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901. |
The basic mantra of the lazy - the dragon should not do the chakri, the bird should not do the work. |
A. | dadu dayal |
B. | Malukdas |
C. | Kabir |
D. | Basil |
Answer» C. Kabir | |
902. |
The most recognized opinion regarding the origin of the wordSufiis- |
A. | From the word Suf (wool) because Sufis used to wear woolen blankets or cloaks |
B. | From the word Safa (purity, chastity) because the heart, soul, thoughts and actions of the Sufis were pure and pure. |
C. | From the word Suf (congregation) because the behavior of these Sufis was similar to the people of the congregation associated with the Prophet |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. From the word Safa (purity, chastity) because the heart, soul, thoughts and actions of the Sufis were pure and pure. | |
903. |
The favorite hymn of Mahatma Gandhi - Vaishnav Jan To Tene Kahiye / Who is the author of Pir Parai Jaane Re - |
A. | Narsi / Narsingh Mehta |
B. | Vallabhacharya |
C. | Kabirdas |
D. | surdas |
Answer» B. Vallabhacharya | |
904. |
By which Sufi declared himselfAnalhak(I am God - similar to Advaitamat'sAham Brahmasmi- I am Brahma - ) that is why he was hanged? |
A. | ibnul arabi |
B. | Mansoor Al Hajjaj |
C. | baba farid |
D. | muhunuddin chishti |
Answer» C. baba farid | |
905. |
The Mughal ruler Muhammad Shah Rangeela was a follower of which sect? |
A. | Shiv Narayan |
B. | radhavallabh |
C. | Asylum |
D. | satnami |
Answer» B. radhavallabh | |
906. |
What is false about the Sufis? |
A. | He challenged the Ulema and denied their importance. |
B. | They believed that God could be attained through love and music. |
C. | Sufi people gave more importance to Guru |
D. | His ideology was radical |
Answer» E. | |
907. |
Narsi Mehta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The famous saints of |
A. | Gujarat |
B. | Maharashtra |
C. | Rajasthan |
D. | A state in Eastern India |
Answer» B. Maharashtra | |
908. |
The Sufi Silsila (sect) is basically related to – |
A. | Hinduism |
B. | Sikhism |
C. | Islam |
D. | Buddhism |
Answer» D. Buddhism | |
909. |
The Islamic mystic movement is called |
A. | Sufi Movement |
B. | Din-e-Ilahi |
C. | Tawhid-e-Ilahi |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. Din-e-Ilahi | |
910. |
The first Sufi of the Firdausi sequence was |
A. | Badruddin Samarkandi |
B. | Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki |
C. | Sheikh Fareed |
D. | Sharfuddin Ahmad ibn Makhdoom Yahya Maneri |
Answer» E. | |
911. |
Who among the following Sufi silsils (sects) was against music? |
A. | chishti |
B. | suhrawardi |
C. | Qadiri |
D. | Nakshabandi |
Answer» E. | |
912. |
Which Sufi sequence got the most popularity in India? |
A. | chishti |
B. | suhrawardi |
C. | firdausi |
D. | Nakshabandi |
Answer» B. suhrawardi | |
913. |
Which Sufi of Chishti silila is known asCharag-e-Dehlvi(Lamp of Delhi)? |
A. | Nizamuddin Auliya |
B. | sheikh nasiruddin |
C. | Muhammad Gesudraj 'Bandanwaz' |
D. | Salim Chishti |
Answer» C. Muhammad Gesudraj 'Bandanwaz' | |
914. |
Who among the following is called the father of Hindi Khari Boli? |
A. | Amir Khusro |
B. | Joyce |
C. | Kabir |
D. | Rahim |
Answer» B. Joyce | |
915. |
Which of the following was not of Chishti sequence? |
A. | Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki |
B. | Sheikh Hamiduddin Nagori |
C. | baba farid |
D. | Sheikh Bahauddin Zakaria |
Answer» E. | |
916. |
Which of the following Sultans refused to be presented by Nizamuddin Aulian? |
