More Questions on Bhakti Movement
- 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 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. Kabir was a disciple of
A)Ramanujana
B)Ramananda
C)Shakracharya
D)None of the above
Answer: Ramananda
- 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 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 statement (s) is correct about Alvar Saints?
A)The 63 Alvars saints were the Shiva devotional poets, who lived between 5th and 10th centuries
B)The twelve Alvars were Tamil poet-saints, who lived between 6th and 9th centuries AD and espoused 'emotional devotion' or bhakti to Visnu-Krishna in their songs
C)Only B
D)Both A & B
Answer: The twelve Alvars were Tamil poet-saints, who lived between 6th and 9th centuries AD and espoused 'emotional devotion' or bhakti to Visnu-Krishna in their songs
- Q. Select the incorrect statement (s) about Bhakti Saint Ramananda. I. He advocated prabattimarga or path of self-surrender to God. II. He propagated ‘Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma’.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Neither I nor II
- Q. Who among the following had given the doctrine of Advaita or Monism?
A)Saivaite Nayanmars
B)Sankara
C)Vashnavaite Alwars
D)Tukaram
Answer: Sankara
- Q. Where was saint kabir born?
A)Varanasi
B)Delhi
C)Mathura
D)Hyderabad
Answer: Varanasi
- Q. Which ascetics of the Yoga school of Hindu philosophy influenced the Ramananda?
A)Krishna Cult
B)Kabirpanthi
C)Nathpanthi
D)None of the above
Answer: Nathpanthi
- Q. Which of the following text introduces bhakti marga (the path of faith/devotion) as one of three ways to spiritual freedom and release?
A)Vedanta
B)Vedas
C)Brahamans
D)Bhagwat Gita
Answer: Bhagwat Gita
- 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. 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. 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. 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 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. 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. 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. The Saivaite Nayanmars and Vashanavaite Alwar preached the Bhakti Cult under which of the following rulers?
A)Pallavas, Cheras and Rashtrakutas
B)Pallavas, Pandyas and Cholas
C)Pallavas, Vijaynagar and Bahmani Kingdoms
D)Cheras & Pandavas
Answer: Pallavas, Pandyas and Cholas
- Q. The first Bhakti Movement was organised by
A)Meera
B)Nanak
C)Ramdas
D)Ramanujacharya
Answer: Ramanujacharya
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