Bhakti movement Questions and answers

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      15. Delhi Sultanate
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1). Which one of the following sequences indicates the correct chronological order?
A). Shankaracharya-Ramanuja-Chaitanaya
B). Ramanuja-Shankaracharya-Chaitanya
C). Ramanuja-Chaitanya-Shankaracharya
D). Shankaracharya-Chaitanaya-Ramanuja
2). Which of the follwi9ng were reasons for popularity of the early Chishtis in the Sultanate period ?
I Tolerance on the part of Chishtis towards non-Muslim population of India.
II. Non-acceptance of theory of two-fold division of the people into low-born and noble -born.
III. Rejection of orthodoxy.
IV. State patronage and closeness of Chishti order with the court.

A). I, II, III and IV
B). II and IV
C). I, II and III
D). I and III
3). Match the following :
A. Kabir 1. Weaver
B. Ravidas 2. Barber
C. Namadeva 3. Tailor
D. Sena 4. Cobbler
A B C D

A). 1 4 3 2
B). 3 2 1 4
C). 4 3 2 1
D). 4 1 3 2
4). The term 'sufi' is derived from :
A). a type of poetry
B). a type of garment
C). a language
D). the name of a place
5). Match the following :
A. Pir 1. Successor of the Sufi saint
B. Murid 2. Sufi teacher
C. Wali 3. Sufi hermitage
D. Khanqah 4. Disciple
The below options are given in A B C D order

A). 3 1 4 2
B). 4 2 3 1
C). 2 4 1 3
D). 4 1 3 2


6). Match the following :
Saint-poets Language of their Composition
A. Mirabai 1. Malayalam
B. Tyagaraja 2. Bengali
C. Chandidas 3. Hindi
D. Purandaradasa 4. Telugu
5. Kannada
Below options are given in A B C D order.

A). 2 4 1 5
B). 3 4 2 5
C). 2 5 1 4
D). 3 5 2 4
7). Who among the following saints wrote 'Bijak' ?
A). Ramadas
B). Tulsidas
C). Guru Arjun
D). Kabir
8). Which of the following are principle of the Bhakti movement of the century ?
1. True devotions the means attaining God
2. Man's equality before God
3. Respect for mankind
4. Meaningful rituals

A). 1 and 2
B). 2 and 3
C). 1, 2 and 3
D). 2, 3 and 4
9). Consider the following for 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). 2, 3, 4, 1
C). 3, 1, 2, 4
D). 3, 2, 4, 1
10). Who among the following was not an exponent of Bhakti movement ?
A). Ramananda
B). Kabir
C). Shankaracharya
D). Nanak
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