Which of the following aspects is not common to both Bhakti movement and Sufi movement? Worship of idols Visit to holy shrines Mysticism Personal love for God TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Which saint and reformer of Bengal who popularized the Krishna Cult? Vallabhacharya Chaitanya Nimbarka Madhava TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
What is meant by a 'Pir' in the Sufi tradition? The greatest of all Sufi saints The orthodox teacher who contests the Sufi beliefs The Guru of the Sufis The Supreme God TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Which of the following cult was popularised by Chaitanya? Krishna Cult Shiva Cult Eknathwad All of these TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Which of the following statement (s) is correct about Alvar Saints? Both A & B The twelve Alvars were Tamil poet-saints, who lived between 6th and 9th centuries AD and espoused 'emotional devotion' or bhakti to Visnu-Krishna in their songs Only B The 63 Alvars saints were the Shiva devotional poets, who lived between 5th and 10th centuries TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Name the famous Sufi saint whose mausoleum was erected at Fatehpur Sikri. Baba Farid-ud-din Sheikh Salim Chisti Nizamuddin Auliya Sheikh Muin-ud-din Chisti TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Who wrote biography of Chaitanya? Both A & B Namadeva Shankar Dev Krishnadasa Kaviraja TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
What the term 'Bhakti' refers to? Bhakti is derived from the root bhaj, which means collaboration Both A & B Bhakti is derived from the root bhaj, which means "divide, share, partake, participate, to belong to" Only B TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the attitudes of Alvars and Nayanars towards caste system? I. Alvars and Nayanars initiated a movement of protest against the caste system and the dominance of Brahmanas or at least attempted to reform the system.II. Alvars and Nayanars always supported the caste system in the society.III. The importance of the traditions of the Alvars and Nayanars was sometimes indicated by the claim that their compositions were as important as the Vedas All of these Only I I and III I and II TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Sankardeva was a great bhakti saint of Assam Maharashtra Bengal Gujarat TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?