Q. Who wrote Dasa Sloki, which deals with three realities (tri-tattava) –Brahma (Krishna), soul (Chit) and matter (Achit)?
A)Ramanuja B)Nimbarka C)Madhva D)Vallabhacharya
Answer: Nimbarka
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. 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. The famous Bhakti Saint who belonged to the royal family of Mewar was
Q. Sundar Vilas is the work of a famous Bhakti Saint
A)Guru Nanak B)Ramananda C)Dadu D)Tukaram
Answer: Dadu
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. 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 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 Pandharpur Movement is associated with the Bhakti Movement of
A)Maharashtra B)Assam C)Bengal D)Both (a) and (c)
Answer: Maharashtra
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?
Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Movement? I. Originated as a reaction against caste division, untouchability and ritualism in India. II. Devotion was the pivotal point in the Bhakti cult in uniting human soul with god.
A)II only B)I only C)Both I and II D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Saint Chaitanya? I. He popularised the Krishna Cult in Bengal. II. He believes that through love and devotion, song and dance, a devotee can feel the presence of God?
A)Only II B)Only I C)Both I & II D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
Q. The most important saint of the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra who was born at Satara and is said to have died in Punjab, was
A)Namadeva B)Jnanesvar C)Tukaram D)Guru Ramdas
Answer: Namadeva
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. 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. 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
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. Which Bhakti saint preached the concept of Vishishtadvaita?
A)Ramanuja B)Sankara C)Madhava D)Nimbarka
Answer: Ramanuja
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
