponent of Vishishtadvaita subschool of Vedanta, and his disciples were likely authors of texts such as the Shatyayaniya Upanishad. Ramanujacharya himself wrote influential texts, such as bhasya on the Brahma Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita, all in Sanskrit.
Question 63
Who was among the following Bhakti saints gave a new orientation of Hinduism through his doctrine of Advaita or Monism?
A. Ramanuja
B. Sankara
C. Guru Nanak
D. Chaitanya
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
In the ninth century Sankara started a Hindu revivalist movement giving a new orientation to Hinduism. He was born in Kaladi in Kerala. His doctrine of Advaita or Monism was too abstract to appeal to the common man.
Question 64
Who was the disciple of Vallabhacharya?
A. Tulsidas
B. Surdas
C. Tukaram
D. Ramanuja
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Surdas was the disciple of Vallabhacharya and he popularized Krishna cult in north India.
Question 65
Who was the founder of the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra in 13th Century?
A. Namadev
B. Ekanatha
C. Tukaram
D. Gnanadeva
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Gnanadevawas the founder of the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra in the thirteenth century. It was called Maharashtradharma. He wrote a commentary of Bhagavat Gita called Gnaneswari.
Question 66
Who was the Guru of Kabir?
A. Ramanuja
B. Ramananda
C. Vallabhacharya
D. Namadeva
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Kabir is widely believed to have become the first disciple of the Bhakti poet-saint Swami Ramananda in Varanasi, known for devotional Vaishnavism with a strong bent to monist Advaita philosophy teaching that God was inside every person, everything.
Question 67
Who was the the founder of the Ramanandi Sampradaya, the largest monastic Hindu renunciant community in modern times?
A. Ramananda
B. Tukaram
C. Mirabai
D. Kabir
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Ramananda was a 14th-century Vaishnava devotional poet sant, in the Ganges river region of Northern India. The Hindu tradition recognizes him as the founder of the Ramanandi Sampradaya, the largest monastic Hindu renunciant community in modern times.
Question 68
Who was the writer of Rukmini Swayamwar Hastamalak, which was comprised 764 owees and based on a 14-shlok Sanskrit hymn with the same name by Shankaracharya?
A. Ramananda
B. Eknath
C. Mirabai
D. Tukaram
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Eknath wrote Rukmini Swayamwar Hastamalak, which was comprised 764 owees and based on a 14-shlok Sanskrit hymn with the same name by Shankaracharya.
Question 69
Who wrote a commentary on the Brahma sutras refuted Shari Kara and offered an interpretation based on the theistic ideas?
A. Nimbarka
B. Ramanuja
C. Madhva
D. Vallabhacharya
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Ramanuja gave a philosophic basis to the teachings of Vaishnavism. He wrote a commentary on the Brahma sutras, refuted Shari Kara and offered his own interpretation based on the theistic ideas. His commentaries on Brahma sutras are popularly known as Sri Bhasya.
Question 70
Who wrote a commentry of Bhagvat Gita called Gnaneswari?
A. Gnandeva
B. Namadev
C. Ekanath
D. Both A & B
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Gnanadeva wrote a commentary of Bhagavad Gita called Gnaneswari.
Question 71
Who wrote Shiksha Ashtak which was called as the cream of the Shastras?
A. Mirabai
B. Tulsidas
C. Kabir
D. Chaitanya
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Chaitanya wrote Shiksha Ashtak in which he gave the cream of the Shastras.
Question 72
Who wrote Vedanta-Parijatasourabha, a commentary on the Brahma Sutra, in simple language?
A. Nimbarka
B. Ramanuja
C. Madhva
D. Vallabhacharya
View Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Nimbarka's commentary on the Brahma-Sutras known as the Vedanta-Parijata-Saurabha, and that of his immediate disciple Srinivasa styled the Vedanta-Kaustubha are the chief works of the school of philosophy associated with the name of Nimbarka. The latter is not, however, a mere commentary on the former, as is sometimes wrongly supposed, but a full exposition of the views expressed I the Vedanta-Parijata-Saurabha which is very terse and concise and is not always clear. Both the treatises are therefore essential for the proper understanding of the doctrine of Nimbarka.