Q 1 – Vishnu Bhakta saints were known as _______
(a) Nayanar
(b) Virshaiv
(c) Alvar
(d) Zimmi
Ans. (a) Nayanar
Q 2 – Alwar saints worshipped ________
(a) Vishnu
(b) Laxmi
(c) Indra
(d) Shiva
Ans. (d) Shiva
Q 3 – Non-Muslim had to pay a religious tax called ______
(a) Zakat
(b) Shukrana
(c) Zajiya
(d) None of these
Ans. (c) Zajiya
Q 4 – Which of these was a part of Chishti worship?
(a) Dance
(b) Music
(c) Qawali
(d) All of these
Ans. (d) All to these
Q 5 – ________ was the guru of
(a) Saint Kabir
(b) Saint Ravidas
(c) Saint Farid
(d) Ramananda
Ans. (b) Saint Ravidas
Q 6 – Which of these was the capital of Akbar?
(a) Lahore
(b) Multan
(c) Delhi
(d) Fatehpur Sikri
Ans. (d) Fatehpur Sikri
Q 7 – Who compiled Adi Granth?
(a) Guru Teg Bahadur Ji
(b) Guru Arjan Dev Ji
(c) Guru Nanak Dey Ji
(d) Guru Gobind Singh Ji
Ans. (b) Guru Arjan Dev Ji
Q 8 – Choose the correct option:
Islamic Law is known as _______
(a) Shariya
(b) Sa mer
(c) Ulema
(d) None of these
Ans. (a) Shariya
Q 9 – Choose the correct option:
Alvars and Nayanars were the Bhakts of
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans. (c) Tamil Nadu
Q 10 – Vitthala was the principal deity in vitthala temple. Vitthala was known as the incarnation of Lord
(a) Brahma
(b) Vishnu
(c) Shiva
(d) Ganesha
Ans. (b) Vishnu
Q 11 – Consider the following statements regarding Kabir
1. Verses of Kabir are compiled in three distinct traditions.
2. Kabir’s poems are available only in the Urdu language.
3. Kabir used many traditions to describe the ultimate reality.
4. Kabir called ultimate reality only as Allah.
Which of the given statements is/are incorrect?
(a) 1, 2, 3
(b) 2, 4
(c) 1, 4
(d) 3, 4
Ans. (b) 2, 4
Q 12 – What is shari’a?
(a) Muslim Sufi saints
(b) Fasting during the month of Ramzan
(c) Laws governing the Muslim community
(d) Giving alms
Ans. (c) Laws governing the Muslim community
Q 13 – Who is Ulama?
(a) Devotees of Shiva
(b) Devotees of Vishnu
(c) Muslim Sufi saints
(d) Scholars of Islamic studies
Ans. (d) Scholars of Islamic studies
Q 14 – What are the devotees of Vishnu called?
(a) Alvars
(b) Nayanars
(c) Lingayats
(d) Chisht
Ans. (a) Alvars
Q 15 – Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding Karaikkal Ammaiyar?
(a) She was a devotee of Shiva.
(b) She adopted the path of extreme asceticism.
(c) Her compositions were preserved within the Alvar traditions.
(d) Her compositions posed a challenge to patriarchal norms.
Ans. (c) Her compositions were preserved within the Alvar traditions.
Q 16 – Jangama or wandering monks belonged to which community?
(a) Alvars
(b) Lingayats
(c) Kabirpanthis
(d) Jogis
Ans. (b) Lingayats
Q 17 – Which general term was used to refer to the migrant communities?
(a) Shakas
(b) Yavanas
(c) Turks
(d) Mlechchha
Ans. (d) Mlechchha
Q 18 – What is the literal meaning of the term ‘silsila’?
(a) A chain
(b) Disciple
(c) Devotion
(d) Without attributes
Ans. (a) A chain
Q 19 – Which of the following practices in Chishti Khanqah represent attempts to assimilate local traditions?
(i) Bowing before the Shaikh
(ii) Offering water to the visitors
(iii) Shaving the heads of the initiates
(iv) Yogic exercises
(a) ‘i’ and ‘ii’
(b) only ‘i’
(c) ‘iii’ and ‘iv’
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d) All of the above
Q 21 – Who composed the prem-akhyan ‘Padmavat’?
(a) Amir Khusrau
(b) Baba Farid
(c) Malik Muhammad Jayasi
(d) Ratansen
Ans. (c) Malik Muhammad Jayasi
Q 22 – Which of the following statements regarding Sant Kabir is incorrect?
(a) Kabir used terms drawn from Vedantic traditions.
(b) Kabir described the Ultimate reality as Allah, Khuda, Hazrat and Pir.
(c) Many of his compositions are found in Adi Granth Sahib.
(d) Verses attributed to Kabir mention the name of his teacher, Ramanand.
Ans. (d) Verses attributed to Kabir mention the name of his teacher, Ramanand.
Q 23 – Which of the following statements is NOT correct about Baba Guru Nanak?
(a) Guru Nanak advocated a form of nirguna bhakti.
(b) Baba Guru Nanak organised his followers into a community.
(c) He rejected sacrifices, ritual baths, image worship, austerities, and the scriptures of both
Hindus and Muslims.
(d) Guru Nanak appointed one of his disciples, Arjan, to succeed him as the preceptor (guru)
Ans. (d) Guru Nanak appointed one of his disciples, Arjan, to succeed him as the preceptor (guru)
Q 24 – Find out from the following pairs which one is correctly matched:
(a) Deg : Food
(b) Khanqah : Pilgrimage
(c) Futuh : Charity
(d) Murids : Master
Ans. (c) Futuh : Charity