Bhakti Movement History

Q. What is the name of the The collection of hymns of Alvar Saints?

A
Tamil Veda
B
Divya Prabandha
C
Kabir Wani
D
Granthawali

Correct Answer

Divya Prabandha

More Questions on Bhakti Movement

  • Q. Which Bhakti saint preached the concept of Vishishtadvaita?
    A)Ramanuja
    B)Sankara
    C)Madhava
    D)Nimbarka
    Answer: Ramanuja
  • Q. Rudra Sampradaya School was founded by
    A)Vallabhacharya
    B)Ramananda
    C)Narasi
    D)Chaitanya
    Answer: Vallabhacharya
  • 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. 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. Who said that, the religion was highly practical and sternly ethical?
    A)Namadeva
    B)Chaitanya
    C)Guru Nanak
    D)Kabir
    Answer: Guru Nanak
  • 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. 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. Who was the founder of the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra in 13th Century?
    A)Ekanatha
    B)Namadev
    C)Tukaram
    D)Gnanadeva
    Answer: Gnanadeva
  • Q. Select the correct statement related to the Bhakti Movement in Medieval History in India
    A)To the theistic devotional trend that emerged in medieval Hinduism and later revolutionised in Jainism
    B)To the theistic devotional trend that emerged in medieval Hinduism and later revolutionised in Buddhism
    C)To the theistic devotional trend that emerged in medieval Hinduism and later revolutionised in Sikhism
    D)None of the above
    Answer: To the theistic devotional trend that emerged in medieval Hinduism and later revolutionised in Sikhism
  • 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 is/are the compositions of Kabir?
    A)Kabir Granthawali& Anurag Sagar
    B)Bijak & Sakhi Granth
    C)Only B
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • 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 wrote Shiksha Ashtak which was called as the cream of the Shastras?
    A)Tulsidas
    B)Mirabai
    C)Kabir
    D)Chaitanya
    Answer: Chaitanya
  • 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 first Bhakti Movement was organised by
    A)Meera
    B)Nanak
    C)Ramdas
    D)Ramanujacharya
    Answer: Ramanujacharya
  • Q. Which of the following are the basis tenants of Bhakti Movement?
    A)Ideas were the Bhakti movement—devotion to God with the help of a priest. Bhakti to God was accepted as damnation
    B)Ideas was the Bhakti movement—devotion to God. Bhakti to God was accepted as salvation
    C)Spiritual sessions in meeting places known as zawiyas, khanqahs, or tekke
    D)Described as the interiorization, and intensification of human faith and practice
    Answer: Ideas was the Bhakti movement—devotion to God. Bhakti to God was accepted as salvation
  • 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. Who was the disciple of Vallabhacharya?
    A)Surdas
    B)Tulsidas
    C)Tukaram
    D)Ramanuja
    Answer: Surdas
  • Q. Which of the following reason was influenced by the preaching of Bhakti Saints Nimbarka and Vallabhacharya?
    A)Telangana Region
    B)Kannada Region
    C)Tamilian Region
    D)Maratha Region
    Answer: Telangana Region
  • 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

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