UPSC History Bhakti, Sufi Tradition Question Bank

done Religious Movements: Bhakti / Sufism/ Sikhism / Others Total Questions - 45

• 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 clear
  B)
   1 and 2 only done clear
  C)
   3 only              done clear
  D)
   2 only done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Who among the following Sufis has called India a paradise on earth?
  A)
   Baba Farid done clear
  B)
   Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya done clear
  C)
   Amir Khurd done clear
  D)
   Amir Khusro done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Which sects of Sufis adopted Yoga?
  A)
   Qadiri               done clear
  B)
   Shattari done clear
  C)
   Chishtiya                      done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer4)
  What was Khanqah?
  A)
   Works of poet Amir Khusro done clear
  B)
   The place where Sufi mystics lived done clear
  C)
   Court of Sikandar Lodi done clear
  D)
   Birth place of Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti done clear
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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 clear
  B)
   Sheikh Fariduddin done clear
  C)
   Sheikh Nasiruddin         done clear
  D)
   Sheikh Salim Chisti done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Who among the following was a disciple of Nizamuddin Aulia?
  A)
   Amir Khusro                  done clear
  B)
   Alauddin Sabir done clear
  C)
   Nasiruddin                    done clear
  D)
   Ibrahim Lodi done clear
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• question_answer7)
  The Sufi saint who was supposed to be the greatest musician of the age was
  A)
   Mansur Din Hallaj done clear
  B)
   Al-Gajjali done clear
  C)
   Pir Bodhan done clear
  D)
   Rabia done clear
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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 clear
  B)
   Sheikh Sirajuddin Usmani done clear
  C)
   Sheikh Nasiruddin Chirag Dehlavi done clear
  D)
   Khwaja Syed Muhammad Gesudaraj done clear
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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 clear
  B)
   Shekh Nizamuddin Auliya done clear
  C)
   Baba Fareed done clear
  D)
   Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Who among the following Sufis used to wear ladies dress?
  A)
   Sheikh Moosa done clear
  B)
   Sheikh Hamiduddin Nagauri done clear
  C)
   Shah Daula Dariyai done clear
  D)
   Shah Muhammad Ghaus done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Who among the following is the author of Siyarul Aulia?
  A)
   Dara Shikoh                  done clear
  B)
   Amir Hasan done clear
  C)
   Amir Khusro                  done clear
  D)
   Indus done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Who was the founder of the Sufi order in India?
  A)
   Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti done clear
  B)
   Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki done clear
  C)
   Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya done clear
  D)
   Sheikh Nasiruddin Mahmud done clear
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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)
   Dadu done clear
  B)
   Kabir done clear
  C)
   Ramananda done clear
  D)
   Tulsidas done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Which philosophy is known as Advaitvad?
  A)
   Shankaracharya            done clear
  B)
   Ramanujacharya done clear
  C)
   Nagarajuna                   done clear
  D)
   Vallabhacharya done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Which Chisti Saint's verses are quoted in the 'Adigranth' of the Sikhas?
  A)
   Moinuddin Chisti done clear
  B)
   Bakhtiyar Kaki done clear
  C)
   Fariduddin done clear
  D)
   Nizamuddin Auliya done clear
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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 clear
  B)
              A-2       B-3       C-1       D-4 done clear
  C)
              A-3       B-4       C-2       D-1 done clear
  D)
              A-4       B-1       C-2       D-3 done clear
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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 clear
  B)
              A-3       B-2       C-4       D-1 done clear
  C)
              A-1       B-3       C-2       D-4 done clear
  D)
              A-4       B-3       C-1       D-2 done clear
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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 clear
  B)
   2, 3, 4, 1 done clear
  C)
   3, 4, 1, 2 done clear
  D)
   4, 1, 2, 3 done clear
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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 clear
  B)
              A-3       B-2       C-1       D-4 done clear
  C)
              A-2       B-3       C-4       D-1 done clear
  D)
              A-3       B-2       C-4       D-1 done clear
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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 clear
  B)
   2, 3, 4, 1 done clear
  C)
   3, 4, 1, 2                      done clear
  D)
   4, 1, 2, 3 done clear
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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 clear
  B)
   4, 3, 2, 1          done clear
  C)
   3, 1, 4, 2                      done clear
  D)
   2, 1, 3, 4          done clear
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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 clear
  B)
   1 and 4 done clear
  C)
   2 and 3 done clear
  D)
   2 and 4 done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Who like Dara Shikoh considered Vedas as the revealed book?         
  A)
   Sheikh Abdul Haqq (Qadiriya) done clear
  B)
   Mirza Mazliar Jan-i-Jahan (Naqshbandiya) done clear
  C)
   Sheikh Kalimuddin (Chistiya)       done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Who among the following Sufis is known as Mujaddid or reformer?   
  A)
   Dara Shikoh done clear
  B)
   Khwaja Baqi Billah done clear
  C)
   Shah Waliullah done clear
  D)
   Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi done clear
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• question_answer25)
  Guru Granth Sahib in its present form was compiled by      
  A)
   Guru Nanak Dev done clear
  B)
   Guru Ramdas done clear
  C)
   Guru Arjun Dev done clear
  D)
   Guru Gobind Singh done clear
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• question_answer26)
  Who among the following was given the title of Shekh-ul-Hind?        
  A)
   Baba Fariduddin done clear
  B)
   Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti done clear
  C)
   Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki done clear
  D)
   Sheikh Salim Chisti        done clear
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• question_answer27)
  The Sikh Khalsa was founded by  
  A)
   Guru Nanak                  done clear
  B)
   Guru Hargobind done clear
  C)
   Guru Teg Bahadur         done clear
  D)
   Guru Govind Singh done clear
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• question_answer28)
  Which of the following was the birth place of Guru Nanak?
  A)
   Amritsar done clear
  B)
   Nabha  done clear
  C)
   Nankana done clear
  D)
   Nander done clear
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• question_answer29)
  Who of the following Sikh Guru started Gurumukhi script?
  A)
   Guru Nanak done clear
  B)
   Guru Angad done clear
  C)
   Guru Arjundev done clear
  D)
   Guru Govind Singh done clear
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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 clear
  B)
   2, 1, 3, 4 done clear
  C)
   2, 1, 4, 3          done clear
  D)
   3, 2, 4, 1 done clear
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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

