The Bhakti Movements SECTION 2

1.   Who among the following saints wrote ‘Bijak’?

(a)    Ramdas

(b)   Tulsidas

(c)    Guru Arjun

(d)   Kabir

2.   Consider the following four saints

1.       Kabir

2.       Nanak

3.       Chaitanya

4.       Tulsidas

What is the correct chronological order in which they flourished?

(a)    1   2   3  4

(b)   3  2   4   1

(c)    3   1   2  4

(d)   3   2   4   1

3.   ‘Let no man ask a man’s sector caste’, whose dictum was this?

(a)    Kabir

(b)   Ramananda

(c)    Ramanuja

(d)   Chaitanya

4.   What was Zitarat in the language of the sufis?

(a)    Pilgrimage to the tombs of Sufi Saints for seeking  barkat (spiritual grace)

(b)   Reciting divine name

(c)    Offering free kitchens run on futuh (unasked for charity)

(d)   Setting up of auqaf (charitable trusts)

5.   Which one of the following sequences indicates the correct chronological order?

(a)    Shankaracharya, Ramanuja, Chaitanya

(b)   Ramanuja, Shankaracharya, Chaitanya

(c)    Ramanuja, Chaitanya, Shankaracharya

(d)   Shankaracharya, Chaitanya, Ramanuja

6.   Consider the following Bhakti saints

1.       Dadu Dayal

2.       Guru Nanak

3.       Tyagaraja

Who among the above was/ were preaching when the Lodi dynasty fell and Babur took over?

(a)    1  and 3

(b)   Only 2

(c)    2  and 3

(d)   1  and  2

7.   Match the following

List I	List II
A.      Pir       B.      Murid       C.      Wali       D.      Khanqah	1.       Successor of the Sufi saint         2.       Sufi teacher        3.       Sufi hermitage        4.       Disciple

                                  Codes

                                             A   B   C   D

(a)    3    1   4   2

(b)   4    2   3   1

(c)    2    4   1   3

(d)   4    1   3   2

8.   Match the following :

List I	List II
A.      Namadeva        B.      Chaitanya       C.      Surdas        D.      Nanak	1.       Paschim Banga         2.       Uttar Pradesh         3.       Maharashtra          4.       Punjab

                             Codes

                                              A    B   C   D

(a)    1    4   3    2

(b)   2    3   4    1

(c)    3    1   2    4

(d)   4    2   1    3

9.   Consider the following statements

1.       Mirabai was a contemporary of Guru Nanak.

2.       Ramdas was a contemporary of Shivaji

 Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

(a)    Only 1

(b)   Only 2

(c)    Both 1 and 2

(d)   Neither 1 nor 2

10.   Match the following

List I	List II
A.      Namadeva        B.      Narasimha Mehta        C.      Chaitanya        D.      surdas	1.       Gujarat        2.       Punjab        3.       Uttar Pradesh       4.       Maharashtra       5.       Raschim Banga

                               Codes

                                             A    B   C    D

(a)     1    4    2     3

(b)    3    2    5     4

(c)     4    1    5     3  

(d)    4    1    3     5          

                               Answer:

1.       D

2.       A

3.       B

4.       A

5.       A

6.       B

7.       C

8.       C

9.       C

10.   C