A. | Jalauddin Firoji Khilji |
B. | Alauddin Khilji |
C. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
D. | Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq |
Answer» B. Alauddin Khilji | |
917. |
Which Sufi order was adopted by Shikoh? |
A. | chishti |
B. | Nakshabandi |
C. | firdausi |
D. | Qadiri |
Answer» E. | |
918. |
Under what title did Dara Shikoh translate the Upanishads into Persian? |
A. | Al Fehrisht |
B. | Kitab-ul-Byan |
C. | Majm-ul-Bahrain |
D. | Sirre-e-Akbar |
Answer» E. | |
919. |
Which Sufi saint got the title ofSultan-i-Tariqin(Sultan of Sannyasis)? |
A. | Khwaja Qutubuddin |
B. | Sheikh Hamiduddin Nagori |
C. | Salim Chishti |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. Salim Chishti | |
920. |
Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti came to Rajasthan during the reign of - |
A. | Maharana Pratap |
B. | Tell Rana |
C. | Rana Kumbha |
D. | Prithvi Raj Chauhan |
Answer» E. | |
921. |
The famous Safi Salim Chishti lived in – |
A. | in Delhi |
B. | in Ajmer |
C. | in Fatehpur Shikhari |
D. | in lahore |
Answer» D. in lahore | |
922. |
The area of activity of Sheikh Fariduddin Masood Ganj-e-Shakar (Sheikh Farid/Baba Farid) was – |
A. | Ajmer |
B. | Delhi |
C. | Sikri |
D. | Hansi and Ajodhan |
Answer» E. | |
923. |
Sufi, also known asMuhajid(religious reformer), a supporter of theWahdat-ul-Shuhud(Dualism of India) doctrine and who was arrested by the Mughal emperor on the allegation that he was a hypocrite and claimed that Who was ahead of the first three caliphs in spiritual fields? |
A. | sheikh ahmed farooq sirhindi |
B. | by Shikoh |
C. | Khwaja Baki Villah |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. by Shikoh | |
924. |
ufia Kalamwhich is a type of devotional music, is characterized by - |
A. | of Gujarat |
B. | of Kashmir |
C. | of Rajasthan |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. of Rajasthan | |
925. |
Which title ofSheikh-ul-Islamwas given by Sultan Iltutmish of Delhi Sultanate? |
A. | muinuddin chishti |
B. | Sheikh Bahauddin Zakaria |
C. | baba farid |
D. | Salim Chishti |
Answer» C. baba farid | |
926. |
Which Sufi saint is calledMehboob-e-Ilahi(Beloved of Allah)- |
A. | Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya |
B. | Sheikh Nasiruddin |
C. | baba farid |
D. | Salim Chishti |
Answer» B. Sheikh Nasiruddin | |
927. |
Miraj-ul-Asiqin- Sufi author of the first book of Urdu poetry - |
A. | baba farid |
B. | Sheikh Salim Chishti |
C. | Amir Khusro |
D. | Syed Muhammad Gesudraj 'Bandanwaz' |
Answer» E. | |
928. |
The Sufi saint whom Akbar had great respect for and with whose blessings Shahzada Salim (Jahangir) was born was- |
A. | Sheikh Salim Chishti |
B. | baba farid |
C. | Sheikh Abdul Kattoos Gangohi |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. baba farid | |
929. |
Which Sufi saint said,Hanoz Delhi Door Ast(Delhi is far away now)? |
A. | Sheikh Naseeruddin |
B. | Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya |
C. | Salim Chishti |
D. | Sheikh Fareed |
Answer» C. Salim Chishti | |
930. |
The first writer to use Urdu as a poetic expression was |
A. | Amir Khusro |
B. | mirza ghalib |
C. | Bahadur Shah Zafar |
D. | Faiz |
Answer» B. mirza ghalib | |
931. |
Who was the founder of Chishti order in Southern India? |
A. | sheikh burhanuddin poor |
B. | Sheikh Salim Chishti |
C. | baba farid |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. Sheikh Salim Chishti | |
932. |
Bihar was the main center of activities of which Sufi order? |
