More Questions on Bhakti Movement
- 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. Who among the following Bhakti Saints was responsible for founding many punyakshetras along the length and breadth of India, by taming avatars of Parvati and imprisoning her essence in Sri Chakras?
 A)Ramanada Saraswati
 B)Shankaracharya
 C)Tulsidas
 D)Valmiki
 Answer: Shankaracharya
 
- 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 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. Which of the following is associated with Sufi saints?
 A)Dakhma
 B)Tripitaka
 C)Khanjah
 D)Synagogue
 Answer: Khanjah
 
- 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. Which of the following was the basic premise of Bhakti Movement?
 A)Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God was the only means of Salvation
 B)Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God with the help of Brahmins was the only means of Salvation
 C)Both A & B
 D)None of the above
 Answer: Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God was the only means of Salvation
 
- Q. Which of the following cult was popularised by Chaitanya?
 A)Krishna Cult
 B)Shiva Cult
 C)Eknathwad
 D)All of the above
 Answer: Krishna Cult
 
- Q. Select the incorrect statement (s) about Bhakti Saint Ramananda. I. He advocated prabattimarga or path of self-surrender to God. II. He propagated ‘Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma’.
 A)Only II
 B)Only I
 C)Both I & II
 D)Neither I nor II
 Answer: Neither I nor II
 
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Dadu Dayal or Dadu: I. He was a worshipper of Lord Krishna. II. He was not for caste or class distinctions and his objective was establishing harmony among all faiths.
 A)II only
 B)I only
 C)Both I and II
 D)Neither I nor II
 Answer: II only
 
- Q. The Pandharpur Movement is associated with the Bhakti Movement of
 A)Maharashtra
 B)Assam
 C)Bengal
 D)Both (a) and (c)
 Answer: Maharashtra
 
- Q. Who exhorted people to give up selfishness, falsehood and hypocrisy and to lead a life of truth, honesty and kindness?
 A)Guru Nanak
 B)Vallabhacharya
 C)Kabir
 D)Nimbarka
 Answer: Guru Nanak
 
- 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. Who founded the faith on a ritual-free, simple “Sat Shri Akal” or the worship of God and truth?
 A)Guru Nanak
 B)Dadu Dayal
 C)Sri Chaitanya
 D)Guru Govind Singh
 Answer: Guru Nanak
 
- 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. 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. What is meant by a ‘Pir’ in the Sufi tradition?
 A)The Guru of the Sufis
 B)The Supreme God
 C)The greatest of all Sufi saints
 D)The orthodox teacher who contests the Sufi beliefs
 Answer: The Guru of the Sufis
 
- 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. Bhakti Saint who was contemporary of Sivaji?
 A)Ekanatha
 B)Namadev
 C)Tukaram
 D)Gnanadeva
 Answer: Tukaram
 
- Q. Who preaches Vishishtadvaita?
 A)Saivaite Nayanmars
 B)Tulsidas
 C)Sankara
 D)Ramanuja
 Answer: Ramanuja
 
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