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Who amongst the following was an exponent of Veerashaiva?

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  1. Shankaracharya

  2. Basava

  3. Ramanuja

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Basava belonged to the Veershaiva sect. He belonged to Karnataka. He was a minister of Jaina King who ruled in the middle of the twelfth century. Veershaiva sect stressed equality. This sect rejected the caste system.

Consider the following pairs:

Vaishnava saints Region of string following
$1$. Ramanuja South India
$2$. Chaitanya Central India
$3$. Vallabhacharya  Gujarat and Braj area
$4$. Ramanand  North India

Of these pairs, the correctly matched ones are:

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  1. $1, 2$ and $3$

  2. $2, 3$ and $4$

  3. $1$ and $4$

  4. $1, 3$ and $4$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

These saints were the great devotees of Lord Vishnu. Ramanuja spread the idea of Bhakti in South India. He was born in Tamil Nadu.

Ramanand was one of the disciples of Ramanuja. He was born in Allahabad and preached his ideas in North India. He was a devotee of Lord Rama.
Vallabhacharya belonged to a Tamil Brahman family. He preached his ideas of Bhati in central India especially in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
Chaitanya belonged to Gaudiya sect. He popularised Krishna worship in Bengal.

The Bhakti literature by the Nayanmars and Alvars.

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  1. Stressed the rigidities of traditional rituals

  2. Opposed the practice of image worship

  3. Preached personal devotion of God as a means of salvation

  4. Advocated the austerities preached by the Buddhists and Jains

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Nayanars and Alvars saints led the bhakti movement in south India. They preached ardent love of Shiva (by Nayanars) or Vishnu(by Alvars) as the path of salvation. They were sharply critical of Buddhists and  Jainas. They were against the rigidity of rituals followed by the people. They stressed on devotion and love.

During his pilgrimage, Chaitanya received enlightenment at _____.

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  1. Kanchipuram

  2. Rameswaram

  3. Gaya

  4. Allahabad

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was born in Bengal. He popularised the Krishna Cult. He visited Vrindavan to locate the lost holy places associated with Lord Krishna. When he went to Gaya to perform the Shrad ceremony of his departed father, he met Ishavara Puri(his guru). From him, he received initiation with Gopal Krishna Mantra. Here he got enlightenment and told that if we Chant "Hare Krishna" Mantra, We will become pure and enlightened.

Who said, "Ram and Rahim are the two different names of the Same God"?

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  1. Kabir

  2. Ramdas

  3. Chaitanya

  4. Ramanuja

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kabir belonged to nirguna sect of Bhakti. He believed in the unity of the Hindus and the Muslims. He said that both are the children of God whether Ram and Rahim. He made an attempt at a fusion of Islamic mythicism and Hindu tradition. He admired whatever was good in the two cults and condemned whatever was dogmatic.

The Bhakti Movement started in India during the _______.

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  1. 7th Century A.D.

  2. 13th Century A.D.

  3. 16th Century A.D.

  4. 14th Century A.D.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The origin of Bhakti movement in the Hindu religion is dated back to AD 7th Century. The Bhakti movement believed in pure and complete devotion to the God and in this movement different saints spread this message. It started in South India (in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala) with the Nayanars and Alwars movement. Over a period of time, the concept and the movement spread to different parts of India through different saints.

Match the following:

i. Gautam Buddha a. Namghar
ii. Shankaradeva b. worshiper of Vishnu
iii. Nizamuddin Auliya  c. questioned social difference
iv. Nayanars d. sufi saint
v. Alvars e. worshipper of Shiva
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  1. i-d, ii-c, iii-a, iv-b, v-e

  2. i-c, ii-a, iii-d, iv-e, v-b

  3. i-c, ii-a, iii-e, iv-d, v-b

  4. i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d, v-e

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Alvars were the South Indian poet-saints who worshiped Vishnu while the Nayanars were the saints devoted to Shiva. Nizamuddin Auliya, also remembered as Hazrat Nizamuddin was a sufi saint under the Chisti (Sunni Sufi) order. Namghar literally meaning the house of prayer were places of congregational worship introduced by Shankaradeva, a Vaishnav saint in Assam.Gautam Buddha questioned social differences in the society and espoused social justice.

Who is the founder of Ram Snehi Sampradaya?

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  1. Kabir

  2. Ram Charan Maharaj

  3. Guru Nanak

  4. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ramsnehi Sampradaya is a spiritual and religious tradition originating in 1817 Vikram Samvat in Bhilwara city of Rajasthan by the disciple of Swami Shri Ram Charan Maharaj who provided the spiritual and philosophical basis for the sect.

Whose compositions are included in the 'Guru Granth Sahib'?

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  1. Sant Namdeo

  2. Sant Dnyaneshwar

  3. Sant Eknath

  4. Sant Tukaram

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sant Namdeo was a great Sant of the Varkari movement. He went up to the Punjab, propagating his thoughts. His compositions are included in the 'Guru Granth Sahib' of Sikhs. He propagated the message of Bhagwat religion in all quarters.

Match the following:

   List - I    List - II
 I.  Alvars  A.  Shaivism
 II.  Nayanars  B.  Vaishnavism
 III.  Sufis  C.  Basvaveshwara
 IV.  Virashaivas  D.  Islam
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  1. I - B, II - A, III - D, IV - C

  2. I - D, II - B, III -  A, IV - C

  3. I - A, II - B, III - C, IV - D

  4. I - B, II - C, III - A, IV - D

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • Alavars: These are Tamil poet saints and were devoted to Vishnu and his avatar Krishna. They belong to Vaishnava sect.
  • Nayanars: These were also Tamil poets devoted to lord Shiva.
  • Sufis: This is an Islamic mysticism.
  • Virashaivism:  This is a sect of Hinduism. It is predominantly found in the states of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. Basavanna, a Kannada poet belonged to this sect and belief is that he founded this sect.