Bhakti Movement(General Knowledge > History ) Questions and Answers

Question 1. In which century Bhakti movement began?
  1.    8th century
  2.    6th century
  3.    9th century
  4.    7th century
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> 7th century

Question 2. Who was the Guru of Kabir?
  1.    Ramananda
  2.    Vallabhacharya
  3.    Namadeva
  4.    Ramanuja
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Ramananda

Question 3. The concept of Sagunabrahmana was the outcome of which concept of Bhakti Movement?
  1.    Shaivism
  2.    Nirgunabraman
  3.    Vaishanavism
  4.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Nirgunabraman

Question 4. Where was saint kabir born?
  1.    Mathura
  2.    Hyderabad
  3.    Varanasi
  4.    Delhi
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Varanasi

Question 5. Who preaches Visishtadvaita?
  1.    Ramanuja
  2.    Sankara
  3.    Tulsidas
  4.    Saivaite Nayanmars
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Ramanuja

Question 6. Sufism the liberal and mystic movement of Islam, reached India in the __________ century?
  1.    13 th
  2.    14th
  3.    12th
  4.    11th
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> 11th

Question 7. Which Sufi's dargah is at Ajmer?
  1.    Moinuddin Chisti
  2.    Baba Farid
  3.    Khwaja Bahuddin
  4.    Qutbdin Bakhtiyar Kaki
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Moinuddin Chisti

Question 8. Which of the following statement is correct definition of Nirguna?
  1.    It is the concept of a formless Guru
  2.    It is the concept of spirituality
  3.    It is the concept of a formless God
  4.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> It is the concept of a formless God

Question 9. Which of the following was the basic premise of Bhakti Movement?
  1.    Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God was the only means of Salvation
  2.    None of these
  3.    Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God with the help of Brahmins was the only means of Salvation
  4.    Both A & B
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God was the only means of Salvation

Question 10. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the early traditions of Bhakti?I. In the course of the evolution of forms of worship, in many instances, poet-saints emerged as leaders around whom there developed a community of devotees.II. Brahmanas remained important intermediaries between gods and devotees in several forms of bhakti.III. At a different level, historians of religion often classify bhakti traditions into two broad categories: saguna (with attributes) and nirguna (without attributes)
  1.    All of these
  2.    Only I
  3.    I and III
  4.    I and II
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> All of these