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This section includes 242 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
Which Bhakti Saints writings influenced Hinduism's Bhakti movement and his verses are found in Sikhism's scripture Adi Granth?%! |
| A. | Ramananda |
| B. | Kabir |
| C. | Mirabai |
| D. | Tukaram |
| Answer» C. Mirabai | |
| 102. |
Who was the founder of the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra in 13th Century?%! |
| A. | Namadev |
| B. | Ekanatha |
| C. | Tukaram |
| D. | Gnanadeva |
| Answer» E. | |
| 103. |
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. | Sikhism |
| B. | Shaivism |
| C. | Vaishanvism |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Shaivism | |
| 104. |
Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the features of Bhakti Movement?I. Condemnation of rituals, ceremonies and blind faithII. Rejection of idol worship by many saints%! |
| A. | I only |
| B. | II only |
| C. | Both I and II |
| D. | Neither I nor II |
| Answer» D. Neither I nor II | |
| 105. |
*$_Which of the following aspect of Bhakti Movement was common with Sufism?? |
| A. | Monotheism or belief in one God |
| B. | Equality and brotherhood of man |
| C. | Rejection of rituals and class Division |
| D. | All of the Above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 106. |
*$_'Sufi Sect' originated and developed in? |
| A. | Islam |
| B. | Christianity |
| C. | Hinduism |
| D. | Zoroastrianism |
| Answer» B. Christianity | |
| 107. |
*$_Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about Bhakti Movement?I. The leader of the bhakti movement focusing on the Lord as Rama was Ramananda.II. Sri Ramanuja Acharya was an Indian philosopher and is recognized as the most important saint of Sri Vaishnavism? |
| A. | Only I |
| B. | Only II |
| C. | Both I & II |
| D. | Neither I nor II |
| Answer» D. Neither I nor II | |
| 108. |
*$_Which of the following Bhakti saint of Maharashtra responsible for creating a background for Maratha nationalism and also opposed all social distinctions?? |
| A. | Gnandeva |
| B. | Namadev |
| C. | Ekanath |
| D. | Tukaram |
| Answer» E. | |
| 109. |
*$_Which of the following reason was influenced by the preaching of Bhakti Saints Nimbarka and Vallabahachrya?? |
| A. | Kannada Region |
| B. | Telugana Region |
| C. | Tamilian Region |
| D. | Maratha Region |
| Answer» C. Tamilian Region | |
| 110. |
*$_Select the correct order? |
| A. | Nizamuddin Auliya, Kabir, Mirabai, Tulsidas |
| B. | Mirabai, Kabir Nizamuddin Auliya, Tulsidas |
| C. | Kabir, Nizamuddin Auliya, Tulsidas, Mirabai |
| D. | Tulsidas, Mirabai, Kabir, Nizamuddin Auliya |
| Answer» B. Mirabai, Kabir Nizamuddin Auliya, Tulsidas | |
| 111. |
*$_The famous Bhakti Saint who be longed to the royal family of Mewar was? |
| A. | Chaitanya |
| B. | Andal |
| C. | Meerabai |
| D. | Ramabai |
| Answer» D. Ramabai | |
| 112. |
*$_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 I |
| B. | Only II |
| C. | Both I & II |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 113. |
*$_Who wrote biography of Chaitanya?? |
| A. | Krishnadasa Kaviraja |
| B. | Namadeva |
| C. | Shankar Dev |
| D. | Both A & B |
| Answer» B. Namadeva | |
| 114. |
*$_Name the famous Sufi saint whose mausoleum was erected at Fatehpur Sikri? |
| A. | Nizamuddin Auliya |
| B. | Sheikh Muin-ud-din Chisti |
| C. | Baba Farid-ud-din |
| D. | Sheikh Salim Chisti |
| Answer» E. | |
| 115. |
*/*_Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was an ascetic Hindu monk and social reformer in 16th century was from? |
| A. | Bihar |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | Orissa |
| D. | Bengal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 116. |
*/*_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. | Kabir |
| B. | Tulsidas |
| C. | Ramananda |
| D. | Raidasa |
| Answer» B. Tulsidas | |
| 117. |
*/*_Which Bhakti Saints writings influenced Hinduism's Bhakti movement and his verses are found in Sikhism's scripture Adi Granth?? |
| A. | Ramananda |
| B. | Kabir |
| C. | Mirabai |
| D. | Tukaram |
