CBSE Class 12 History Bhakti Sufi Traditions MCQs Set 02

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

Question. Who exhorted to give up selfishness, falsehood and hypocrisy and to lead a life of truth, honesty and kindness?
(A) Guru Nanak
(B) Nambaraka
(C) Kabir
(D) Namdeva

Answer: a

Question. Who among the followings is the most important saint of Bhakti Movement in Maharasthra was born in Satara and died in Punjab?
(A) Guru Nanak
(B) Kabirdas
(C) Tukarama
(D) Namdeva

Answer: d

Question. Which Bhakti Saint preached the concept of Vishishtadvita?
(A) Shankara
(B) Ramanuja
(C) Madhava
(D) Nimbarka

Answer: a

Question. Which statement(s) is/are correct related to Ramananda?
(i) He Worshiped Rama and Sita but preached oneness of God and Doctrine of Bhakti to everyone.
(ii) He simplified the rules of worships.
(iii) Ramanand Swami adopted the Vishishtadvaita doctrine of the Vaishnava which was first propounded by Ramanuja several centuries earlier.
(iv) He opposed the caste system and chose his disciples from all sections of society disregarding caste.
(A) (i), (ii), (iv)
(B) (iii), (ii), (i)
(C) (iv), (iii), (ii)
(D) All of the above

Answer: d

Question. Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect about Mirabai?
(i) Mirabai (c. fifteenth-sixteenth centuries) is perhaps the best-known woman poet within the Sufi tradition.
(ii) She was a Rajput princess from Merta in Marwar who was married against her wishes to a prince of the Sisodia clan of Mewar, Rajasthan.
(iii) According to some traditions, her preceptor was Raidas, a leather worker.
(iv) Her songs continue to be sung by women and men, especially those who are poor and considered “low caste” in Karnataka and Kerala
Identify the incorrect options.
(A) (i) & (ii)
(B) (i) & (iv)
(C) (iii) & (ii)
(D) All of the above.

Answer: b