Most Important Questions of Bhakti and Sufi Movements
- With regard to Sufi mystic traditions, the term ‘Khanqah’ was used to denote:
(a) Private place for ladies
(b) Prayer hall
(c) Tomb of Sufi saint
(d) Rest house for travellers
Ans. D
- Bhakti movement is mainly led by?
(a) Guru Nanak Dev ji
(b) Kabir das
(c) Abdullah shah ghazi
(d) Abu al-abbas al-mursi
Ans. A
- The pioneer of the Bhakti movement in India was:
(a) Kabir
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Ramanuja
(d) None of the above
Ans. C
- Gujarati Poetry known as Garba and Garbi are chiefly associated with which types of Bhakti?
(a)Ram Bhakti
(b) Hanuman Bhakti
(c) Meera Bhakti
(d) Krishna Bhakti
Ans. D
- With reference to Bhakti movement, which amongst the following statements is/are true?
1) The most famous disciple of Ramananda was Kabir.
2) Gnanadeva was the founder of Bhakti movement in Karnataka.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a)1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. A
- Which one of the following is the correct sequence of appearance of the poet-saints of the Bhakti-Sufi tradition?
(a)Basavanna – Appar - Mira Bai - Lai Ded
(b) Appar - Mira Bai - Lai Ded - Basavanna
(c) Appar – Basavanna - Lai Ded - Mira Bai
(d) Bas avanna - Mira Bai - Lai Ded - Appar
Ans. C
- The leader of the Bhakti movement focusing on Lord Rama was __________.
(a) Namdeva
(b) Jaydeva
(c) Vivekanada
(d) Ramananda
Ans. D
- Which of the following was the positive Impact of the Bhakti Movement?
(a) Salvation became available to everyone.
(b) Literature on devotional songs in regional languages became profuse.
(c) Performing rituals relating to Saivism, and Vaishnavism have survived to this day.
(d) All of the above
Ans. D
- Vishishtadvaita is founded by
(a) Ramanuja
(b) Kabir
(c) Nimbarka
(d) Madhava
Ans. A
- The Chishti Silsilah was established by
- Baba Farid
- Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti
- Sheik Nasiruddin Mahmud
- Sheik Hamiduddin
- Which of the following statements about Suhrawadi Silsilah is/are correct?
- It was established by Sheik Bahauddin Zakariya in India.
- He set up Khanaqa at Multan and received the title Shaikhul Islam.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. C
- Bhavartha Ramayana was written by
(a)Eknath
(b) Tukaram
(c) Sant Ravidas
(d) Tulsidas
Ans. A
- Who was the founder of Bhakti movement in Maharashtra?
(a) Namadeva
(b) Sant Kabir
(c) Chaitanya
(d) Jnanadeva
Ans. D
- Which of the following was the founder of Bengal Vaishnavism?
(a) Purandara das
(b) Vallabhacharya
(c) Chaitanya
(d) Ramananda
Ans. C
- Match the following:
- Jnanadeva – a. Marathi
- Kabirdas – b. Hindi
- Shankaradeva - c. Assamese
- Chandidas - d. Bengali
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d
(b) 1-d, 2-c, 3-a, 4-b
(c) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b, 4-d
(d) 1-b, 2-d, 3-c, 4-a
Ans. A
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