BHAKTI MOVEMENT QUIZ

Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about Bhakti Movement?I. The leader of the bhakti movement focusing on the Lord as Rama was Ramananda.II. Sri Ramanuja Acharya was an Indian philosopher and is recognized as the most important saint of Sri Vaishnavism

Neither I nor II

Both I & II

Only I

Only II

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Which of the following aspects is not common to both Bhakti movement and Sufi movement?

Mysticism

Visit to holy shrines

Personal love for God

Worship of idols

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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 everyoneII. Dismissed the caste system and untouchability, simplified rules of worship and made rigidity of the Varnashrama tradition milder

Both I and II

I only

II only

Neither I nor II

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Who wrote biography of Chaitanya?

Shankar Dev

Namadeva

Krishnadasa Kaviraja

Both A & B

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Who exhorted people to give up selfishness, falsehood and hypocrisy and to lead a life of truth, honesty and kindness?

Guru Nanak

Vallabhacharya

Kabir

Nimbarka

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

Pallavas, Pandyas and Cholas

Pallavas, Vijaynagar and Bahmani Kingdoms

Cheras & Pandavas

Pallavas, Cheras and Rashtrakutas

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

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

Only B

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

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Which of the following reason was influenced by the preaching of Bhakti Saints Nimbarka and Vallabhacharya?

Maratha Region

Kannada Region

Tamilian Region

Telangana Region

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Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the features of Bhakti Movement?I. Condemnation of rituals, ceremonies and blind faithII. Rejection of idol worship by many saints

II only

Neither I nor II

I only

Both I and II

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Who strongly opposed sectarianism and rites and insisted on adoption of Hindi in place of Sanskrit?

Chaitanya

Ramanuja

Sankaracharya

Ramananda

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