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851.

The kingdom to be established in the Ganges valley after the invasion of Timur (1398 AD) was-

A. jaunpur
B. Rampur
C. Khandesh
D. Bundelkhand
Answer» B. Rampur
852.

Who founded Ahmedabad?

A. Ahmad Shah - the first
B. Muhammad Shah
C. Mahmood Begda
D. none of these
Answer» B. Muhammad Shah
853.

By what name was the military department known in the Vijayagan Empire?

A. misconduct
B. Remember
C. ve - velocity
D. none of these
Answer» B. Remember
854.

The poet in Telugu was not included in -

A. nannay
B. Tikanna
C. Yerapragad
D. thiruvalluvar
Answer» E.
855.

Which ruler of Kashmir is remembered by Kashmiri asBadshah(Great Sultan) -

A. Zain-ul-Abidin
B. Sultan Alexander Butshikan
C. sultan shihabuddin
D. sultan qutubuddin
Answer» B. Sultan Alexander Butshikan
856.

Which Sultan of Bengal got the Mahabharata translated into Bengali?

A. Alauddin Hussain Shah
B. Nusrat Shah
C. Raja Ganesh
D. none of these
Answer» C. Raja Ganesh
857.

Who brought the Bahmani kingdom to its climax?

A. Alauddin Hassan
B. Tajuddin Firoz
C. Mahmud Gawan
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
858.

In which language did the famous ruler of Kashmir get the translation of Sanskrit texts like KashmiriBadshahRatranginietc.?

A. in Urdu
B. in Arabic
C. in Farsi
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
859.

The early exponents of Bhakti movement were

A. Ramanuj Acharya
B. Gyandev / Dnyaneshwar
C. Vallabh Acharya
D. nimbarkacharya
Answer» B. Gyandev / Dnyaneshwar
860.

Which historian called Krishnadev Raj's campaign against Prataparudra Gajapati, the ruler of Orissa, as the most spectacular military event of 16th century Indian history?

A. V. a . smith
B. lanepool
C. Neelkanth Shastri
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
861.

Which was the first state to become independent from the Bahmani kingdom?

A. Berar
B. bijapur
C. Ahmednagar
D. golkonda
Answer» B. bijapur
862.

Who among the following was the first Muslim ruler of India who ordered not to collectJizyatax from Hindus?

A. Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah
B. Muhammad Shah I
C. daud - the first
D. None of these
Answer» B. Muhammad Shah I
863.

The Bhakti sect in Maharashtra was spread by the teachings of which of the following?

A. Sant Tukaram
B. Sant Dnyaneshwar
C. Samarth Guru Ramdas
D. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Answer» C. Samarth Guru Ramdas
864.

Which state became independent last in the Bahmani kingdom?

A. bijapur
B. Ahmednagar
C. Roundabout
D. Bidar
Answer» E.
865.

To which sect did Chaitanya Mahaprabhu belong?

A. Sri Sampradaya
B. Warkari sect
C. Gaudiya sect
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
866.

Who is credited with bringing the Bhakti movement from South India to North India?

A. Shankaracharya
B. ramanuja
C. Ramanand
D. Kabir
Answer» D. Kabir
867.

Where is Adina Mosque located?

A. in jaunpur
B. in bengal
C. in Gujarat
D. none of these
Answer» C. in Gujarat
868.

Which saint made the medium of dance and songs (Kirtan) to experience God near him?

A. shankardev
B. Chandi Das
C. Gyandev
D. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Answer» E.
869.

Who represented this movement in Assam during the Bhakti movement?

A. shankardev
B. Tukaram
C. Narsingh Mehta
D. none of these
Answer» B. Tukaram
870.

The pioneers of Bhakti movement in Punjab were

A. Nanak
B. Arjun Dev
C. tegh bahadur
D. Guru Gobind Singh
Answer» B. Arjun Dev
871.

Guru Nanak's teachings are -

A. of human fraternity
B. to form a fighting organization of the Sikhs
C. of Sikhism as a religion
D. of the unity of the Sikhs
Answer» B. to form a fighting organization of the Sikhs
872.

The first Acharya to give philosophical basis to Bhakti was-

A. Ramanuj Acharya
B. Shankaracharya
C. Madhvacharya
D. Vallabhacharya
Answer» B. Shankaracharya
873.

The founder ofMahapurushiya Dharma(a refuge sect) was-

A. Ramanuj Acharya
B. Vallabh Acharya
C. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
D. shankardev
Answer» E.
874.

The poet Chandidas contributed to the popularization of which of the following languages?

A. Bengali
B. Hindi
C. Marathi
D. Gujarati
Answer» B. Hindi
875.

The author ofGeet Govindis -

A. banabhatta
B. Jaydev
C. surdas
D. Chaitanya
Answer» C. surdas
876.

The followers of Ramanuja are called -

A. Shaiva
B. Vaishnava
C. monism
D. Avadhut
Answer» C. monism
877.

There was a common feature among all the Bhakti saints that they -

A. Write your speech in that language which was understood by his devotees.
B. Denying the power of the priestly class
C. women were encouraged to go to the temple
D. encourage idol worship
Answer» B. Denying the power of the priestly class
878.

