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Basaveshwara preached in ___ forms.

  1. 2

  2. 3

  3. 4

  4. 5


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Basaveshwara was a saint. He preached in three forms: soft advice, harsh criticism, strict warning. He taught that surrendering oneself to Shiva with total devotion was the only path to salvation. He declared that work is worship. He established Anubhava Mantapa in 1162 C.E. He wrote his vachanas in simple Kannada that resembled the spoken language of the common people.

Basaveshwara taught in which of the following forms ?

  1. Soft advise

  2. Harsh criticism

  3. Strict warning

  4. All


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Basaveshwara was a saint. He preached in three forms: soft advice, harsh criticism, strict warning. He taught that surrendering oneself to Shiva with total devotion was the only path to salvation. He declared that work is worship. He established Anubhava Mantapa in 1162 C.E. He wrote his vachanas in simple Kannada that resembled the spoken language of the common people.

__________ established Anubhava Mantapa in 1162 CE.

  1. Basaveshwara

  2. Kalyana

  3. Vighneshwara

  4. None


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Basaveshwara was a saint. He preached in three forms: soft advice, harsh criticism, strict warning. He taught that surrendering oneself to Shiva with total devotion was the only path to salvation. He declared that work is worship. He established Anubhava Mantapa in 1162 C.E. He wrote his vachanas in simple Kannada that resembled the spoken language of the common people.

Basaveshwara declared that __________ is worship.

  1. Devotion

  2. Work

  3. Art

  4. Meditation


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Basaveshwara was a saint. He preached in three forms: soft advice, harsh criticism, strict warning. He taught that surrendering oneself to Shiva with total devotion was the only path to salvation. He declared that work is worship. He established Anubhava Mantapa in 1162 C.E. He wrote his vachanas in simple Kannada that resembled the spoken language of the common people.

Basaveshwara taught that surrendering oneself to _____________ with total devotion was the only path to salvation.

  1. Ganesha

  2. Vishnu

  3. Shiva

  4. Indra


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Basaveshwara was a saint. He preached in three forms: soft advice, harsh criticism, strict warning. He taught that surrendering oneself to Shiva with total devotion was the only path to salvation. He declared that work is worship. He established Anubhava Mantapa in 1162 C.E. He wrote his vachanas in simple Kannada that resembled the spoken language of the common people.

Basaveshwara wrote his vachanas in ________ language.

  1. Kannada

  2. Telugu

  3. Malayalam

  4. Sanskrit


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Basaveshwara was a saint. He preached in three forms: soft advice, harsh criticism, strict warning. He taught that surrendering oneself to Shiva with total devotion was the only path to salvation. He declared that work is worship. He established Anubhava Mantapa in 1162 C.E. He wrote his vachanas in simple Kannada that resembled the spoken language of the common people.

Basaveshwara declared that work is _________.

  1. Essential

  2. Important

  3. Worship

  4. Most Important


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Basaveshwara was a saint. He preached in three forms: soft advice, harsh criticism, strict warning. He taught that surrendering oneself to Shiva with total devotion was the only path to salvation. He declared that work is worship. He established Anubhava Mantapa in 1162 C.E. He wrote his vachanas in simple Kannada that resembled the spoken language of the common people.

Match List-I (Ruling dynasties) with List-II (Capitals) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List-I List-II
A. The Chalukyas of Gujarat 1. Tripuri
B. The Kalachuris of Chedi 2. Anhilwad
C. The Paramaras of Malwa 3. Ajmer
D. The Chahamans of Shakambari 4. Dhar
  1. A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4

  2. A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3

  3. A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1

  4. A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3


Correct Option: B

Rashtrakutas were the feudatories of __________.

  1. Cholas

  2. Pandyas

  3. Kalyani Chalukyas or Western Chalukyas

  4. Pallavas


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The Western Chaluya kingdom is referred to as Kalyani Chalukya or Kannadiga dynasty. Rashtrakutas were feudatories of Chalukya of Badami. In the mid-eighth century, Dantidurga, a Rashtrakuta chief, overthrew his Chalukya overlord and went on to build an empire. After the Chalukyas of Badami were destroyed by Dantidurga, they revived after two centuries in around 973AD. It lasted for two centuries and was formed by Taila II after defeating the last Rashtrakuta ruler Kakka II.