More Questions on Bhakti Movement
- 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. Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message?
A)Kabir
B)Dadu
C)Ramananda
D)Tulsidas
Answer: Ramananda
- Q. Kabir was contemporary of
A)Sultan Sikandar Lodi
B)Guru Nanak
C)Both (A) and (B) above
D)Babur
Answer: Both (A) and (B) above
- 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 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. Who was the greatest Bhakti poet of Maharasthra?
A)Tukaram
B)Ramdas
C)Namdeva
D)Eknath
Answer: Tukaram
- 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. 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. The first Bhakti Movement was organised by
A)Meera
B)Nanak
C)Ramdas
D)Ramanujacharya
Answer: Ramanujacharya
- Q. Which Bhakti Saints writings influenced Hinduism’s Bhakti movement and his verses are found in Sikhism’s scripture Adi Granth?
A)Kabir
B)Ramananda
C)Mirabai
D)Tukaram
Answer: Kabir
- 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. 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. 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. Sufi Sect’ originated and developed in
A)Christianity
B)Islam
C)Hinduism
D)Zoroastrianism
Answer: Islam
- Q. Sundar Vilas is the work of a famous Bhakti Saint
A)Guru Nanak
B)Ramananda
C)Dadu
D)Tukaram
Answer: Dadu
- 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. Who wrote a commentry of Bhagvat Gita called Gnaneswari?
A)Namadev
B)Gnandeva
C)Ekanath
D)Both A & B
Answer: Gnandeva
- Q. Who was the Guru of Kabir?
A)Ramananda
B)Ramanuja
C)Vallabhacharya
D)Namadeva
Answer: Ramananda
- 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 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
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