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Who among the following was not an exponent of Bhakti movement?

  1. Ramanada

  2. Kabir

  3. Shankaracharya

  4. Nanak


Correct Option: C

Consider the following four saints:
$1$. Kabir
$2$. Nanak
$3$. Chaitanya
$4$. Tulsidas
What is the correct chronological order in which they flourished?

  1. $1, 2, 3, 4$

  2. $2, 3, 4, 1$

  3. $3, 1, 2, 4$

  4. $3, 2, 4, 1$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Kabir was born in 1440. He was the follower of Nirguna Brahma.
  • Guru Nanak was born in 1469 at Talvandi near Lahore.
  • Chaitanaya - He was born in 1486 in Nabadwip in Bengal.
  • Tulsidas- He was born in 1511. He was a Hindu Vaishnav saint and a poet. He belonged to Ramanandi Sampradaya

Match the following:

A. Namdeva $1$. West Bengal
B. Chaitanya $2$. Uttar Pradesh
C. Surdas $3$. Maharashtra
D. Nanak $4$. Punjab
  1. A-$1$, B-$4$, C-$3$, D-$2$

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

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

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


Correct Option: C

Banis were the hymns and poems composed by _______.

  1. Kabir

  2. Raskhan

  3. Dadu

  4. Guru Nanak


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Dadu Dayal was the poet- Sant from Gujarat. He was the founder of Dadupanth. His compositions were recorded in Brij language by his disciple Rajjab. His compostions are known as Dadu Anubhav Bani. He died in 1603.

Which of the following are principles of the Bhakti movement of the $16$th century?
$1$. True devotion is the means of attaining God.
$2$. Man's equality before God.
$3$. Respect for mankind.
$4$. Meaningful rituals.

  1. $1$ and $2$

  2. $2$ and $3$

  3. $1, 2$ and $3$

  4. $2, 3$ and $4$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Due to ill social practices, the Bhakti movement was started. All saints stressed on true devotion to attain God. They were against discrimination on the basis of Caste and Gender. They believed that all people are children of God. They were against performing rituals. They stressed on humanity.

Which of the following Bhakti saints used the medium of dance and songs(Kirtans) to make one feel the personal presence of God near him?

  1. Shankaradeva

  2. Chandidasa

  3. Jnanadeva

  4. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was a popular Vaishanv saint and reformer from Bengal. According to him the presence of God could be realised through love, devotion, song, and dance. He wrote many bhajans for lord Krishna. He himself began to be worshipped as an incarnation of Lord Krishna.

The Bhakti Movement was first organised by ___________.

  1. Ramanuja

  2. Kabir

  3. Ramananda

  4. Nanak


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ramanuja was the first exponent of the Bhakti movement. He gave the philosophy of Vishistadvaita. He believed in Brahma as a supreme and individual soul. He believed that God could be achieved by the soul through Bhakti.

Which of the following king was related to Chahamana Dynasty?

  1. Jayachandra

  2. Bappa Rawal

  3. Prithviraj Chauhan

  4. Maharana Pratap


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai Pithora in the folk legends was an Indian king from the Chahamana dynasty. He ruled Sapadalaksha, the traditional Chahamana territory, in present-day north-western India.

The author of Prithvirajraso was __________.

  1. Amir Khusrau

  2. Chand Bardai

  3. Gopal Nayak

  4. Gorakh Nath


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Prithvirajraso is an epic poem composed by Prithviraj's court poet, Chand Bardai. It narrates the heroic exploits of the Chauhan king, Prithviraj who ruled Ajmer and Delhi between 1165 and 1192. It also described the struggles between the Rajputs and Muhammad Ghori, besides providing details on the political, military and socio-economic structure of the Rajputs. 

The capital of the Chauhan kings in the 12th century was ___________.

  1. Jaipur

  2. Delhi

  3. Ajmer

  4. Udaipur


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Ajmer (Rajasthan) was the capital of the Chauhan kings in the twelfth century and later became the suba headquarters under the Mughals. The city provides an excellent example of religious coexistence.