Q 1 – Which devotional path evolved since the 8th century?
(a) Bhakti
(b) Sufism
(c) None of these
(d) Both of these
Ans. (d) Both of these
Q 2 – Which was Not the supreme deity of Hindu worshipped during Bhakti movement?
(a) Shiva
(b) Vishnu
(c) Ganesha
(d) Durga
Ans. (c) Ganesha
Q 3 – Religious biographies are called
(a) autobiography
(b) geography
(c) photography
(d) hagiography
Ans. (d) hagiography
Q 4 – Ramanuja was born in which state of India?
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) None of these
Ans. (b) Tamil Nadu
Q 5 – Allama Prabhu was the companion of:
(a) Ramanuja
(b) Basavanna
(c) Shankara
(d) Kabir
Ans. (b) Basavanna
Q 6 – Vitthala is a form of
(a) Shiva
(b) Vishnu
(c) Krishna
(d) Ganesha
Ans. (b) Vishnu
Q 7 – Who rewrote the Gita in Marathi?
(a) Saint Janeshwara
(b) Chaitanya
(c) Basavanna
(d) Virashaiva
Ans. (a) Saint Janeshwara
Q 8 – Nathpan this, Siddas and Togis made devotional religion popular in:
(a) North
(b) South
(c) East
(d) West
Ans. (a) North
Q 9 – Sufis were ………. mystics.
(a) Hindu
(b) Boddh
(c) Muslim
(d) Christian
Ans. (c) Muslim
Q 10 – The Sufi master held their assemblies in their
(a) temple
(b) courtyards
(c) Khanqahs
(d) none of these
Ans. (c) Khanqahs
Q 11 – House of rest for travellers kept by a religious order is
(a) fable
(b) sama
(c) raqas
(d) hospice
Ans. (d) hospice
Q 12 – According to Islam the day of judgement before the Allah is called
(a) Quran
(b) Haz
(c) Qayamat
(d) Jannat
Ans. (c) Qayamat
Q 13 – The disciples in Sufi system were called
(a) shishya
(b) nayanars
(c) alvars
(d) murids
Ans. (d) murids
Q 14 – Shariat is
(a) single minded devotion to one God
(b) month of fasting for Muslims
(c) the disciples in Sufi system
(d) Holy law made by Muslim scholars
Ans. (d) Holy law made by Muslim scholars
Q 15 – The Ramacharitamanas is written in which language?
(a) Urdu
(b) Hindi
(c) Awadhi
(d) Brij
Ans. (c) Awadhi
Q 16 – Kabir was brought up by the family of:
(a) Carpenters
(b) Weavers
(c) Farmers
(d) None of these
Ans. (b) Weavers
Q 17 – New script introduced by Guru Nanak was termed as
(a) Dharmsal
(b) Gurmukhi
(c) Gurudwara
(d) Langar
Ans. (b) Gurmukhi
Q 18 – Adi-Granth is the other name of
(a) Adi-Puran
(b) Guru Granth Sahib
(c) Koran
(d) Gita
Ans. (b) Guru Granth Sahib
Q 19 – Who was born in Tamil Nadu in the eleventh century, was deeply inf luenced by the Alvars
(a) Tukaram
(b) Ramanuja
(c) Shankara
(d) Basavanna
Ans. (b) Ramanuja
Q 20 – Which deities were came to be worshipped through elaborate rituals
(a) Shiva, Vishnu and Durga
(b) Ganesha, Vishnu and Durga
(c) Rama, Krishna and Ram
(d) Shiva, Rama and Durga
Ans. (a) Shiva, Vishnu and Durga
Q 21 – Mirabai was a
(a) Marathi princess
(b) Mughals princess
(c) Tamil princess
(d) Rajput princess
Ans. (d) Rajput princess
Q 22 – The language of Kabir poetry was a f orm of spoken ___ widely understood by ordinary people
(a) English
(b) Marathi
(c) Hindi
(d) Awadhi
Ans. (c) Hindi
Q 23 – Which amongst the f ollowing are the saints of Maharashtra
(a) Namdev, Ramanuja, Eknath and Shankara
(b) Namdev, Basavanna, Eknath and Tukaram
(c) Shankara Namdev, Eknath and Basavanna
(d) Janeshwar, Namdev, Eknath and Tukaram
Ans. (d) Janeshwar, Namdev, Eknath and Tukaram
Q 24 – Suf is were
(a) Sikh mystics
(b) Hindu mystics
(c) Parsi mystics
(d) Muslim mystics
Ans. (d) Muslim mystics
Q 25 – Which amongst the f ollowing was not the Sikh Guru
(a) Guru Tegh Bahadur
(b) Guru Gobind Singh
(c) Banda Singh Bahadur
(d) Guru Angad
Ans. (c) Banda Singh Bahadur
Q 26 – Nayanars
(a) Saints devoted to Rama
(b) Saints devoted to Shiva
(c) Saints devoted to Ganesha
(d) Saints devoted to Vishnu
Ans. (b) Saints devoted to Shiva
Q 27 – Sangam literature is the
(a) Tamil literature
(b) Hindi literature
(c) Gujarati literature
(d) Malayalam Literature
Ans. (a) Tamil literature
Q 28 – The RamCharit manas, composed by Tulsidas is written in ____
(a) Tamil
(b) Bhojpuri
(c) Awadhi
(d) Hindi
Ans. (c) Awadhi
Q 29 – The great Suf is of Central Asia were f ollowing except
(a) Sadi
(b) Ghazzali
(c) Rahim
(d) Rumi
Ans. (c) Rahim
Q 30 – Sankaradeva composed poems and plays in which language
(a) Awadhi
(b) Gujarati
(c) Tamil
(d) Assamese
Ans. (d) Assamese
Q 31 – House of rest f or travellers, especially one kept by a religious order.
(a) Hogeograph
(b) Silsila
(c) Tariq
(d) Hospice
Ans. (d) Hospice
Q 32 – The sacred space created by Guru Nanak was known as dharmsal. It is now known as
(a) Gurdwara
(b) Guru Granth Sahib
(c) Dharamshala
(d) Langar
Ans. (a) Gurdwara
Q 33 – Who wrote Ramcharitmanas
(a) Chaitanyadeva
(b) Tulsidas
(c) Tukaram
(d) Surdas
Ans. (b) Tulsidas
Q 34 – Virashaiva movement began in
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Karnataka
Ans. (d) Karnataka
Q 35 – Hagiography
(a) Writing of local people’ lives
(b) Writing of saints’ lives
(c) Writing of untouchables’ lives
(d) Writing of kings’ lives
Ans. (b) Writing of saints’ lives
Q 36 – Which temple is located in Pandharpur?
(a) Lotus
(b) Konark
(c) Birla
(d) Vitthala
Ans. (d) Vitthala
Q 37 – Muslim scholars developed a holy law called
(a) Shariat
(b) Shoriat
(c) Sharait
(d) Shareat
Ans. (a) Shariat
Q 38 – Whose bhajan are preserved in the Guru Granth Sahib, Panch Vani and Bijak
(a) Mira Bai
(b) Kabir
(c) Surdas
(d) Tulsidas
Ans. (b) Kabir