More Questions on Bhakti Movement
- 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. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Saint Ramanuja? I. He preached Vishishtadvaita. II. He said that the ‘God is Sagunabrahman’
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. Which Bhakti saint preached the concept of Vishishtadvaita?
A)Ramanuja
B)Sankara
C)Madhava
D)Nimbarka
Answer: Ramanuja
- Q. What is meant by a ‘Pir’ in the Sufi tradition?
A)The Guru of the Sufis
B)The Supreme God
C)The greatest of all Sufi saints
D)The orthodox teacher who contests the Sufi beliefs
Answer: The Guru of the Sufis
- Q. Kabir was a disciple of
A)Ramanujana
B)Ramananda
C)Shakracharya
D)None of the above
Answer: Ramananda
- 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. What is the literal meaning of Bhakti?
A)Prayer
B)Salvation
C)Offer words of praise
D)None of the above
Answer: Salvation
- 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. 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. Who among the following Bhakti Saints scored a triumph over the Saivas in public debate at the court of Krishna Deva Raya of Vijyanagar?
A)Chaitanya Maha Prabhu
B)Guru Nanak
C)Shankaracharya
D)Vallabhacharya
Answer: Vallabhacharya
- 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. 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 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. In which century Bhakti movement began?
A)7th century
B)6th century
C)8th century
D)9th century
Answer: 7th century
- Q. Who preaches Vishishtadvaita?
A)Saivaite Nayanmars
B)Tulsidas
C)Sankara
D)Ramanuja
Answer: Ramanuja
- Q. Who was the disciple of Vallabhacharya?
A)Surdas
B)Tulsidas
C)Tukaram
D)Ramanuja
Answer: Surdas
- 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. 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. Which of the following statement is correct definition of Nirguna?
A)It is the concept of a formless Guru
B)It is the concept of a formless God
C)It is the concept of spirituality
D)None of the above
Answer: It is the concept of a formless God
- 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
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