Q 1 – Ramanuja was born in which state of India?
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) None of these
Q 2 – Vitthala is a form of
(a) Shiva
(b) Vishnu
(c) Krishna
(d) Ganesha
Q 3 – Who rewrote the Gita in Marathi?
(a) Saint Janeshwara
(b) Chaitanya
(c) Basavanna
(d) Virashaiva
Q 4 – Religious biographies are called
(a) autobiography
(b) geography
(c) photography
(d) hagiography
Q 5 – Which was NOT the supreme deity of Hindu worshipped during Bhakti movement?
(a) Shiva
(b) Vishnu
(c) Ganesha
(d) Durga
Q 6 – Which devotional path evolved since the 8th century?
(a) Bhakti
(b) Sufism
(c) None of these
(d) Both of these
Q 7 – Sufis were ………. mystics.
(a) Hindu
(b) Boddh
(c) Muslim
(d) Christian
Q 8 – Allama Prabhu was the companion of:
(a) Ramanuja
(b) Basavanna
(c) Shankara
(d) Kabir
Q 9 – According to Islam the day of judgement before the Allah is called
(a) Quran
(b) Haz
(c) Qayamat
(d) Jannat
Q 10 – Nathpanthis, Siddas and Togis made devotional religion popular in:
(a) North
(b) South
(c) East
(d) West
Q 11 – The Sufi master held their assemblies in their
(a) temple
(b) courtyards
(c) Khanqahs
(d) none of these
Q 12 – House of rest for travellers kept by a religious order is
(a) fable
(b) sama
(c) raqas
(d) hospice
Q 13 – Who wrote Ramcharitmanas
(a) Chaitanyadeva
(b) Tulsidas
(c) Tukaram
(d) Surdas
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
Q 15 – The Ramacharitamanas is written in which language?
(a) Urdu
(b) Hindi
(c) Awadhi
(d) Brij
Q 16 – The disciples in Sufi system were called
(a) shishya
(b) nayanars
(c) alvars
(d) murids
Q 17 – Kabir was brought up by the family of:
(a) Carpenters
(b) Weavers
(c) Farmers
(d) None of these
Q 18 – New script introduced by Guru Nanak was termed as
(a) Dharmsal
(b) Gurmukhi
(c) Gurudwara
(d) Langar
Q 19 – Muslim scholars developed a holy law called
(a) Shariat
(b) Shoriat
(c) Sharait
(d) Shareat
Q 20 – Adi-Granth is the other name of
(a) Adi-Puran
(b) Guru Granth Sahib
(c) Koran
(d) Gita
Q 21 – Hagiography
(a) Writing of local people’ lives
(b) Writing of saints’ lives
(c) Writing of untouchables’ lives
(d) Writing of kings’ lives
Q 22 – Which amongst the following 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
Q 23 – House of rest for travellers, especially one kept by a religious order.
(a) Hogeograph
(b) Silsila
(c) Tariq
(d) Hospice
Q 24 – Sangam literature is the
(a) Tamil literature
(b) Hindi literature
(c) Gujarati literature
(d) Malayalam Literature
Q 25 – Whose bhajan are preserved in the Guru Granth Sahib, Panch Vani and Bijak
(a) Mira Bai
(b) Kabir
(c) Surdas
(d) Tulsidas
Q 26 – Which temple is located in Pandharpur?
(a) Lotus
(b) Konark
(c) Birla
(d) Vitthala
Q 27 – The great Sufis of Central Asia were following except
(a) Sadi
(b) Ghazzali
(c) Rahim
(d) Rumi
Q 28 – Which amongst the following was not the Sikh Guru
(a) Guru Tegh Bahadur
(b) Guru Gobind Singh
(c) Banda Singh Bahadur
(d) Guru Angad
Q 29 – Who was born in Tamil Nadu in the eleventh century, was deeply influenced by the Alvars
(a) Tukaram
(b) Ramanuja
(c) Shankara
(d) Basavann
Q 30 – Mirabai was a
(a) Marathi princess
(b) Mughals princess
(c) Tamil princess
(d) Rajput princess
Q 31 – Which was the widely accepted idea?
Q 32 – Who was Shankara and what was his thought?
Q 33 – Who were Sufis? What did Sufis believe in?
Q 34 – Give the names of saints of Maharashtra. What were their thoughts?
Q 35 – Give the name of some Sufis.
Q 36 – What do you understand about Virashaiva movement?
Q 37 – What did Nathpanthis, Siddacharas and Yogis advocate for getting salvation?
Q 38 – What did Tulsidas conceive?
Q 39 – Who was Surdas?
Q 40 – What was the contribution of the Cholas and the Pandyas king in making links between the bhakti tradition and temple worship?