Bhakti Movement History

Q. Sufism the liberal and mystic movement of Islam, reached India in the __________ century?

A
12th
B
11th
C
14th
D
13 th

Correct Answer

11th

More Questions on Bhakti Movement

  • Q. 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 II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. Which statement is not the advocacy of Nirguna Saints?
    A)It is the concept of a formless God, which has no attributes or quality
    B)It advocated the worshiped the anthropomorphic manifestations of the divine being, particularly Rama and Krishna
    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
    Answer: It advocated the worshiped the anthropomorphic manifestations of the divine being, particularly Rama and Krishna
  • Q. Which Bhakti saint opposed cast distinctions and sympathetic towards lower caste in the 6th century AD?
    A)Chaitanya
    B)Gnanadev
    C)Namadeva
    D)Ekanatha
    Answer: Ekanatha
  • Q. Which of the following is related to the concept of Nirguna Brahman?
    A)Visisthadvaita
    B)Advaita
    C)Both A & B
    D)Neither A nor B
    Answer: Advaita
  • Q. Who wrote biography of Chaitanya?
    A)Namadeva
    B)Krishnadasa Kaviraja
    C)Shankar Dev
    D)Both A & B
    Answer: Krishnadasa Kaviraja
  • Q. Sri Ramanuja Acharya was an Indian philosopher and is recognized as the most important saint of
    A)Sri Vaishavism
    B)Sri Vaishnavism
    C)Nirguna
    D)Sikkhism
    Answer: Sri Vaishnavism
  • Q. 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)Ramanada Saraswati
    B)Shankaracharya
    C)Tulsidas
    D)Valmiki
    Answer: Shankaracharya
  • Q. 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)Tulsidas
    B)Kabir
    C)Ramananda
    D)Raidasa
    Answer: Kabir
  • Q. Which Bhakti saint believes that through love and devotion, song and dance, a devotee can feel the presence of God?
    A)Chaitanya
    B)Gnanadev
    C)Namadeva
    D)Ekanatha
    Answer: Chaitanya
  • Q. 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)Ramananda
    B)Madhava
    C)Vallabhacharya
    D)Chaitnaya
    Answer: Madhava
  • Q. Which of the following Bhakti Cult preached under the Pallavas, Pandyas and Cholas?
    A)Vashnavaite Alwars
    B)Saivaite Nayanmars
    C)Both A & B
    D)Advaita
    Answer: Both A & B
  • 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. Which of the following statement (s) is/are not correct about Bhagavatism and Krishna Cult (Bhakti Cult)? I. Bhagavatism is a branch of Vaishnavism, where the devotees worship the various avatars of Lord Vishnu. II. The origin of Bhagavatism or Vaishnavism has been sought in the Upanishadic period because in the ‘Chandogya Upanishad’ Krishna is described as a disciple of the sage Ghora.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Neither I nor II
  • Q. 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)II only
    B)I only
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. Which of the following Bhakti Reformers influenced by the preaching of Sufi teachers?
    A)Kabir
    B)Ramananda
    C)Nanak
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Who wrote Shiksha Ashtak which was called as the cream of the Shastras?
    A)Tulsidas
    B)Mirabai
    C)Kabir
    D)Chaitanya
    Answer: Chaitanya
  • Q. 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)Mirabai
    B)Ramananda
    C)Tukaram
    D)Kabir
    Answer: Mirabai
  • Q. 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)Tukaram
    B)Ramananda
    C)Valmiki
    D)Tulsidas
    Answer: Tulsidas
  • Q. 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)I and II
    B)Only I
    C)I and III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Bhakti Saint who was contemporary of Sivaji?
    A)Ekanatha
    B)Namadev
    C)Tukaram
    D)Gnanadeva
    Answer: Tukaram

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