| Answer» C. Mirabai | |
| 118. |
*/*_Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the features of Bhakti Movement?I. Condemnation of rituals, ceremonies and blind faithII. Rejection of idol worship by many saints? |
| A. | I only |
| B. | II only |
| C. | Both I and II |
| D. | Neither I nor II |
| Answer» D. Neither I nor II | |
| 119. |
*/*_Who was the founder of the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra in 13th Century?? |
| A. | Namadev |
| B. | Ekanatha |
| C. | Tukaram |
| D. | Gnanadeva |
| Answer» E. | |
| 120. |
*/*_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. | Sikhism |
| B. | Shaivism |
| C. | Vaishanvism |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Shaivism | |
| 121. |
*/*_Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message?? |
| A. | Dadu |
| B. | Kabir |
| C. | Ramananda |
| D. | Tulsidas |
| Answer» D. Tulsidas | |
| 122. |
*/*_The Sufi saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of moving closer to God was? |
| A. | Muin-ud-din-Chisti |
| B. | Baba Farid |
| C. | Saiyid Mummed |
| D. | Shah Alam Bukhari |
| Answer» C. Saiyid Mummed | |
| 123. |
*/*_Which of the following is/are the compositions of Kabir?? |
| A. | Bijak & Sakhi Granth |
| B. | Kabir Granthawali& Anurag Sagar |
| C. | Only B |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 124. |
*/*_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. | Only I |
| B. | I and II |
| C. | I and III |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 125. |
*/*_Which of the following Bhakti Saints poem is compiled in Sur Sagar, Sahitva Ratna and Sur Sarawali?? |
| A. | Sur Das |
| B. | Kabirdas |
| C. | Tulsidas |
| D. | Kalidasa |
| Answer» B. Kabirdas | |
| 126. |
*/*_Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Saint Ramanuja? I. He preached Visishtadvaita. II. He said that the 'God is Sagunabrahman'? |
| A. | Only I |
| B. | Only II |
| C. | Both I & II |
| D. | Neither I nor II |
| Answer» D. Neither I nor II | |
| 127. |
*/*_Select the correct statement (s) with reference to the Bhakti Movement? |
| A. | Collection of Alvar Saints hymns is known as Divya Prabandha |
| B. | Compilation of Alvar Saints poetry / literature Tirumurai is called "Tamil Veda" |
| C. | Both A & B |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Compilation of Alvar Saints poetry / literature Tirumurai is called "Tamil Veda" | |
| 128. |
*/*_The Pandharpur Movement is associated with the Bhakti Movement of? |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Bengal |
| D. | Both (a) and (c) |
| Answer» C. Bengal | |
| 129. |
*/*_Who was the Guru of Kabir?? |
| A. | Ramanuja |
| B. | Ramananda |
| C. | Vallabhacharya |
| D. | Namadeva |
| Answer» C. Vallabhacharya | |
| 130. |
*/*_What is meant by a 'Pir' in the Sufi tradition?? |
| A. | The Supreme God |
| B. | The Guru of the Sufis |
| C. | The greatest of all Sufi saints |
| D. | The orthodox teacher who contests the Sufibeliefs |
| Answer» C. The greatest of all Sufi saints | |
| 131. |
*/*_Which of the following dynasties under the Saivaite Nayanmars and Vashnavaite Alwars preached the Bhakti cult?? |
| A. | Pallavas, Pandyas and Cholas |
| B. | Pallavas, Kaktyas and Cholas |
| C. | Pallavas, Pandyas and Cheras |
| D. | Rashtrakutas, Pandyas and Cholas |
| Answer» B. Pallavas, Kaktyas and Cholas | |
| 132. |
*/*_The most important saint of the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra who was born at Satara and is said to have died in Punjab, was? |
| A. | Jnanesvar |
| B. | Namadeva |
| C. | Tukaram |
| D. | Guru Ramdas |
| Answer» C. Tukaram | |
| 133. |
*/*_Which of the following are the basis tenants of Bhakti Movement?? |
| A. | Ideas was the Bhakti movement—devotion to God. Bhakti to God was accepted as salvation |
| B. | Ideas were the Bhakti movement—devotion to God with the help of a priest. Bhakti to God was accepted as damnation |
| C. | Spiritual sessions in meeting places known as zawiyas, khanqahs, or tekke |
| D. | Described as the interiorization, and intensification of human faith and practice |