  A)
              A-1       B-3       C-2       D-4 done clear
  B)
              A-3       B-1       C-4       D-2 done clear
  C)
              A-3       B-2       C-1       D-4 done clear
  D)
              A-4       B-3       C-2       D-1 done clear
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• question_answer32)
  Sheikh Moin-ud-din Bakhtiyar Kaki and Farid-ud-din Ganj-i-Shakar were              [2009-I]
  A)
   prominent military leaders of the Sultanate period done clear
  B)
   prominent painters from the Sultanate period done clear
  C)
   prominent Chisti saints done clear
  D)
   prominent poets from the courts of the Sultanate period done clear
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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 clear
  B)
   He believed in universal love done clear
  C)
   He emphasised on one God and the spread of devotionalism done clear
  D)
   He did not consider it necessary to abandon the normal life of a householder done clear
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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 clear
  B)
   Only 2 done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2                 done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
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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 clear
  B)
   Reciting divine name done clear
  C)
   Offering free kitchens run on futuh (unasked for charity) done clear
  D)
   Setting up of auqaf (charitable trusts) done clear
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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 clear
  B)
   Only 3 done clear
  C)
   Only 2                          done clear
  D)
   All of these done clear
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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 clear
  B)
   Only 2 done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2                 done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
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• question_answer38)
  Among the following, who was not a proponent of Bhakti cult?
  A)
   Nagarjuna done clear
  B)
   Tukaram done clear
  C)
   Tyagaraja done clear
  D)
   Vallabhacharya done clear
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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 clear
  B)
   Shaikh Nizam-ud-din Auliya done clear
  C)
   Baba Farid done clear
  D)
   Shaikh Nasir-ud-din chirag-i-Dehalvi done clear
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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 clear
  B)
   Guru Arjun done clear
  C)
   Guru Govind Singh        done clear
  D)
   Guru Nanak Dev done clear
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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 clear
  B)
   Ramananda done clear
  C)
   Ramanuja done clear
  D)
   Chaitanya done clear
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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 clear
  B)
   Sheikh Qutbuddins Bakhtiyar Qaki done clear
  C)
   Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliaya done clear
  D)
   Shiekh Salim Chisti done clear
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• question_answer43)
  Which Sufi Saint was called 'Mahbub-e-llahi'?         [UP-PCS 2014]
  A)
   Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti done clear
  B)
   Baba Farid done clear
  C)
   Qutubuddin Bakhtiya Kaki done clear
  D)
   Sheikh Niizamuddin Aulya done clear
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• question_answer44)
  Whose disciple was Khwaiha Moinuddin Chisti? [UP-PCS 2014]
  A)
   Khwaia Abdal Chisti done clear
  B)
   Shah Wali Ullah done clear
  C)
   Mir Dard done clear
  D)
   Khwaja Usman Haruni done clear
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• question_answer45)
  Famous medieval saint Shankardev belonged to [UP-PCS 2015]
  A)
   Shaiva Cult done clear
  B)
   Vaishnava Cult done clear
  C)
   Advaita Cult done clear
  D)
   Dvaita - Advaita Cult done clear
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