1. The common belief of life of both Buddha and Mirabai was
(A)
Following ahimsa
(B)
Austerity of Nirvana
(C)
The world is full of sorrow
(D)
Speak of truth
Answer
(C) The world is full of sorrow[RAS/RTS (Pre) 1992]
2. ‘Let no man ask a man’s sect or caste’ whose dictum was this?
(A)
Kabir
(B)
Ramananda
(C)
Ramanuja
(D)
Chaitanya
Answer
(B) Ramananda[UPPCS (Pre) 2009]
3. The Bhakti movement was started by
(A)
Alwar Saints
(B)
Sufi Saints
(C)
Surdas
(D)
Tulsidas
Answer
(A) Alwar Saints[UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2001]
4. The Bhakti culture reborn in India during
(A)
Vedic age
(B)
10th century A.D.
(C)
12th century A.D.
(D)
15th-16th century A.D.
Answer
(D) 15th-16th century A.D.[UPPCS (Pre) 1993]
5. A common feature to all Bhakti Saints was that they
(A)
Composed their verses in the language understood by their followers
(B)
Rejected the authority of the priestly class
(C)
Encouraged women to go to the temples
(D)
Encouraged idol worship
Answer
(A) Composed their verses in the language understood by their followers[47th BPSC (Pre) 2005]
6. Vaishnavism in Kamarupa was popularised by
(A)
Chaitanya
(B)
Nimbarka
(C)
Ramananda
(D)
Shankaradeva
Answer
(D) Shankaradeva[UPPCS (Mains) 2002]
7. Who among the following introduced Vaishnavism in Assam and Cooch Behar?
(A)
Chaitanya
(B)
Madhva
(C)
Shankaradeva
(D)
Vallabhacharya
Answer
(C) Shankaradeva[UPPCS (Mains) 2011]
8. Famous medieval saint Shankaradeva belonged to
(A)
Shaiva Cult
(B)
Vaishnava Cult
(C)
Advaita Cult
(D)
Dvaita-Advaita Cult
Answer
(B) Vaishnava Cult[UPPCS (Pre) 2015]
9. Ramanujacharya is related to
(A)
Bhakti
(B)
Dvaitvad
(C)
Vishistadvaita
(D)
Monotheism
Answer
(C) Vishistadvaita[UPPCS (Pre) 1991]
10. ‘Shuddha Advaitvad’ was propounded by
(A)
Madhvacharya
(B)
Vallabhacharya
(C)
Shrikantacharya
(D)
Ramanuja
Answer
(B) Vallabhacharya[UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2002]
11. Where is the birthplace of ‘Mahaprabhu Vallabhacharya’?
(A)
Shivarinarayan
(B)
Bilaspur
(C)
Ratanpur
(D)
Champaranya
Answer
(D) Champaranya[Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2015]
12. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(A)
Advaitvad – Ramanujan
(B)
Vishistadvaitvad – Shankaracharya
(C)
Dvaitvad – Madhvacharya
(D)
Dvaitadvaitvad – Vallabhacharya
Answer
(C) Dvaitvad – Madhvacharya[UPPCS (Mains) 2005]
13. Who among the following was the first Bhakti Saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message?
(A)
Dadu
(B)
Kabir
(C)
Ramananda
(D)
Tulsidas
Answer
(C) Kabir[IAS (Pre) 2002]
14. Kabir was disciple of
(A)
Chaitanya
(B)
Ramananda
(C)
Ramanuja
(D)
Tukaram
Answer
(B) Ramananda[UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002]
15. Who among the following are Saints of the medieval Age India?
(A)
Kumbhandas
(B)
Ramanand
(C)
Raidas
(D)
Tulsidas
Answer
(B) Ramanand[UPPCS (Mains) 2010]
16. Who composed ‘Bijak’?
(A)
Surdas
(B)
Kabir
(C)
Ravidas
(D)
Pipaji
Answer
(B) Kabir[MPPCS (Pre) 2000]
17. A collection of dialogues between Kabir and Dharamdas is titled
(A)
Sabad
(B)
Amarmul
(C)
Sakhi
(D)
Ramaini
Answer
(B) Amarmul[UPPCS (Pre) 2003 UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2002]
18. Malukdas was a saint poet of
(A)
Agra
(B)
Ayodhya
(C)
Kashi
(D)
Kada
Answer
(D) Kada[Telangana PSC (Pre) 2018 UPPCS (Spl) (Mains) 2008]
19. What was the name of Saint Ghasidas’s father?
(A)
Sukalu
(B)
Chaituram
(C)
Visahu
(D)
Mahangu
Answer
(D) Mahangu[Tamil Nadu PSC (Pre) 2018 Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2005]
20. Which one of the following sequences indicates the correct chronological order?
(A)
Shankaracharya – Ramanuja – Chaitanya
(B)
Ramanuja – Shankaracharya – Chaitanya
(C)
Ramanuja – Chaitanya – Shankaracharya
(D)
Shankaracharya – Chaitanya – Ramanuja
Answer
(A) Shankaracharya – Ramanuja – Chaitanya[Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2011 IAS (Pre) 2004]