| Answer» B. Ideas were the Bhakti movement‚Äö√Ñ√Ædevotion to God with the help of a priest. Bhakti to God was accepted as damnation | |
| 134. |
*/*_Who preaches Visishtadvaita?? |
| A. | Tulsidas |
| B. | Saivaite Nayanmars |
| C. | Sankara |
| D. | Ramanuja |
| Answer» E. | |
| 135. |
*/*_The earliest Sufi order to arrive in India was? |
| A. | Chisti |
| B. | Suhrawardy |
| C. | Qadiri |
| D. | Naqshbandi |
| Answer» B. Suhrawardy | |
| 136. |
*/*_Rudra Sampradaya School was founded by? |
| A. | Ramananda |
| B. | Vallabhacharya |
| C. | Narasi |
| D. | Chaitanya |
| Answer» C. Narasi | |
| 137. |
*/*_Kabir was contemporary of? |
| A. | Guru Nanak |
| B. | Sultan Sikandar Lodi |
| C. | Both (a) and (b) above |
| D. | Babur |
| Answer» D. Babur | |
| 138. |
*/*_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. | Madhava |
| B. | Ramananda |
| C. | Vallabhacharya |
| D. | Chaitnaya |
| Answer» B. Ramananda | |
| 139. |
*/*_Who among the following propagated Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Pramatma in Kannada region?? |
| A. | Mirabai |
| B. | Nimbarka |
| C. | Vallabhacharya |
| D. | Madhav |
| Answer» E. | |
| 140. |
*/*_Consider the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the impact of Bhakti Movement?I. Bhakti Movement resulted in a surge in Hindu literature in regional / vernacular languages mainly in the form of devotional poems and music.II. Bhakti Movement resulted in a surge in Buddhist text in regional / vernacular languages mainly in the form of devotional poems and music? |
| A. | Only I |
| B. | Only II |
| C. | Both I & II |
| D. | Neither I nor II |
| Answer» B. Only II | |
| 141. |
%_Sankardeva was a great bhakti saint of_% |
| A. | Bengal |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Assam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 142. |
%_What is the name of the The collection of hymns of Alvar Saints?_% |
| A. | Divya Prabandha |
| B. | Tamil Veda |
| C. | Kabir Wani |
| D. | Granthawali |
| Answer» B. Tamil Veda | |
| 143. |
%_Who among the following Bhakti Saints was part of the egalitarian, personalized Varkari devotionalism tradition?_% |
| A. | Ramananda |
| B. | Kabir |
| C. | Mirabai |
| D. | Tukaram |
| Answer» E. | |
| 144. |
%_Which saint and reformer of Bengal who popularized the Krishna Cult?_% |
| A. | Vallabhacharya |
| B. | Madhava |
| C. | Chaitanya |
| D. | Nimbarka |
| Answer» D. Nimbarka | |
| 145. |
%_Which of the following Bhakti Saints Krishna is a yogi and lover?_% |
| A. | Ramananda |
| B. | Tukaram |
| C. | Mirabai |
| D. | Kabir |
| Answer» D. Kabir | |
| 146. |
%_Which of the following Bhakti Saint popularised Vaishnava cult in Gujarat?_% |
| A. | Chaitanya |
| B. | Narasi |
| C. | Tulsidas |
| D. | Sankar Dev |
| Answer» C. Tulsidas | |
| 147. |
%_Who among the following Bhakti Saint said that "Abide pure amidst the impurities of the world"?_% |
| A. | Vallabhacharya |
| B. | Madhav |
| C. | Guru Nanak |
| D. | Chaitanya |
| Answer» D. Chaitanya | |
| 148. |
%_Which of the following are the basis tenants of Bhakti Movement?_% |
| A. | Ideas was the Bhakti movement—devotion to God. Bhakti to God was accepted as salvation |
| B. | Ideas were the Bhakti movement—devotion to God with the help of a priest. Bhakti to God was accepted as damnation |
| C. | Spiritual sessions in meeting places known as zawiyas, khanqahs, or tekke |
| D. | Described as the interiorization, and intensification of human faith and practice |
| Answer» B. Ideas were the Bhakti movement‚Äö√Ñ√Ædevotion to God with the help of a priest. Bhakti to God was accepted as damnation | |
| 149. |
_ Sundar Vilas is the work of a famous Bhakti Saint$? |
| A. | Ramananda |
| B. | Guru Nanak |
| C. | Dadu |
| D. | Tukaram |
| Answer» D. Tukaram | |
| 150. |
_ Which of the following dynasties under the Saivaite Nayanmars and Vashnavaite Alwars preached the Bhakti cult?$? |
| A. | Pallavas, Pandyas and Cholas |
| B. | Pallavas, Kaktyas and Cholas |
| C. | Pallavas, Pandyas and Cheras |
| D. | Rashtrakutas, Pandyas and Cholas |
| Answer» B. Pallavas, Kaktyas and Cholas | |