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question_answer1)
Which of the following statements is/are not correct about Bhakti tradition in South India?
1. Earliest Bhakti movements in India where led by Alvar and Nayanar saints. |
2. Nalayira Divyaprabandham, frequently described as Tamil Veda is an anthology of compositions by the Alvars. |
3. Karaikkal Ammaiyar, women Alvar saints, supported patriarchal norms. |
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
A)
1, 2 and 3 done
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B)
1 and 2 only done
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C)
3 only done
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2 only done
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question_answer2)
Who among the following Sufis has called India a paradise on earth?
A)
Baba Farid done
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B)
Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya done
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C)
Amir Khurd done
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D)
Amir Khusro done
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question_answer3)
Which sects of Sufis adopted Yoga?
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Qadiri done
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Shattari done
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C)
Chishtiya done
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D)
None of these done
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question_answer4)
What was Khanqah?
A)
Works of poet Amir Khusro done
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B)
The place where Sufi mystics lived done
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C)
Court of Sikandar Lodi done
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D)
Birth place of Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti done
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question_answer5)
Which one of the following Sufi Saints of the Chistiya order was called the Chirag-i-Dehalvi?
A)
Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya done
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B)
Sheikh Fariduddin done
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C)
Sheikh Nasiruddin done
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D)
Sheikh Salim Chisti done
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question_answer6)
Who among the following was a disciple of Nizamuddin Aulia?
A)
Amir Khusro done
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B)
Alauddin Sabir done
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C)
Nasiruddin done
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D)
Ibrahim Lodi done
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question_answer7)
The Sufi saint who was supposed to be the greatest musician of the age was
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Mansur Din Hallaj done
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Al-Gajjali done
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C)
Pir Bodhan done
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D)
Rabia done
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question_answer8)
To whom did Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya bestow the title of 'Ain-i-Hind' (Mirror of India)?
A)
Sheikh Bahauddin Zakaria done
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B)
Sheikh Sirajuddin Usmani done
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C)
Sheikh Nasiruddin Chirag Dehlavi done
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D)
Khwaja Syed Muhammad Gesudaraj done
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question_answer9)
Who among the following Sufi saints witnessed the rule of Seven Sultans of Delhi?
A)
Shekh Ahmad Sirhindi done
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B)
Shekh Nizamuddin Auliya done
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C)
Baba Fareed done
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D)
Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti done
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question_answer10)
Who among the following Sufis used to wear ladies dress?
A)
Sheikh Moosa done
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B)
Sheikh Hamiduddin Nagauri done
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C)
Shah Daula Dariyai done
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D)
Shah Muhammad Ghaus done
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question_answer11)
Who among the following is the author of Siyarul Aulia?
A)
Dara Shikoh done
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B)
Amir Hasan done
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C)
Amir Khusro done
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D)
Indus done
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question_answer12)
Who was the founder of the Sufi order in India?
A)
Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti done
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B)
Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki done
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C)
Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya done
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D)
Sheikh Nasiruddin Mahmud done
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question_answer13)
Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message?
A)
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B)
Kabir done
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C)
Ramananda done
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D)
Tulsidas done
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question_answer14)
Which philosophy is known as Advaitvad?
A)
Shankaracharya done
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B)
Ramanujacharya done
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C)
Nagarajuna done
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D)
Vallabhacharya done
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question_answer15)
Which Chisti Saint's verses are quoted in the 'Adigranth' of the Sikhas?
