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Who among the following belonged to Bhakti Movement in India?

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  1. Ramananda

  2. Chaitanya

  3. Kabir

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Some of the prominent followers of Bhakti cult were Ramanujacharya, Madhavacharya, Ramananda, Kabir, Nanak, Namdev, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Mirabai.

Pandharpur was an important centre of Bhakti tradition in

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  1. Madhya Pradesh.

  2. Uttar Pradesh

  3. Gujarat

  4. Maharashtra

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Pandharpur is the centre of a bhakti movement that began over eight centuries ago, and gave birth to Marathi literature. For centuries, every year, just before the rains, thousands of pilgrims known as Varkari, followers of Haripath (path of God who is Krishna-Vishnu) travel long distances from rural Maharashtra and Karnataka to Pandharpur.

Bhakti cult was popularised by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in Bengal who was a devotee of

history devotion towards the almighty bhakti movement bhakti movement : south and north india bhakti saints

  1. Lord Krishna

  2. Lord Ram

  3. Lord Shiva

  4. Lord Ganesh

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A. Lord Krishna
Chaitanya Prabhu at the age of 22 visited Gaya where he was initiated into the Krishna cult by a recluse. He became a god-intoxicated devotee who incessantly uttered the name of Krishna. Chaitanya is said to have travelled all ever India in spreading the Krishna Cult. He spent most of his time in Puri, Orissa on the feet of Lord Jagannath.

His influence on the people of Orissa was tremendous. He is said to have initiated Prataprudra Dev, the Gujapati king of Orissa into his cult. He is still worshipped as Gauraong Mahaprabhu as the very incarnation of Krishna and Vishnu.


Ramanuja, born in Tamil Nadu in the eleventh century, was deeply influenced by the

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  1. Alvars

  2. Ahoms

  3. Vedanta

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
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Ramanuja was born in Tamil Nadu in the eleventh century. He was deeply influenced by the Alvars. He firmly believed that intense devotion to Vishnu was the best means to attain salvation. He propounded the doctrine of Vishishtadvaita.

Basavano, Allama and Akkamadevi were advocate of _________.

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  1. Virashaivism

  2. Allam

  3. Alvars

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
This movement began in Karnataka in the mid-twelfth century. The Virashaivas argued strongly for the equality of all human beings and were against Brahmanical ideas about caste and the treatment of women. They were also against all forms of ritual and idol worship.

Which of the following was the birth place of Guru Nanak?

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  1. Anandpur

  2. Amritsar

  3. Talwandi

  4. Nanded

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Born at Talwandi (Nankana Sahib in Pakistan), he travelled widely before establishing a centre at Kartarpur (Dera Baba Nanak on the river Ravi). A regular worship that consisted of the singing of his own hymns was established there for his followers. Irrespective of their former creed, caste or gender, his followers ate together in the common kitchen (langar).

Which pair of book and its writer is correct out of the following?

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  1. Rajtarangini-KaIhan

  2. Humayunama-Humayun

  3. Gitawali-Meerabai

  4. Vinaypatrika-Surdas

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A.  Rajtarangini-KaIhan

Rajatarangini was written by  Kalhana

Gitawali was written by Goswami Tulsidas.

Humayunama was written by Shahzadi Gulbadan Begum.

Vinaypatrika was written by Goswami Tulsidas.

The founder of the 'Khalsa Panth' was

history devotion towards the almighty bhakti movement bhakti movement : south and north india bhakti saints

  1. Guru Nanak

  2. Guru Ramdas

  3. Guru Govind Singh

  4. Guru Teg Bahadur

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Correct Option: C
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The Sikh movement began to get politicised in the seventeenth century, a development which culminated in the institution of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699. The community of the Sikhs, called the Khalsa Panth, became a political entity.

Which of the following statements about the Nayanars (worshipers of Vishnu) and Alvars (worshipers of Shiva) of South India is not correct?

history devotion towards the almighty bhakti movement bhakti movement : south and north india bhakti saints

  1. They believed in austerities

  2. They looked upon religion as a living bond based on the love between the God and the worshipper

  3. They spoke and wrote the language which everyone could understand

  4. They disregarded the inequalities of caste

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Nayanars and Alvars movement began in South India between the 7th and 10th centuries AD. Nayanars and Alvars of South India believed in Bhakti i.e. devotion to the God with concepts like love and compassion in religion. People joined this newly created movement irrespective of the caste they belonged to and even women participated in the movements. They were against extreme practices and hence, did not accept the concept of austerities. 

Who propagated Veerashaivism? 

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  1. Gosala

  2. Basaveswara

  3. Sankaracharya

  4. Madhvacharya

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 Veerashaivism involves worshiping of Lord Shiva. Veerashaivas do not worship any God other than Shiva. It was propagated across India by Basaveswara who was a 12th-century philosopher and Kannada Poet.