Bhakti Movement History

Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Alvars and Nayanars? I. Some of the earliest bhakti movements (c. sixth century) were led by the Alvars (literally, those who are “immersed” in devotion to Vishnu) and Nayanars (literally, leaders who were devotees of Shiva). II. They travelled from place to place singing hymns in Tamil in praise of their gods. III. During their travels the Alvars and Nayanars identified certain shrines as abodes of their chosen deities

A
I and II
B
Only I
C
I and III
D
All of the above

Correct Answer

All of the above

More Questions on Bhakti Movement

  • Q. Who among the following was/were not disciples of Ramananda?
    A)Sena & Sadhana
    B)Kabir & Raidas
    C)Dhanna & Naraharai
    D)Tulsidas & Mirabai
    Answer: Tulsidas & Mirabai
  • Q. Who was the disciple of Vallabhacharya?
    A)Surdas
    B)Tulsidas
    C)Tukaram
    D)Ramanuja
    Answer: Surdas
  • Q. The Sufi Saint, contemporary of Prithviraj Chauhan, was
    A)Sheikh Salim Chisti
    B)Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti
    C)Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya
    D)Baba Farid
    Answer: Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti
  • Q. The earliest Sufi order to arrive in India was
    A)Suhrawardy
    B)Chisti
    C)Qadiri
    D)Naqshbandi
    Answer: Chisti
  • 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. 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. 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. 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 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 Bhakti Cult preached under the Pallavas, Pandyas and Cholas?
    A)Vashnavaite Alwars
    B)Saivaite Nayanmars
    C)Both A & B
    D)Advaita
    Answer: Both A & B
  • Q. Which statement (s) is/are correct related to the Ramananda? I. He worshipped Ram and Sita but preached the oneness of God and the doctrine of Bhakti for everyone II. Dismissed the caste system and untouchability, simplified rules of worship and made rigidity of the Varnashrama tradition milder
    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 statement (s) is/are correct about Bhakti Movement? I. The leader of the bhakti movement focusing on the Lord as Rama was Ramananda. II. Sri Ramanuja Acharya was an Indian philosopher and is recognized as the most important saint of Sri Vaishnavism
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & 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?
    A)Ramananda
    B)Madhava
    C)Vallabhacharya
    D)Chaitnaya
    Answer: Madhava
  • Q. Who strongly opposed sectarianism and rites and insisted on adoption of Hindi in place of Sanskrit?
    A)Ramanuja
    B)Chaitanya
    C)Sankaracharya
    D)Ramananda
    Answer: Ramananda
  • 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 of the following Bhakti Saints of Krishna is a yogi and lover?
    A)Tukaram
    B)Ramananda
    C)Mirabai
    D)Kabir
    Answer: Mirabai
  • 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. Sufism the liberal and mystic movement of Islam, reached India in the __________ century?
    A)12th
    B)11th
    C)14th
    D)13 th
    Answer: 11th
  • 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. 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

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