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. The earliest Sufi order to arrive in India was
A)Suhrawardy B)Chisti C)Qadiri D)Naqshbandi
Answer: Chisti
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. 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. 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. 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. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the early traditions of Bhakti? I. In the course of the evolution of forms of worship, in many instances, poet-saints emerged as leaders around whom there developed a community of devotees. II. Brahmanas remained important intermediaries between gods and devotees in several forms of bhakti. III. At a different level, historians of religion often classify bhakti traditions into two broad categories: saguna (with attributes) and nirguna (without attributes)
A)I and II B)Only I C)I and III D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the cardinal principle of Bhakti Cult? I. It was influencing devotion to a personal God, whose grace was the only means of attaining salvation or Mukti. II. It stressed the idea of a personal God and pointed out the absurdity of the caste system in the presence of God and the futility of external rites and ceremonies.
A)Only II B)Only I C)Both I & II D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
Q. Who among the following Bhakti Saints scored a triumph over the Saivas in public debate at the court of Krishna Deva Raya of Vijyanagar?
A)Chaitanya Maha Prabhu B)Guru Nanak C)Shankaracharya D)Vallabhacharya
Answer: Vallabhacharya
Q. Which of the following Bhakti Saints of Krishna is a yogi and lover?
A)Tukaram B)Ramananda C)Mirabai D)Kabir
Answer: Mirabai
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. Which of the following Bhakti Saints poem is compiled in Sur Sagar, Sahitva Ratna and Sur Sarawali?
A)Kabirdas B)Sur Das C)Tulsidas D)Kalidasa
Answer: Sur Das
Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Saint Ramanuja? I. He preached Vishishtadvaita. II. He said that the ‘God is Sagunabrahman’
A)Only II B)Only I C)Both I & II D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
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. 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 wrote a commentry of Bhagvat Gita called Gnaneswari?
A)Namadev B)Gnandeva C)Ekanath D)Both A & B
Answer: Gnandeva
Q. Who began the Achintayabhedabhedavada School of theology?
A)Mirabai B)Chaitanya C)Tulsidas D)Surdas
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. Who among the following was the reformer and philosopher from Ramanandi Sampradaya in the lineage of Jagadguru Ramanandacharya renowned for his devotion to the Lord Shri Rama?
A)Tukaram B)Ramananda C)Valmiki D)Tulsidas
Answer: Tulsidas
Q. Sundar Vilas is the work of a famous Bhakti Saint
A)Guru Nanak B)Ramananda C)Dadu D)Tukaram
Answer: Dadu
Q. Different Sufi schools or orders in India were known as
