Q. Who wrote a commentary on the Brahma sutras refuted Shari Kara and offered an interpretation based on the theistic ideas?
A
Ramanuja
B
Nimbarka
C
Madhva
D
Vallabhacharya
Correct Answer
Ramanuja
More Questions on Bhakti Movement
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. Which of the following sect is emphasised on nirguni Bhakti – devotion to a divine without Gunas (qualities or form), but it accepts both nirguni and saguni forms of the divine?
A)Shaivism B)Sikhism C)Vaishanvism D)All of the above
Answer: Sikhism
Q. Who among the following Bhakti Saint emphasised the essential oneness of all religion by describing Hindus and Muslims ‘as pots of the same clay’?
A)Tulsidas B)Kabir C)Ramananda D)Raidasa
Answer: Kabir
Q. Who said that, the religion was highly practical and sternly ethical?
A)Namadeva B)Chaitanya C)Guru Nanak D)Kabir
Answer: Guru Nanak
Q. Who among the following propagated Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Pramatma in Kannada region?
A)Nimbarka B)Mirabai C)Vallabhacharya D)Madhav
Answer: Madhav
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?
Q. Who was the the founder of the Ramanandi Sampradaya, the largest monastic Hindu renunciant community in modern times?
A)Tukaram B)Ramananda C)Mirabai D)Kabir
Answer: Ramananda
Q. Who among the following was born into a Rathore royal family of Kudki district of Pali, Rajasthan and was a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna?
A)Mirabai B)Ramananda C)Tukaram D)Kabir
Answer: Mirabai
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 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 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. 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 Bhakti Saint popularised Vaishnava cult in Gujarat?
A)Narasi B)Chaitanya C)Tulsidas D)Sankar Dev
Answer: Narasi
Q. Which of the following text introduces bhakti marga (the path of faith/devotion) as one of three ways to spiritual freedom and release?
Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Movement? I. Originated as a reaction against caste division, untouchability and ritualism in India. II. Devotion was the pivotal point in the Bhakti cult in uniting human soul with god.
A)II only B)I only C)Both I and II D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
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. Who wrote a commentry of Bhagvat Gita called Gnaneswari?
