Q. Which of the following Bhakti Saints of Krishna is a yogi and lover?
A
Tukaram
B
Ramananda
C
Mirabai
D
Kabir
Correct Answer
Mirabai
More Questions on Bhakti Movement
Q. Rudra Sampradaya School was founded by
A)Vallabhacharya B)Ramananda C)Narasi D)Chaitanya
Answer: Vallabhacharya
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 Bhakti saint preached the concept of Vishishtadvaita?
A)Ramanuja B)Sankara C)Madhava D)Nimbarka
Answer: Ramanuja
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. Which of the following aspects is not common to both Bhakti movement and Sufi movement?
A)Worship of idols B)Personal love for God C)Mysticism D)Visit to holy shrines
Answer: Worship of idols
Q. In which century Bhakti movement began?
A)7th century B)6th century C)8th century D)9th century
Answer: 7th century
Q. Which of the following text introduces bhakti marga (the path of faith/devotion) as one of three ways to spiritual freedom and release?
A)Vedanta B)Vedas C)Brahamans D)Bhagwat Gita
Answer: Bhagwat Gita
Q. Which Bhakti Saints known as Sri Gauranga, was a popular Vaishnava saint and reformer from Bengal?
A)Mirabai B)Chaitanya C)Sankaracharya D)Kabir
Answer: Chaitanya
Q. Which statement (s) is/are correct related to the Kabir. I. He was the disciple of Ramananda and the most liberal among medieval Indian reformers. II. He was possibly a contemporary of Sultan Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (1489-1517)
A)II only B)I only C)Both I and II D)Neither I nor II
Answer: I only
Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the features of Bhakti Movement? I. Condemnation of rituals, ceremonies and blind faith. II. Rejection of idol worship by many saints.
A)II only B)I only C)Both I and II D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
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 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
Q. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was an ascetic Hindu monk and social reformer in 16th century was from
A)Assam B)Bihar C)Orissa D)Bengal
Answer: Bengal
Q. The earliest Sufi order to arrive in India was
A)Suhrawardy B)Chisti C)Qadiri D)Naqshbandi
Answer: Chisti
Q. Who began the Achintayabhedabhedavada School of theology?
A)Mirabai B)Chaitanya C)Tulsidas D)Surdas
Answer: Chaitanya
Q. Who was the the founder of the Ramanandi Sampradaya, the largest monastic Hindu renunciant community in modern times?
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 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. Who founded the faith on a ritual-free, simple “Sat Shri Akal” or the worship of God and truth?
