G. State whether the following statements are true or false.
1. The bhakti saints preached in the local languages. __
2. The Nayanars were Vaishnavas. __
3. The Varakari saints Tukaram and Ekanath did not give up worldly life. __
4. Mirabai, Chaitanyadeva and Shankaradeva worshipped Lord Rama. __
5. Tulsidas wrote Ramacharitamanas. __
6. The Chishtis kept away from politics, but the Suhrawardis accepted Important political posts. __
7. The Adi Granth of the Sikhs contains some of Kabir's verses. __
8. After Guru Gobind Singh's death, the Sikhs regarded the Guru Granth Sahib as their guru. __
H. Choose the correct options. More than one option may be correct.
1. The Varakaris worshipped Lord Vishnu as
(a) Rama
(b) Krishna
(c) Vitthala
(d) Govardhan
2. Who among the following came from a high caste?
(a) Chokhamela
(b) Mirabai
(c) Ravidas
(d) Vallabhacharya
3. In Assam, Shankaradeva set up namghars for
(a) religious discussions
(b) collective prayers
(c) social functions
(d) housing saints
4. The Sufis
(a) believed in many gods
(b) strictly followed the Islamic code of social conduct
(c) were tolerant of other religions
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1. Which of the following was a saint of the Bhakti movement in Bengal?
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(a) Kabir (b) Tulsidas
(c) Vivekananda (d) Chaitanya
2. Shankaracharya, during Vikramaditya’s period, was a very famous personality. Which of the following statements is not true of Shankaracharya ?
(a) He defined Vedanta.
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(b) He propounded ‘Vishistadvaitya?
(c) He countered the spread of Buddhism and Jainism.
(d) He established four religious centres in different parts of India.
3. Who among the following was not an exponent of Bhakti movement?
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(a) Ramanada (b) Kabir
(c) Shankaracharya (d) Nanak
4. Sri Perumbudur, a temple town in south, is the birthplace of
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(a) Adi Shankaracharya (b) Vidyaranya (c) Madhavacharya (d) Ramanuja
5. Consider the following four saints: (I.F.S.93)
1. Kabir 2. Nanak 3. Chaitanya 4. Tulsidas
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What is the correct chronological order in which they flourished?
(a) 1,2,3,4 (b) 2,3,4,1
(c) 3,1,2,4 (d) 3,2,4,1
6. The pioneer in preaching Nirguna Bhakti in medieval India was
(C.D.S. 1993)
(a) Namadeva (b) Vallabhacharya
(c) Ramananda (d) Sri Chaitanya
7. Who amongst the following Acharyas is regarded as having combated the absolute monoism of Sankara in the 12th century?
(a) Hemachandra (b) Ramanuja
(c) Udyotaka (d) None of these
8. Who amongst the following was an exponent of Virashaiva?
(a) Shankaracharya (b) Basavaraja
(c) Ramanuja (d) None of these
9. Which of the following does not belong to Nirgun cult? (I.F.S 1989)
(a) Kabir (b) Nanak
(c) Ravidas (d) Meera
10. Match the following:
A. Namdeva 1. West Bengal
B. Chaitanya 2. Uttar Pradesh
C. Surdas 3. Maharashtra
D. Nanak 4. Punjab
ABCD ABCD
(a) 1 4 3 2 (b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 3 1 2 4 (d) 4 2 1 3
11. The saint from Gujarat, who preached non-sectarianism in medieval times was
(a) Dadu (b) Raghunandan
(c) Tukaram (d) Ramanand
12. The Bhakti literature by the Nayanmars and Al-vars (C.D.S. 1995)
(a) Stressed the rigidities of traditional rituals.
(b) Opposed the pratice of iniage worship.
(c) Preached personal devotion of God as a means of salvation.
(d) Advocated the austerities preached by the Buddhists and Jains.
13. Which of the following Vedas was/were translated in Hindi by Swami Dayanand?
1. Rig Veda 2. Sama Veda 3. Yajur Veda 4. Atharva Veda
(a) 3 only (b) 1 and 2
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 4
14. The philosophy of Vishishtadvaita was preached by
(a) Kapila (b) Madhwa
(c) Shankaracharya (d) Ramanuja
15. Consider the following pairs: (I.A.S. 1990)
Vaishnava saints Region of strong following
1. Ramanuja South India
2. Chaitanya Central India
3. Vallabhacharya Gujarat and Braj area
4. Ramanand North India
Of these pairs, the correctly matched ones are.
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4 (d) 1, 3 and 4
16. Indicate the correct chronological order in which the following reformers undertook their missions (I.E.S. 1991)
1. Visveswara 2. Ramanuja 3. Chaitanya 4. Kabir
(a) 1,2,3,4 (b) 1,2,4,3 3
(c) 2,1,4,3 (d) 4,2,3,1
17. Who amongst the following was -J blind poet who worshipped Krishna and spread Krishna Bhakti cult?
(a) Kabir (b) Surdas
(c) Bihari (d) Raskhan
18. The earliest seeds of the Bhakti movement in India are found in
(a) The Vedas (b) Buddhist philosophy
(c) Sufi philosophy (d) Jain philosophy
19. Who established 4 math in the four corners of India?
(a) Bhaskaracharya (b) Ramanujacharya
(c) Shankaracharya (d) Madhvacharya
20. Banis were the hymns and poems composed by
(a) Kabir (b) Raskhan
(c) Dadu (d) Guru Nanak
21. Sufi sect developed in the religion
(a) Hinduism (b) Islam
(c) Sikhism (d) Jainism
22. Ramanuja preached
(a) Dvaita (b) Ahitnsa
(c) Bhakti (d) Gnana marga
23. Who among the following was the founder of Vaishnava school?
(a) Kabir (b) Ramakrishna Paramhansa
(c) Ramanuja (d) Shankaracharya
24. What was the term used by the Sufis for the successor nominated by the teacher of a particular order or silsilah?
(a) Khanqah (b) Pir
(c) Murid (d) Wale
25. Which of the following are principles of the Bhakti movement of the 16th century?
1. True devotion is the means of attaining God.
2. Man’s equality before God
3. Respect for mankind
4. Meaningful rituals
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 2, 3 and 4
26. In which region of India was the Suharawadi order of Sufism popular?
(a) Delhi and Bihar (b) Delhi and Doab region
(c) Punjab and Sind (d) Around Ajmer
27. In which region of India was the Firdausi order of Sufism popular?
(a) Sind (b) In & around Delhi
(c) Deccan (d) Bihar
28. The most famous and the earliest biographer of Chaitanya, who wrote Chaitanya Charitamrita, was
(a) Madhavacharya (b) Sunderdas
(c) Krishnadas Kaviraj (d) Kritivasa
29. The sage who is said to have Aryanised South India was
(a) Vasishtha (b) Vishwamitra
(c) Yagyavalkya (d) Agastya
30. Kabir was the disciple of
(a) Chaitanya (b) Shankaracharya
(c) Ramananda (d) Vallabhacharya
Explanation:
Mirabai, Chaitanyadeva and Shankaradeva worshipped Lord Rama. __