Bhakti Rasa poetess Mirabai was -

A. a noble woman who never married
B. Belonging to a Gujarati royal family, married to a Rajput
C. Daughter of a priest from Madhya Pradesh
D. wife of a Rajput ruler
Answer» E.
879.

Shankaracharya was born in 788 AD. I happened in which village of Kerala?

A. Kaladi / Kaladi
B. nimbapur
C. Udipi
D. none of these
Answer» B. nimbapur
880.

The main similarity in the life philosophy of Buddha and Mirabai was -

A. observance of non-violence
B. penance for nirvana
C. the world is sad
D. telling the truth
Answer» D. telling the truth
881.

Ramanujacharya was successful in making Vititga, a Jain religious ruler of the Hoysala dynasty, a Vaishnavite. What did Chittig change its name to?

A. Vishnuvardhana
B. Vishnuswamy
C. Ramaswamy
D. vithalaswami
Answer» B. Vishnuswamy
882.

Ramanujacharya had to leave Trichanapalli and go to Mysore due to the threat of which staunch Shaivite Chola ruler?

A. Rajaraja I
B. Rajendra - I
C. Kulotuge I
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
883.

Who was the saint of South India who spent most of his life in Vrindavan in North India?

A. Ramanujacharya
B. Nimbark Acharya
C. Madhvacharya
D. Vishnu Swami
Answer» C. Madhvacharya
884.

The name of the husband of famous bhakt poetess Meerabai was -

A. Rana Ratan Singh
B. prince bhojraj
C. Rana Udai Singh
D. Tell Rana
Answer» C. Rana Udai Singh
885.

Adishankar, who later became Shankaracharya, was born in-

A. in Kashmir
B. in West Bengal
C. in Andhra Pradesh
D. in Kerala
Answer» E.
886.

Bhakti movement was started by -

A. Alvar - by Nayanar saints
B. Sufi - by saints
C. by surdas
D. by Tulsidas
Answer» B. Sufi - by saints
887.

The center of the Vithoba or Vitthal (a name for Vishnu) movement in Maharashtra was

A. pandharpur
B. Paithan
C. Carly
D. elephanta
Answer» B. Paithan
888.

In the field of devotion, who stopped theShudrasfrom accepting Islam by giving them the right of Bhagvat Darshan and salvation?

A. Ramanujacharya
B. Vallabhacharya
C. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
D. Madhvacharya
Answer» B. Vallabhacharya
889.

Brahma is the truth and the world is false (illusion or maya) - whose statement is this?

A. Shankaracharya
B. Ramanujacharya
C. Vallabhacharya
D. Chaitanya
Answer» B. Ramanujacharya
890.

f Sanskrit is the deity, then is my mother tongue (Marathi) the Dasyu language, - Whose quote is this?

A. Gyandev
B. Eknath
C. Tukaram
D. Ramdas
Answer» C. Tukaram
891.

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order -

A. Shankaracharya - Ramanuja - Chaitanya
B. Ramanuja - Shankaracharya - Chaitanya
C. Ramanuja - Chaitanya - Shankaracharya
D. Shankaracharya - Chaitanya - Ramanuja
Answer» B. Ramanuja - Shankaracharya - Chaitanya
892.

The birth place of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is -

A. Nadia / Navadweep
B. Talwandi
C. nimbapur
D. Maghar
Answer» B. Talwandi
893.

Which Vaishnava saint was a disciple of the Orissa king Pratparudra?

A. Chaitanya
B. shankardev
C. Kabir
D. Chandidas
Answer» B. shankardev
894.

Who is considered the founder of Sikhism / Sikhism?

A. Guru Nanak
B. Arjun Dev
C. tegh bahadur
D. Guru Gobind Singh
Answer» B. Arjun Dev
895.

Who was the spiritual teacher of Shivaji?

A. Ramdas
B. Tukaram
C. Eknath
D. none of these
Answer» B. Tukaram
896.

Who is credited for popularizing Vaishnavism in Bengal and Orissa?

A. Chaitanya
B. Kabir
C. Ramanujacharya
D. Nanak
Answer» B. Kabir
897.

he caste-line does not ask anyone / Hari's bhaje who is so Hari's - whose lines are these -

A. Ramanand
B. Kabir
C. Basil
D. Sur
Answer» B. Kabir
898.

Guru Nanak was born in 1469 AD. I was told -

A. Talwandi / Nankana
B. Multan
C. Amritsar
D. Ropar
Answer» B. Multan
899.

Who among the following was not a proponent of Bhakti movement?

A. Nagarjuna
B. Tukaram
C. Tyagaraja
D. Vallabhacharya
Answer» B. Tukaram
900.

The author ofDas Bodhwas-

A. Eknath
B. Tukaram
C. Ramdas
D. Tulsidas
Answer» D. Tulsidas