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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