Q.1
Who wrote Shiksha Ashtak which was called as the cream of the Shastras?
Q.2
Who exhorted people to give up selfishness, falsehood and hypocrisy and to lead a life of truth, honesty and kindness?
Q.3
Who wrote a commentry of Bhagvat Gita called Gnaneswari?
Q.4
The first Bhakti Movement was organised by
Q.5
Which Bhakti Saints known as Sri Gauranga, was a popular Vaishnava saint and reformer from Bengal?
Q.6
Who was the writer of Rukmini Swayamwar Hastamalak, which was comprised 764 owees and based on a 14-shlok Sanskrit hymn with the same name by Shankaracharya?
Q.7
Which statement (s) is/are correct related to the Ramananda?
I. He worshipped Ram and Sita but preached the oneness of God and the doctrine of Bhakti for everyone
II. Dismissed the caste system and untouchability, simplified rules of worship and made rigidity of the Varnashrama tradition milder
Q.8
Who began the Achintayabhedabhedavada School of theology?
Q.9
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Alvars and Nayanars?
I. Some of the earliest bhakti movements (c. sixth century) were led by the Alvars (literally, those who are "immersed" in devotion to Vishnu) and Nayanars (literally, leaders who were devotees of Shiva).
II. They travelled from place to place singing hymns in Tamil in praise of their gods.
III. During their travels the Alvars and Nayanars identified certain shrines as abodes of their chosen deities
Q.10
Which was the language adopted by the Bhakti saints to preach their ideas to the masses?
Q.11
Who among the following Bhakti Saint emphasised the essential oneness of all religion by describing Hindus and Muslims 'as pots of the same clay'?
Q.12
Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message?
Q.13
Which Bhakti Saints writings influenced Hinduism's Bhakti movement and his verses are found in Sikhism's scripture Adi Granth?
Q.14
Sri Ramanuja Acharya was an Indian philosopher and is recognized as the most important saint of
Q.15
Which of the following concept the Bhakti movement of Hinduism saw two ways of imaging the nature of the divine (Brahman)?
Q.16
Which statement (s) is/are correct related to the Kabir.
I. He was the disciple of Ramananda and the most liberal among medieval Indian reformers.
II. He was possibly a contemporary of Sultan Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (1489-1517)
Q.17
The Bhakti cult spread in Maharashtra with the teaching of
Q.18
Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Saint Ramanuja?
I. He preached Vishishtadvaita.
II. He said that the 'God is Sagunabrahman'
Q.19
Who was the the founder of the Ramanandi Sampradaya, the largest monastic Hindu renunciant community in modern times?
Q.20
What is meant by a 'Pir' in the Sufi tradition?
Q.21
Which of the following is/are the compositions of Kabir?
Q.22
Who among the following was the reformer and philosopher from Ramanandi Sampradaya in the lineage of Jagadguru Ramanandacharya renowned for his devotion to the Lord Shri Rama?
Q.23
Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the cardinal principle of Bhakti Cult?
I. It was influencing devotion to a personal God, whose grace was the only means of attaining salvation or Mukti.
II. It stressed the idea of a personal God and pointed out the absurdity of the caste system in the presence of God and the futility of external rites and ceremonies.
Q.24
Select the correct statement (s) with reference to the Bhakti Movement
Q.25
Which Sufi's dargah is at Ajmer?
Q.26
Which of the following statement is correct definition of Nirguna?
Q.27
Who was among the following Bhakti saints gave a new orientation of Hinduism through his doctrine of Advaita or Monism?
Q.28
Who among the following had given the doctrine of Advaita or Monism?
Q.29
In which century Bhakti movement began?
Q.30
The concept of Sagunabrahmana was the outcome of which concept of Bhakti Movement?
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