More Questions on Bhakti Movement
- Q. Where was saint kabir born?
A)Varanasi
B)Delhi
C)Mathura
D)Hyderabad
Answer: Varanasi
- 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 was the greatest Bhakti poet of Maharasthra?
A)Tukaram
B)Ramdas
C)Namdeva
D)Eknath
Answer: Tukaram
- Q. The famous Bhakti Saint who belonged to the royal family of Mewar was
A)Andal
B)Chaitanya
C)Meerabai
D)Ramabai
Answer: Meerabai
- Q. Who began the Achintayabhedabhedavada School of theology?
A)Mirabai
B)Chaitanya
C)Tulsidas
D)Surdas
Answer: Chaitanya
- Q. Who among the following Bhakti Saint said that “Abide pure amidst the impurities of the world”?
A)Madhav
B)Vallabhacharya
C)Guru Nanak
D)Chaitanya
Answer: Guru Nanak
- 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. 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 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. What is the literal meaning of Bhakti?
A)Prayer
B)Salvation
C)Offer words of praise
D)None of the above
Answer: Salvation
- 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 statement (s) is/are correct about Bhakti Movement? I. The leader of the bhakti movement focusing on the Lord as Rama was Ramananda. II. Sri Ramanuja Acharya was an Indian philosopher and is recognized as the most important saint of Sri Vaishnavism
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. Who founded the faith on a ritual-free, simple “Sat Shri Akal” or the worship of God and truth?
A)Guru Nanak
B)Dadu Dayal
C)Sri Chaitanya
D)Guru Govind Singh
Answer: Guru Nanak
- 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 founder of the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra in 13th Century?
A)Ekanatha
B)Namadev
C)Tukaram
D)Gnanadeva
Answer: Gnanadeva
- Q. Which of the following Bhakti Saints poem is compiled in Sur Sagar, Sahitva Ratna and Sur Sarawali?
A)Kabirdas
B)Sur Das
C)Tulsidas
D)Kalidasa
Answer: Sur Das
- Q. Who was among the following Bhakti saints gave a new orientation of Hinduism through his doctrine of Advaita or Monism?
A)Sankara
B)Ramanuja
C)Guru Nanak
D)Chaitanya
Answer: Sankara
- Q. Who wrote biography of Chaitanya?
A)Namadeva
B)Krishnadasa Kaviraja
C)Shankar Dev
D)Both A & B
Answer: Krishnadasa Kaviraja
- 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. Who among the following Bhakti Saints was responsible for founding many punyakshetras along the length and breadth of India, by taming avatars of Parvati and imprisoning her essence in Sri Chakras?
A)Ramanada Saraswati
B)Shankaracharya
C)Tulsidas
D)Valmiki
Answer: Shankaracharya
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