More Questions on Bhakti Movement
- Q. 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)II only
B)I only
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. 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)Namadeva
B)Jnanesvar
C)Tukaram
D)Guru Ramdas
Answer: Namadeva
- Q. Who among the following propagated Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Pramatma in Kannada region?
A)Nimbarka
B)Mirabai
C)Vallabhacharya
D)Madhav
Answer: Madhav
- Q. Who founded the faith on a ritual-free, simple “Sat Shri Akal” or the worship of God and truth?
A)Guru Nanak
B)Dadu Dayal
C)Sri Chaitanya
D)Guru Govind Singh
Answer: Guru Nanak
- Q. Who among the following Bhakti Saints was part of the egalitarian, personalized Varkari devotionalism tradition?
A)Kabir
B)Ramananda
C)Mirabai
D)Tukaram
Answer: Tukaram
- Q. Who strongly opposed sectarianism and rites and insisted on adoption of Hindi in place of Sanskrit?
A)Ramanuja
B)Chaitanya
C)Sankaracharya
D)Ramananda
Answer: Ramananda
- Q. What is meant by a ‘Pir’ in the Sufi tradition?
A)The Guru of the Sufis
B)The Supreme God
C)The greatest of all Sufi saints
D)The orthodox teacher who contests the Sufi beliefs
Answer: The Guru of the Sufis
- Q. Who began the Achintayabhedabhedavada School of theology?
A)Mirabai
B)Chaitanya
C)Tulsidas
D)Surdas
Answer: Chaitanya
- Q. Which of the following Bhakti sect founded by Birbhan and their religious granth is revered like the Granth of the Sikhs?
A)Satnamis
B)Pothi
C)Vaishanavism
D)Shaivism
Answer: Satnamis
- Q. Which of the following aspects is not common to both Bhakti movement and Sufi movement?
A)Worship of idols
B)Personal love for God
C)Mysticism
D)Visit to holy shrines
Answer: Worship of idols
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the attitudes of Alvars and Nayanars towards caste system? I. Alvars and Nayanars initiated a movement of protest against the caste system and the dominance of Brahmanas or at least attempted to reform the system. II. Alvars and Nayanars always supported the caste system in the society. III. The importance of the traditions of the Alvars and Nayanars was sometimes indicated by the claim that their compositions were as important as the Vedas
A)I and II
B)Only I
C)I and III
D)All of the above
Answer: I and III
- Q. Who wrote Vedanta-Parijatasourabha, a commentary on the Brahma Sutra, in simple language?
A)Ramanuja
B)Nimbarka
C)Madhva
D)Vallabhacharya
Answer: Nimbarka
- Q. 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 II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Only I
- Q. Where was saint kabir born?
A)Varanasi
B)Delhi
C)Mathura
D)Hyderabad
Answer: Varanasi
- Q. In which century Bhakti movement began?
A)7th century
B)6th century
C)8th century
D)9th century
Answer: 7th century
- Q. Which of the following was the basic premise of Bhakti Movement?
A)Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God was the only means of Salvation
B)Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God with the help of Brahmins was the only means of Salvation
C)Both A & B
D)None of the above
Answer: Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God was the only means of Salvation
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about Bhakti Movement? I. The leader of the bhakti movement focusing on the Lord as Rama was Ramananda. II. Sri Ramanuja Acharya was an Indian philosopher and is recognized as the most important saint of Sri Vaishnavism
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. Bhakti Saint who was contemporary of Sivaji?
A)Ekanatha
B)Namadev
C)Tukaram
D)Gnanadeva
Answer: Tukaram
- Q. Who wrote biography of Chaitanya?
A)Namadeva
B)Krishnadasa Kaviraja
C)Shankar Dev
D)Both A & B
Answer: Krishnadasa Kaviraja
- Q. Which of the following concept the Bhakti movement of Hinduism saw two ways of imaging the nature of the divine (Brahman)?
A)Shaivism
B)Nirguna and Saguna
C)Sikkhism
D)Jainism
Answer: Nirguna and Saguna
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