Bhakti Movement History

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

Correct Answer

Ramananda

More Questions on Bhakti Movement

  • Q. Which of the following Bhakti Saints of Krishna is a yogi and lover?
    A)Tukaram
    B)Ramananda
    C)Mirabai
    D)Kabir
    Answer: Mirabai
  • Q. Sundar Vilas is the work of a famous Bhakti Saint
    A)Guru Nanak
    B)Ramananda
    C)Dadu
    D)Tukaram
    Answer: Dadu
  • 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 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. 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. In Tamil Nadu, the movement started with __________ and __________
    A)The Vaisnava Alvars
    B)The Saiva Nayanars
    C)Nirguna Saints
    D)Both A & B
    Answer: Both A & B
  • 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. Which of the following is/are the compositions of Kabir?
    A)Kabir Granthawali& Anurag Sagar
    B)Bijak & Sakhi Granth
    C)Only B
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • 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. The Sufi saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of moving closer to God was
    A)Baba Farid
    B)Muin-ud-din-Chisti
    C)Saiyid Mummed
    D)Shah Alam Bukhari
    Answer: Baba Farid
  • 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 of the following Bhakti saint of Maharashtra responsible for creating a background for Maratha nationalism and also opposed all social distinctions?
    A)Namadev
    B)Gnandeva
    C)Ekanath
    D)Tukaram
    Answer: Tukaram
  • Q. The Bhakti cult spread in Maharashtra with the teaching of
    A)Sant Jnanesvar
    B)Sant Tukaram
    C)Samarth Guru Ramdas
    D)Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
    Answer: Sant Tukaram
  • 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. 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
    Answer: Both I & II
  • 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. Who began the Achintayabhedabhedavada School of theology?
    A)Mirabai
    B)Chaitanya
    C)Tulsidas
    D)Surdas
    Answer: Chaitanya
  • Q. Select the correct statement (s) with reference to the Bhakti Movement
    A)Compilation of Alvar Saints poetry / literature Tirumurai is called "Tamil Veda"
    B)Collection of Alvar Saints hymns is known as Divya Prabandha
    C)Both A & B
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Collection of Alvar Saints hymns is known as Divya Prabandha
  • Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about Andal?
    A)Andal was a woman Nayanar, she incorporated the prevailing caste system in the society
    B)Andal was a woman Alvar, the most striking features of her compositions were widely sung (and continue to be sung to date)
    C)Andal saw herself as the beloved of Vishnu; her verses express her love for the deity
    D)Andal saw herself as the beloved of Krishna; her verses express her love for the deity
    Answer: Andal was a woman Nayanar, she incorporated the prevailing caste system in the society
  • Q. 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)II only
    B)I only
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II

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