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Guru Nanak was born at _________.

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  1. Talawandi

  2. Purandhar

  3. Amritsar

  4. Poona

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Baba Guru Nanak (1469-1539) was born  Born at Talwandi (Nankana Sahib in Pakistan), in a Hindu merchant family.

Consider the following statements:
I. Alvars and Nayanars initiated a movement of protest the caste system and the dominance of Brahmans or at least attempted to reform the system. 
II. Alvars and Nayanars always supported the caste system in the society.
III. The importance of the traditions of the Alvars and Nayanars was sometimes indicated by the claim that their compositions were as important as the Vedas.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the attitudes of Alvars and Nayanars towards caste system?

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  1. Only I

  2. I and II

  3. I and III

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bhakti movement in the south was led by Alvars (Devotees of Lord Vishnu) and Nayanars (Devotees of Lord Shiva). Nayanars and Alvars belonged to the 7th and 8th centuries. There were 63 Nayanars and 12 Alvars. They all belonged to different caste background. They were against the system of caste in society. They preached the idea of Bhakti through hymn and stories in regional languages. The Chola and Pandya rulers built temples at places visited by them.

Which of the following statement(s) is correct about Alvar Saints?

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  1. The twelve Alvars were Tamil poet-saints, who lived between 6th and 9th centuries AD and espoused 'emotional devotion' or bhakti to Vishnu-Krishna in their songs.

  2. The 93 Alvars Saints were the Shiva devotional poets, who lived between 5th and 10th centuries.

  3. Only B

  4. Both A & B

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The earliest bhakti movements (from sixth century to ninth century) were led by the 12 Alvars. These Alvars were“immersed” in devotion to Vishnu or Krishna.

Consider the following statements:
I. Some of the earliest bhakti movements (c.sixth century) were led by the Alvars (literally, those who are "immersed" in devotion to Vishnu) and (literally, leaders who were devotees of Shiva).
II. They travelled from place to place singing hymns in Tamil in praise of their gods. 
III. During their travels the Alvars and Nayanars identified certain shiners as abodes of their chosen deities.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Alvars and Nayanars?

history devotion towards the almighty bhakti movement bhakti movement : south and north india bhakti saints

  1. Only I

  2. I and II

  3. I and III

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

Which of the following statement is not correct about Andal?

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  1. Andal was a woman Alvar, the most striking of her compositions were widely sung (and continue to be sung to date).

  2. Andal was a woman Nayanar, she incorporated the prevailing caste system in the society.

  3. Andal saw herself as the beloved of Vishnu; her verses express her love for the deity.

  4. Andal saw herself as the beloved of Krishna; her verses express her love for the diety.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Andal was the only female Alvar saint among 12 alvar saints of the south. She was the daughter of Alvar saint Periyalvar. Like other Alvar saints, she was also a devotee of Lord Vishnu. Her Tamil work Thiruppavi and Nachiar are still recited by devotees during the winter festival season of Margazhi.

Which was the language adopted by the Bhakti saints to preach their ideas to the masses?

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  1. Hindi

  2. Sanskrit

  3. Ardh-Magadhi

  4. Regional vernacular languages

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

During the emergence of the Bhakti movement caste system become very rigid and Hindu religion had some rigid rituals which became difficult to fulfill by common people. So to save Hindu religion Bhakti movement was started. All the saints of this movement used regional language to preach their ideas so that it could be understood by the common people. They stressed equality and to live a simple life. They denied superstitious cults and ritualism. They preached that God can be attained by devotion.

Who established Chishti order in India?

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  1. Baba Farid

  2. Nizamuddin Aulia

  3. Al biruni

  4. Moinuddin Chishti

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Moinuddin Chishti introduced the Chishti Order in Lahore (Punjab) and Ajmer (Rajasthan), sometime in the middle of the 12th century CE. He was eighth in the line of succession from the founder of the Chishti Order, Abu Ishaq Shami.

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List - I(Bhakti Saint) List - II(Profession)
A. Namdev 1. Barber
B. Kabir 2. Weaver
C. Ravidas 3. Tailor
D. Sena 4. Cobbler


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

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

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

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

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Kabir, Namdev, Ravidas, Sena were the saints of Bhakti movement.
Namdev - He was a tailor from a lower caste family. He was the great devotee of Lord Vitthala of Pandharpur. He belonged to Varakari Sect.
Kabir - He was Weaver. He was brought up by a Muslim couple. His songs and couplets are known as Doha, Sakhi or Shloka.
Ravidas - He followed the path of Nirguna Brahma. He was a cobbler and founder of Ramdasi Sampradaya. He was the disciple of Saint Ramananda.
Sena- He was a barber and belonged to the Varkari sect dedicated to Lord Vithoba. He was also the disciple of Saint Ramananda.

Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal ruler?

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  1. Akbar

  2. Babur

  3. Shahjahan

  4. Jahangir

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Tukaram was a Marathi Bhakti poet and a devotee of Lord Krishna born in 1608 and died in 1649. And the time period of Jahangir rule was 1605-1627 hence Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary of Jahangir.

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.