A)
Moinuddin Chisti done
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B)
Bakhtiyar Kaki done
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C)
Fariduddin done
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D)
Nizamuddin Auliya done
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question_answer16)
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below;
List-I | List-II |
A. Baba Farid | 1. Qadiriya order |
B. Shaikh Hamiduddin Nagauri | 2. Chishtiya order |
C. Miyan Mir | 3. Suhrawardiya order |
D. Shah Waliullah | 4. Naqshbandiya order |
A)
A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4 done
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B)
A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4 done
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C)
A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1 done
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D)
A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3 done
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question_answer17)
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I (Sufi Order) | List-II (Suh Saints) |
A. Qadiriya order | 1. Khwaja Nizamuddin |
B. Firdausiya order | 2. Shaikh Shahabuddin |
C. Chishtiya order | 3. Shaikh Sharfuddin Manairi |
D. Suharawardia order | 4. Shaikh Abdul Qadir |
A)
A-2 B-4 C-3 D-1 done
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B)
A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1 done
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C)
A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4 done
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D)
A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2 done
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question_answer18)
Select the correct chronological order of following reformers of the medieval Bhakti movements by using code given below:
1. Namadeva | 2. Vallabhacharya |
3, Ramananda | 4. Kabir |
A)
1, 2, 3, 4 done
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B)
2, 3, 4, 1 done
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C)
3, 4, 1, 2 done
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D)
4, 1, 2, 3 done
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question_answer19)
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I (Bhakti Saint) | List-II (Profession) |
A. Namdev | 1. Barber |
B. Kabir | 2. Weaver |
C. Ravidas | 3. Tailor |
D. Sena | 4. Cobbler |
A)
A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4 done
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B)
A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4 done
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C)
A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1 done
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D)
A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1 done
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question_answer20)
Arrange the following rulers of Kashmir in a chronological order:
1. Avantivarman | 2. Didda |
3. Harsha | 4. Jayasingh |
Select the correct chronological order from the codes given below:
A)
1, 2, 3, 4 done
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B)
2, 3, 4, 1 done
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C)
3, 4, 1, 2 done
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D)
4, 1, 2, 3 done
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question_answer21)
What is the correct chronological sequence of the following saints?
1. Ramanuja | 2. Shankaracharya |
3. Shankaradeva | 4. Dadu |
A)
1, 2, 3, 4 done
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B)
4, 3, 2, 1 done
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C)
3, 1, 4, 2 done
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D)
2, 1, 3, 4 done
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question_answer22)
Consider the following statements:
1. Guru Nanak was interested in all the major forms of contemporary religious beliefs and practices whether 'Hindu' or 'Muslim'. |
2. Guru Nanak was soft on the Jain monks. |
3. He considered ritual reading of scriptures as waste of time. |
4. During the last fifteen years of his life Guru Nanak settled at Kiratpur. |
Which of the above statements are not correct?
A)
1 and 2 done
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B)
1 and 4 done
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C)
2 and 3 done
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D)
2 and 4 done
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question_answer23)
Who like Dara Shikoh considered Vedas as the revealed book?
A)
Sheikh Abdul Haqq (Qadiriya) done
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B)
Mirza Mazliar Jan-i-Jahan (Naqshbandiya) done
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C)
Sheikh Kalimuddin (Chistiya) done
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D)
None of these done
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question_answer24)
Who among the following Sufis is known as Mujaddid or reformer?
A)
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B)
Khwaja Baqi Billah done
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C)
Shah Waliullah done
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D)
Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi done
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question_answer25)
Guru Granth Sahib in its present form was compiled by
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Guru Nanak Dev done
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Guru Ramdas done
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C)
Guru Arjun Dev done
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D)
Guru Gobind Singh done
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question_answer26)
Who among the following was given the title of Shekh-ul-Hind?
A)
Baba Fariduddin done
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B)
Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti done
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C)
Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki done
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D)
Sheikh Salim Chisti done
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question_answer27)
The Sikh Khalsa was founded by
A)
Guru Nanak done
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B)
Guru Hargobind done
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C)
Guru Teg Bahadur done
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D)
Guru Govind Singh done
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question_answer28)
Which of the following was the birth place of Guru Nanak?
A)
Amritsar done
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B)
Nabha done
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C)
Nankana done
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D)
Nander done
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question_answer29)
Who of the following Sikh Guru started Gurumukhi script?
A)
Guru Nanak done
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B)
Guru Angad done
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C)
Guru Arjundev done
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D)
Guru Govind Singh done
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question_answer30)
Arrange the following Sikh Gurus in chronological order.
