CBSE Class 12 History Bhakti Sufi Traditions MCQs Set B

Question. Tulsidas, a prominent leader of the Bhakti Movement, lived in:
(a) Gwalior.
(b) Haryana.
(c) Uttar Pradesh.
(d) Bihar.

Answer : C

Question. The major anthology composed by the Alvars was the ___________.
(a) Nalayira Divyaprabandham
(b) Nalayira Purabandham
(c) Nalayira Alvabandham
(d) None of the above

Answer : A

Question. The major anthology composed by the Alvars was the
(a) Nalayira Divyaprabandham
(b) Nalayira Purabandham
(c) Nalayira Alvabandham
(d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Shaikh Nizamuddin’s hospice comprised several small rooms and a big hall known as
(a) jama’at khana.
(b) langar.
(c) qalandars.
(d) ziyarat.

Answer : A

Question. The Sufi saint who was addressed as Sultan-ul-mashaikh, by his disciples, was
(a) Shaikh Muinuddin Sijzi.
(b) Shaikh Fariduddin Ganj-i Shakar.
(c) Shaikh Salim Chishti.
(d) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya.

Answer : D

Question. Which among the following is the correct meaning of Shari’a?
(a) Fasting during the month of Ramzan.
(b) Tax that non-muslim has to pay to the government.
(c) Muslim Sufi-saints.
(d) Laws governing the Muslim community.

Answer : D

Question. 'Naam Ghar' refers to:
(a) Prayer Hall
(b) Temples
(c) Religious places
(d) All of the above

Answer : A

Question. Who composed Kirtana-ghosha?
(a) Shankaradeva
(b) Surdas
(c) Kabir Das
(d) Sundaramurti

Answer : A

Question. Sufism the liberal and mystic movement of Islam reached India in ………………. century.
(a) 11th century
(b) 15th century
(c) 12th century
(d) 13th century

Answer : A

Question. The ‘Nalayira Divyaprabandham’ of the Alvars was compared with the
(a) Four Vedas.
(b) Manusmiriti.
(c) Mahabharata.
(d) Ramayana.

Answer : A

Question. Baba Guru Nanak was born in
(a) 1459 AD.
(b) 1469 AD.
(c) 1479 AD.
(d) 1489 AD.

Answer : B

Question. In Sufi tradition the word ‘Pir’ means
(a) The Supreme God
(b) The greatest of all Sufi saints
(c) The orthodox teacher who contests the Sufi beliefs
(d) The Guru of the Sufis

Answer : D

Question. Lingayats were majorly based in ______.
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Karnataka
(c) Punjab
(d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer : B

Question. The ninth Guru, whose compositions were compiled in the Guru Granth Sahib was:
(a) Guru Tegh Bahadur
(b) Baba Guru Nanak
(c) Guru Gobind Singh
(d) Guru Arjan

Answer : A

Question. Which Sufi Saint mentioned that devotional music is the one way of moving closer to God?
(a) Muin-ud-din-Chisti
(b) Saiyid Mummed.
(c) Shah Alam Bukhari
(d) Baba Farid

Answer : D

Question. Which group challenged the idea of caste and the pollution attributed to certain groups by Brahmanas.
(a) Alvars
(b) Lingayats
(c) Nayanars
(d) Puaravar

Answer : B

Question. Alvars were the devotees of:
(a) Vishnu
(b) Shiva
(c) Brahma
(d) Jagannatha

Answer : A

Question. Karaikkal Ammaiyar was a devotee of
(a) Krishna.
(b) Rama.
(c) Shiva.
(d) Brahma.

Answer : C

Question. Earliest Bhakti movements were led by _______.
(a) Alvars and Mayunar
(b) Alvars and Puaravar
(c) Alvars and Nayanars
(d) Lingayats and Nayanars

Answer : C

Question. Karaikkal Ammaiyar was the greatest figure of _____ tradition.
(a) Alvars
(b) Mayunar
(c) Nayanars
(d) Puaravar

Answer : C

Question. ____ means a chain which signifies a continuous link between master and disciple.
(a) Gathjod
(b) Silsila
(c) Saidev
(d) Nirantar

Answer : B