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. 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 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. Select the correct statement (s) related to the Vallabhacharya: I. His doctrine came to be known as “Pushti Marga” for his successors laid stress on the physical side of Krishna’s sports. II. He is the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness or ISKCON, commonly called the “Hare Krishnas”
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Only I
  • Q. Find out the contributions of Bhakti Movement in India: I. Surge in vernacular Literature II. Development of Philosophies III. Devotional transformation of society and Inclusiveness IV. New forms of Worship
    A)I, II, III & IV
    B)I, II & IV
    C)Both I & IV
    D)Only IV
    Answer: I, II, III & IV
  • 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
    Answer: Divya Prabandha
  • 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 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. Which of the following Bhakti sect founded by Birbhan and their religious granth is revered like the Granth of the Sikhs?
    A)Satnamis
    B)Pothi
    C)Vaishanavism
    D)Shaivism
    Answer: Satnamis
  • Q. Sri Ramanuja Acharya was an Indian philosopher and is recognized as the most important saint of
    A)Sri Vaishavism
    B)Sri Vaishnavism
    C)Nirguna
    D)Sikkhism
    Answer: Sri Vaishnavism
  • 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 is an intensely emotional form of Hinduism that flourished from the sixteenth century, mainly in Bengal and eastern Orissa?
    A)Krishna cult of Vallabhacharya
    B)Gaudiya Sampradaya
    C)Shiva cult of Vallabhacharya
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Gaudiya Sampradaya
  • Q. Which saint and reformer of Bengal who popularized the Krishna Cult?
    A)Madhava
    B)Vallabhacharya
    C)Chaitanya
    D)Nimbarka
    Answer: Chaitanya
  • Q. Who among the following composed the Hindi version of Ramayana?
    A)Valmiki
    B)Tulsidas
    C)Ramananda
    D)Kabir
    Answer: Tulsidas
  • 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 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. 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 among the following Bhakti Saints was part of the egalitarian, personalized Varkari devotionalism tradition?
    A)Kabir
    B)Ramananda
    C)Mirabai
    D)Tukaram
    Answer: Tukaram
  • 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. Consider the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the impact of Bhakti Movement? I. Bhakti Movement resulted in a surge in Hindu literature in regional / vernacular languages mainly in the form of devotional poems and music. II. Bhakti Movement resulted in a surge in Buddhist text in regional / vernacular languages mainly in the form of devotional poems and music.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Only I
  • Q. Who wrote a commentry of Bhagvat Gita called Gnaneswari?
    A)Namadev
    B)Gnandeva
    C)Ekanath
    D)Both A & B
    Answer: Gnandeva

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