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Tulsi Das composed his Ramacharitamanas during the reign of ________.

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  1. Harshavardana

  2. Alauddin Khilji

  3. Akbar

  4. Krishnadevaraya

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Tulsidas began writing the Ramcharitmanas in Ayodhya in 1574 CE during the Akbar rule. The exact date is stated in the poem as being the ninth day of the month of Chaitra, which is the birthday of Rama.

The sunni saint who maintained that devotional music one way of coming close to God was _________.

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  1. Muin-ud-din Chisti

  2. Baba Farid

  3. Saiyid Muhammad Gesudaraz

  4. Shah Alam Bukhari

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti came from central Asia. He made Ajmer as his place of residence. Chisti held that if music played and sung beautifully then it brought men close to God. His Dargah is situated at Ajmer. He died in 1236.

Which of the following concept in the Bhakti movement of Hinduism saw two ways of imaging the nature of divine (Brahman)?

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  1. Nirguna and Saguna

  2. Shaivism

  3. Sikkhism

  4. Jainism

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bhakti movement gave the concept of worshipping God in two ways

(a) Nirguna Brahma- This form advocated the worshipping of God without any form. The followers of this group were against idol worship. They felt that God cannot be characterized by the attributes.
(B) Sagun Brahma - This form sees God in physical form. They preferred idol worship.

Kabir was a disciple of ___________.

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  1. Ramananda

  2. Ramanujana

  3. Shakracharya

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kabir is widely believed to have become the first disciple of the Bhakti poet-saint Swami Ramananda in Varanasi, known for devotional Vaishnavism with a strong bent to monist Advaita philosophy teaching that God was inside every person, everything.

Select the incorrect statement(s) about Bhakti Saint Ramananda 
I. He advocated prabattimarga or path self-surrender to God.
II. He propagated 'Davita or dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma'. 
Which is/are correct statement(s)?

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  1. Only I

  2. Only II

  3. Both I & II

  4. Neither I nor II

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Correct Option: D

Which Bhakti Saint propounded Suddhadvaita Vedanta ( Pure non-dualism) and philosophy called Pustimarga (the path of grace)?

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  1. Ramanuja

  2. Ramananda

  3. Vallabhacharya

  4. Narasi

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Vallabhacharya was the contemporary of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. He was the founder of Vallabh Sampradaya. He propounded  Suddhadvaita Vedanta and philosophy of pustimarga. 

He wrote Anubhasya, Shodash grantha and several commentaries on Bhagvat Puran. He got the title of Acharya and Jagadguru by the King Krishanadeva rai of Vijayanagara. He died in 1588.

Who among the following was/were not disciples of Ramananda?

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  1. Kabir & Raidas

  2. Sena & Sadhana

  3. Dhanna & Naraharai

  4. Tusidas & Mirabai

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Ramananda chose his disciples from all sections of society disregarding caste. His disciples were: a) Kabir, a Muslim weaver b) Raidasa, a cobbler c) Sena, a barber d) Sadhana, a butcher e) Dhanna, a Jat farmer f) Narahari, a goldsmith and g) Pipa, a Rajput prince.

Which of the following is/are cause(s) of Bhakti Movement in India?

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  1. Caste Division

  2. Untouchability

  3. Ritualism

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Bhakti movement becomes popular because of the complicated social system of the medieval period. During this period discrimination was found on basis of caste and religion. Lower caste people were in the worst condition. Rituals which were performed by the common people became complicated.

At the same time, the bhakti movement gave stress on equality and devotion of God. They said that rituals are useless. One can feel the God through devotion, meditation, love, and purity of soul. They preached in the local language which could be understood by the common people.

Which of the following was the compositions of Kabir?

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  1. Bijak & Sakhi Granth

  2. Kabir Granthawali 

  3. Anurag Sagar

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Kabir was the greatest saint of the Bhakti Period. He believed in nirgun Brahma. He was a weaver.  He did not believe in rituals, discrimination based on caste, and religion. 

His songs and couplets called Doha, shloka or Sakhi. His literary works are collected in Kabir Bijaka, Kabir Parachai, Sakhi Grantha, Adi Granth, Kabir Granthawali, Anurag Sagar etc.

Which of the following cult was popularised by Chaitanya?

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  1. Shiva Cult

  2. Krishna Cult

  3. Eknathwad

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu belonged to Mahagaudiya Sect. He was born in Bengal. He popularised Krishna cult that is the worship of Lord Krishna. He believed that through love, dance, and songs one can feel the presence of God.