Bhakti Movement History

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

Correct Answer

All of the above

More Questions on Bhakti Movement

  • Q. Who was the disciple of Vallabhacharya?
    A)Surdas
    B)Tulsidas
    C)Tukaram
    D)Ramanuja
    Answer: Surdas
  • 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 wrote a commentry of Bhagvat Gita called Gnaneswari?
    A)Namadev
    B)Gnandeva
    C)Ekanath
    D)Both A & B
    Answer: Gnandeva
  • Q. Which of the following Bhakti Saint popularised Vaishnava cult in Gujarat?
    A)Narasi
    B)Chaitanya
    C)Tulsidas
    D)Sankar Dev
    Answer: Narasi
  • 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. Which was the language adopted by the Bhakti saints to preach their ideas to the masses?
    A)Sanskrit
    B)Hindi
    C)Ardh-Magadhi
    D)Regional vernacular languages
    Answer: Regional vernacular languages
  • Q. Who among the following propagated Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma?
    A)Madhava
    B)Vallabhacharya
    C)Merabai
    D)Nimbarka
    Answer: Madhava
  • 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 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. Different Sufi schools or orders in India were known as
    A)Qalandars
    B)Khangahs
    C)Silsilahs
    D)Darveshs
    Answer: Silsilahs
  • Q. 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)Eknath
    B)Ramananda
    C)Mirabai
    D)Namdeva
    Answer: Namdeva
  • Q. In which century Bhakti movement began?
    A)7th century
    B)6th century
    C)8th century
    D)9th century
    Answer: 7th century
  • Q. Who among the following composed the Hindi version of Ramayana?
    A)Valmiki
    B)Tulsidas
    C)Ramananda
    D)Kabir
    Answer: Tulsidas
  • Q. Who was the the founder of the Ramanandi Sampradaya, the largest monastic Hindu renunciant community in modern times?
    A)Tukaram
    B)Ramananda
    C)Mirabai
    D)Kabir
    Answer: Ramananda
  • 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. 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. Select the correct statement related to the Bhakti Movement in Medieval History in India
    A)To the theistic devotional trend that emerged in medieval Hinduism and later revolutionised in Jainism
    B)To the theistic devotional trend that emerged in medieval Hinduism and later revolutionised in Buddhism
    C)To the theistic devotional trend that emerged in medieval Hinduism and later revolutionised in Sikhism
    D)None of the above
    Answer: To the theistic devotional trend that emerged in medieval Hinduism and later revolutionised in Sikhism
  • Q. 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)I and II
    B)Only I
    C)I and III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Who said that, the religion was highly practical and sternly ethical?
    A)Namadeva
    B)Chaitanya
    C)Guru Nanak
    D)Kabir
    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

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