A. | chishti |
B. | suhrawardi |
C. | firdausi |
D. | Qadiri |
Answer» D. Qadiri | |
933. |
Sharfuddin Ahmad ibn Makhdoom Yahya Maneri's work place was – |
A. | Ajmer |
B. | Bihar Sharif |
C. | Sikri |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Sikri | |
934. |
The author ofMajma-ul-Bahrain(The Confluence of Two Seas) in Persian, in which there is a comparative description of Sufism and Hinduism, is - |
A. | by Shikoh |
B. | Salim Chishti |
C. | baba farid |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. Salim Chishti | |
935. |
Who translatedBhagavad GitaandYoga Vashisthainto Persian with the help of Sanskrit pundits - |
A. | Salim Chishti |
B. | Amir Khusro |
C. | Dara Shikoh |
D. | none of these |
Answer» D. none of these | |
936. |
The followers of which Sufi sequence used to draw various maps regarding spiritual elements and fill them with colours? |
A. | Nakshabandi |
B. | Qadiri |
C. | Shatari |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. Qadiri | |
937. |
In which war did Babur use the famousTulugama policyfor the first time? |
A. | Battle of Khanwa |
B. | in the battle of Ghaghra |
C. | In the first battle of Panipat |
D. | none of these |
Answer» D. none of these | |
938. |
1526 AD Babur laid the foundation of the Mughal Empire by defeating the ruler of which dynasty? |
A. | Sayyid dynasty |
B. | Lodi dynasty |
C. | Tughlaq dynasty |
D. | Khilji Dynasty |
Answer» C. Tughlaq dynasty | |
939. |
Grand Trunk Road was built in India by |
A. | Ashoka |
B. | Sher Shah Suri |
C. | Akbar did |
D. | Humayun |
Answer» C. Akbar did | |
940. |
The second battle of Panipat (April 5, 1556) was fought between which of the following, |
A. | Akbar and Hemu |
B. | Rajput and Mughal |
C. | Babur and Ibrahim Lodi |
D. | Sikandar and Adil Shah |
Answer» B. Rajput and Mughal | |
941. |
The famous Muslim ruler Chand Biwi, who handed over Berar to Akbar, belonged to which of the following states? |
A. | bijapur |
B. | Roundabout |
C. | Ahmednagar |
D. | Berar |
Answer» D. Berar | |
942. |
Identify the wrong pair from the following pairs: |
A. | Chishti - Delhi and Doab |
B. | Suhrawardy - Sindh |
C. | Auliya - Madhya Pradesh |
D. | Firdausi - Bihar |
Answer» D. Firdausi - Bihar | |
943. |
In which war the foundation of the Mughal state in India was laid? |
A. | war of Plasi |
B. | Battle of Talikota |
C. | first battle of panipat |
D. | Battle of Haldighati |
Answer» D. Battle of Haldighati | |
944. |
A new religion namedDin-e-Ilahiwas started by- |
A. | Humayun |
B. | Jahangir |
C. | Akbar |
D. | shahjahan |
Answer» D. shahjahan | |
945. |
Which Mughal emperor brought down the Sayyid brothers? |
A. | Bahadur Shah |
B. | Rafi - Ud - Daula |
C. | Shah Jahan - II |
D. | Muhammad Shah |
Answer» E. | |
946. |
in-i-Akbaria great historical work was written by- |
A. | abul fazl |
B. | Amir Khusro |
C. | Firoz Shah |
D. | Abdul Rashid |
Answer» B. Amir Khusro | |
947. |
During whose reign did Mughal painting reach its climax? |
A. | shahjahan |
B. | Akbar |
C. | Jahangir |
D. | Aurangzeb |
Answer» D. Aurangzeb | |
948. |
The Mughal emperor who condemned the practice of Sati was- |
A. | Babar |
B. | Humayun |
C. | Akbar |
D. | Jahangir |
Answer» D. Jahangir | |
949. |
Who wrote Humayunama? |
A. | Gulbadan Begum |
B. | Mumtaz Mahal |
C. | Jahanara Begum |
D. | Roshanara Begum |
Answer» B. Mumtaz Mahal | |
950. |
Who among the following was the last Mughal emperor? |
A. | Alamgir - II |
B. | Shah Alam - II |
C. | Bahadur Shah - II |
D. | Akbar - II |
Answer» D. Akbar - II | |