BHAKTI MOVEMENT QUIZ

Who wrote a commentry of Bhagvat Gita called Gnaneswari?

Ekanath

Both A & B

Gnandeva

Namadev

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Which Bhakti Saints venerated in Sikhism, as well as Hindu warrior-ascetic traditions such as the Dadupanthis and the Niranjani Sampraday that emerged in north India during the Islamic rule?

Namdeva

Mirabai

Ramananda

Eknath

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Select the correct statement (s) with reference to the Bhakti Movement

None of these

Collection of Alvar Saints hymns is known as Divya Prabandha

Compilation of Alvar Saints poetry / literature Tirumurai is called "Tamil Veda"

Both A & B

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The earliest Sufi order to arrive in India was

Qadiri

Naqshbandi

Suhrawardy

Chisti

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Which statement is not the advocacy of Nirguna Saints?

It advocated the worshiped the anthropomorphic manifestations of the divine being, particularly Rama and Krishna

It is the concept of a formless God, which has no attributes or quality

None of these

It conceived as Ishvara, the personal and purely spiritual aspect of godhead, beyond all names and forms (nama-rupa), and is to be apprehended only by inner (mystical) experience

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The Saivaite Nayanmars and Vashanavaite Alwar preached the Bhakti Cult under which of the following rulers?

Cheras & Pandavas

Pallavas, Pandyas and Cholas

Pallavas, Cheras and Rashtrakutas

Pallavas, Vijaynagar and Bahmani Kingdoms

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Which of the following statement (s) is correct about Alvar Saints?

Both A & B

Only B

The 63 Alvars saints were the Shiva devotional poets, who lived between 5th and 10th centuries

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

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Which saint and reformer of Bengal who popularized the Krishna Cult?

Madhava

Vallabhacharya

Chaitanya

Nimbarka

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Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message?

Kabir

Dadu

Ramananda

Tulsidas

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Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Saint Chaitanya? I. He popularised the Krishna Cult in Bengal. II. He believes that through love and devotion, song and dance, a devotee can feel the presence of God?

Only I

Neither I nor II

Both I & II

Only II

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