Bhakti Movement History

Q. Sufism the liberal and mystic movement of Islam, reached India in the __________ century?

A
12th
B
11th
C
14th
D
13 th

Correct Answer

11th

More Questions on Bhakti Movement

  • Q. The Sufi Saint, contemporary of Prithviraj Chauhan, was
    A)Sheikh Salim Chisti
    B)Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti
    C)Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya
    D)Baba Farid
    Answer: Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti
  • Q. Who among the following Bhakti Saint emphasised the essential oneness of all religion by describing Hindus and Muslims ‘as pots of the same clay’?
    A)Tulsidas
    B)Kabir
    C)Ramananda
    D)Raidasa
    Answer: Kabir
  • 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. Find out the correct statement (s) related to the features of Bhakti Movement? I. Its proponents preached the ‘unity of the god-head’ and emphasized that ‘devotion to God’ and faith in him led to salvation. II. It laid stress on equality of all human beings and universal brotherhood.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. Who exhorted people to give up selfishness, falsehood and hypocrisy and to lead a life of truth, honesty and kindness?
    A)Guru Nanak
    B)Vallabhacharya
    C)Kabir
    D)Nimbarka
    Answer: Guru Nanak
  • Q. Select the correct order
    A)Mirabai, Kabir Nizamuddin Auliya, Tulsidas
    B)Nizamuddin Auliya, Kabir, Mirabai, Tulsidas
    C)Kabir, Nizamuddin Auliya, Tulsidas, Mirabai
    D)Tulsidas, Mirabai, Kabir, Nizamuddin Auliya
    Answer: Nizamuddin Auliya, Kabir, Mirabai, Tulsidas
  • 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. 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. 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 of the following concept the Bhakti movement of Hinduism saw two ways of imaging the nature of the divine (Brahman)?
    A)Shaivism
    B)Nirguna and Saguna
    C)Sikkhism
    D)Jainism
    Answer: Nirguna and Saguna
  • 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. Who among the following preached gospel of love?
    A)Namadev
    B)Gnandeva
    C)Ekanath
    D)Kabir
    Answer: Namadev
  • 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 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. 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. Who among the following propagated Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma?
    A)Madhava
    B)Vallabhacharya
    C)Merabai
    D)Nimbarka
    Answer: Madhava
  • Q. Which Bhakti saint believes that through love and devotion, song and dance, a devotee can feel the presence of God?
    A)Chaitanya
    B)Gnanadev
    C)Namadeva
    D)Ekanatha
    Answer: Chaitanya
  • Q. Which Sufi’s dargah is at Ajmer?
    A)Qutbdin Bakhtiyar Kaki
    B)Baba Farid
    C)Moinuddin Chisti
    D)Khwaja Bahuddin
    Answer: Moinuddin Chisti
  • 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

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