Q. Who began the Achintayabhedabhedavada School of theology?
A
Mirabai
B
Chaitanya
C
Tulsidas
D
Surdas
Correct Answer
Chaitanya
More Questions on Bhakti Movement
Q. 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 II B)Only I C)Both I & II D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Only I
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. 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)II only B)I only C)Both I and II D)Neither I nor II
Answer: I only
Q. 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 II B)Only I C)Both I & II D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
Q. Who among the following Bhakti Saint said that “Abide pure amidst the impurities of the world”?
Q. 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)Shaivism B)Sikhism C)Vaishanvism D)All of the above
Answer: Sikhism
Q. Sri Ramanuja Acharya was an Indian philosopher and is recognized as the most important saint of
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 wrote a commentary on the Brahma sutras refuted Shari Kara and offered an interpretation based on the theistic ideas?
A)Ramanuja B)Nimbarka C)Madhva D)Vallabhacharya
Answer: Ramanuja
Q. Which Sufi’s dargah is at Ajmer?
A)Qutbdin Bakhtiyar Kaki B)Baba Farid C)Moinuddin Chisti D)Khwaja Bahuddin
Answer: Moinuddin Chisti
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. The concept of Sagunabrahmana was the outcome of which concept of Bhakti Movement?
A)Vaishanavism B)Nirgunabraman C)Shaivism D)None of the above
Answer: Nirgunabraman
Q. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was an ascetic Hindu monk and social reformer in 16th century was from
A)Assam B)Bihar C)Orissa D)Bengal
Answer: Bengal
Q. Sufism the liberal and mystic movement of Islam, reached India in the __________ century?
A)12th B)11th C)14th D)13 th
Answer: 11th
Q. Who began the Achintayabhedabhedavada School of theology?
A)Mirabai B)Chaitanya C)Tulsidas D)Surdas
Answer: Chaitanya
Q. Find out the contributions of Bhakti Movement in India: I. Surge in vernacular Literature II. Development of Philosophies III. Devotional transformation of society and Inclusiveness IV. New forms of Worship
A)I, II, III & IV B)I, II & IV C)Both I & IV D)Only IV
Answer: I, II, III & IV
Q. 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)Eknath B)Ramananda C)Mirabai D)Tukaram
Answer: Eknath
Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the women devotees of the period? I. Karaikkal Ammaiyar, a devotee of Shiva, adopted the path of extreme asceticism in order to attain her goal. II. Andal and Karaikkal Ammaiyar renounced their social obligations, but did not join an alternative order or become nuns.
A)Only II B)Only I C)Both I & II D)none of the above