1. Guru Rain Das | 2. Guru Arjun Dev |
3. Guru Hargobind | 4. Guru Teg Bahadur |
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
A)
1, 2, 3, 4 done
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B)
2, 1, 3, 4 done
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C)
2, 1, 4, 3 done
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D)
3, 2, 4, 1 done
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question_answer31)
Match List -I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
List-I (Sufi Terminology) | List-II (Meaning) |
A. Futuh | 1. Sufi musical gathering |
B. Sama | 2. Conversations of Sufi saints |
C. Barkat | 3. Unasked for charity |
D. Malfuz | 4. Spiritual grace acquired by a Sufi |
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A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4 done
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B)
A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2 done
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C)
A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4 done
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D)
A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1 done
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question_answer32)
Sheikh Moin-ud-din Bakhtiyar Kaki and Farid-ud-din Ganj-i-Shakar were [2009-I]
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prominent military leaders of the Sultanate period done
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B)
prominent painters from the Sultanate period done
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C)
prominent Chisti saints done
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D)
prominent poets from the courts of the Sultanate period done
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question_answer33)
Which one of the following statements about the teachings of Kabir is not correct? [2010-II]
A)
He was not against pilgrimage and idol worship done
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He believed in universal love done
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C)
He emphasised on one God and the spread of devotionalism done
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He did not consider it necessary to abandon the normal life of a householder done
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question_answer34)
Consider the following statements about Sufism [NDA 2012-II]
1. The Sufism were critical of the dogmatic definitions and scholastic methods of interpreting the Quran and Sunna (traditions of the prophet) adopted by the theologian. |
2. The Sufis sought an interpretation of the Quran on the basis of their personal experience. |
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)
Only 1 done
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B)
Only 2 done
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C)
Both 1 and 2 done
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D)
Neither 1 nor 2 done
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question_answer35)
What was Ziyarat in the language of the Sufis? [NDA 2013-1]
A)
Pilgrimage to the tombs of Sufi saints for seeking barkat (spiritual grace) done
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B)
Reciting divine name done
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C)
Offering free kitchens run on futuh (unasked for charity) done
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D)
Setting up of auqaf (charitable trusts) done
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question_answer36)
Which of the following statements is/are not correct about Bhakti tradition in South India? [NDA 2013-II]
1. Earliest Bhakti Movements in India were led by Alvar and Nayanar saints. |
2. Nalayira Divyaprabandham, frequently described as Tamil Veda is an anthology of compositions by the Alvars. |
3. Karaikkal Ammaiyar, women Alvar saints, supported patriarchal norms. |
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A)
1 and 2 done
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B)
Only 3 done
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C)
Only 2 done
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D)
All of these done
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question_answer37)
Consider the following sentences regarding Bhakti-sufi Traditions.
1. By the mid - first millennium CE the landscape of the subcontinent was dotted with a variety of religious structures - stupas, monasteries, temples. |
2. New textual sources available from this period include compositions attributed to poet - saints, most of whom expressed themselves orally in regional languages used by ordinary people. |
Select the correct option from the codes given below;
A)
Only 1 done
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B)
Only 2 done
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C)
Both 1 and 2 done
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D)
Neither 1 nor 2 done
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question_answer38)
Among the following, who was not a proponent of Bhakti cult?
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Nagarjuna done
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B)
Tukaram done
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C)
Tyagaraja done
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D)
Vallabhacharya done
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question_answer39)
Which of the following Sufisaints is known as Mahoobi-llahi? [UK-PSC 2016]
A)
Shaikh Muin-ud-din Chishti done
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B)
Shaikh Nizam-ud-din Auliya done
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C)
Baba Farid done
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D)
Shaikh Nasir-ud-din chirag-i-Dehalvi done
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question_answer40)
Under which Sikh Guru the Sikhs were transformed into the 'Khalsa'? [UK-PSC 2016]
A)
Guru Teg Bahadur done
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B)
Guru Arjun done
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C)
Guru Govind Singh done
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D)
Guru Nanak Dev done
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question_answer41)
"Let no man ask a man's sect or caste". This statement has been given by [UP-PCS 2008]
A)
Kabir done
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B)
Ramananda done
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C)
Ramanuja done
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D)
Chaitanya done
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question_answer42)
Who among the following was the earliest Sufi Saint to have settled at Ajmer? [UP-PCS 2011]
A)
Sheikh Moinuddin chisti done
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B)
Sheikh Qutbuddins Bakhtiyar Qaki done
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C)
Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliaya done
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D)
Shiekh Salim Chisti done
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question_answer43)
Which Sufi Saint was called 'Mahbub-e-llahi'? [UP-PCS 2014]
A)
Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti done
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B)
Baba Farid done
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C)
Qutubuddin Bakhtiya Kaki done
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D)
Sheikh Niizamuddin Aulya done
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question_answer44)
Whose disciple was Khwaiha Moinuddin Chisti? [UP-PCS 2014]
A)
Khwaia Abdal Chisti done
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B)
Shah Wali Ullah done
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C)
Mir Dard done
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D)
Khwaja Usman Haruni done
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question_answer45)
Famous medieval saint Shankardev belonged to [UP-PCS 2015]
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Shaiva Cult done
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B)
Vaishnava Cult done
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C)
Advaita Cult done
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D)
Dvaita - Advaita Cult done
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