JKG INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, VIJAY NAGAR

CLASS – XII Bhakti and Sufi Traditions SUBJECT-History

1. Which Sufi’s dargah is at Ajmer?

A. Baba Farid
B. Qutbdin Bakhtiyar Kaki
C. Moinuddin Chisti
D. Khwaja Bahuddin

2. Which of the following statement is correct definition of Nirguna?

A. It is the concept of a formless God
B. It is the concept of a formless Guru
C. It is the concept of spirituality
D. None of the above

3. Which of the following was the basic premise of Bhakti Movement?

A. Bhakti or Single minded uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God with the help of Brahmins was the only means of Salvation
B. Bhakti or Single minded uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God was the only means of Salvation
C. Both A ; B
D. None of the above

4. Sufism the liberal and mystic movement of Islam, reached India in the __________ century?
A. 11th
B. 12th
C. 14th
D. 13 th

5. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the early traditions of Bhakti?,I. In the course of the evolution of forms
of worship, in many instances, poet-saints emerged as leaders around whom there developed a community of devotees.,II.
Brahmanas remained important intermediaries between gods and devotees in several forms of bhakti.,III. At a different level,
historians of religion often classify bhakti traditions into two broad categories: saguna (with attributes) and nirguna (without
attributes)
A. Only I
B. I and II
C. I and III
D. All of the above

6. Who was among the following Bhakti saints gave a new orientation of Hinduism through his doctrine of Advaita or Monism?
A. Ramanuja
B. Sankara
C. Guru Nanak
D. Chaitanya

7. Who among the following had given the doctrine of Advaita or Monism?
A. Sankara
B. Saivaite Nayanmars
C. Vashnavaite Alwars
D. Tukaram

8. Which Bhakti saint preached the concept of Visitadvaita?

A. Sankara
B. Ramanuja
C. Madhava
D. Nimbarka

9. The most important saint of the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra who was born at Satara and is said to have died in Punjab, was
A. Jnanesvar
B. Namadeva
C. Tukaram
D. Guru Ramdas
10. The Pandharpur Movement is associated with the Bhakti Movement of
A. Assam
B. Maharashtra
C. Bengal
D. Both (a) and (c)

11. Who was the writer of Rukmini Swayamwar Hastamalak, which was comprised 764 owees and based on a 14-shlok Sanskrit
hymn with the same name by Shankaracharya?
A. Ramananda
B. Eknath
C. Mirabai
D. Tukaram

12. Which statement (s) is/are correct related to the Ramananda?,I. He worshipped Ram and Sita but preached the oneness of God
and the doctrine of Bhakti for everyone,II. Dismissed the caste system and untouchability, simplified rules of worship and made
rigidity of the Varnashrama tradition milder
A. I only
B. II only
C. Both I and II
D. Neither I nor II

13. Who among the following was the reformer and philosopher from Ramanandi Sampradaya in the lineage of Jagadguru
Ramanandacharya renowned for his devotion to the Lord Shri Rama?
A. Ramananda
B. Tukaram
C. Valmiki
D. Tulsidas

14. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the cardinal principle of Bhakti Cult?,I. It was influencing devotion
to a personal God, whose grace was the only means of attaining salvation or Mukti.,II. It stressed the idea of a personal God and
pointed out the absurdity of the caste system in the presence of God and the futility of external rites and ceremonies.
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Both I ; II
D. Neither I nor II

15. Select the correct statement (s) with reference to the Bhakti Movement
A. Collection of Alvar Saints hymns is known as Divya Prabandha
B. Compilation of Alvar Saints poetry / literature Tirumurai is called “Tamil Veda”
C. Both A ; B
D. None of the above

16. Who exhorted people to give up selfishness, falsehood and hypocrisy and to lead a life of truth, honesty and kindness?
A. Vallabhacharya
B. Guru Nanak
C. Kabir
D. Nimbarka

17. Who wrote a commentry of Bhagvat Gita called Gnaneswari?

A. Gnandeva
B. Namadev
C. Ekanath
D. Both A ; B

18. Which statement (s) is/are correct related to the Kabir.,I. He was the disciple of Ramananda and the most liberal among
medieval Indian reformers.,II. He was possibly a contemporary of Sultan Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (1489-1517)
A. I only
B. II only
C. Both I and II
D. Neither I nor II
19. The Bhakti cult spread in Maharashtra with the teaching of
A. Sant Tukaram
B. Sant Jnanesvar
C. Samarth Guru Ramdas
D. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

20. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Saint Ramanuja? ,I. He preached Visishtadvaita. ,II. He
said that the ‘God is Sagunabrahman’
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Both I ; II
D. Neither I nor II

21. Which statement is not the advocacy of Nirguna Saints?

A. It advocated the worshiped the anthropomorphic manifestations of the divine being particularly Rama and Krishna
B. It is the concept of a formless God which has no attributes or quality
C. It conceived as Ishvara the personal and purely spiritual aspect of godhead beyond all names and forms (nama-rupa) and is to be
apprehended only by inner (mystical) experience
D. None of the above

22. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Alvars and Nayanars?,I. Some of the earliest bhakti movements (c.
sixth century) were led by the Alvars (literally, those who are “immersed” in devotion to Vishnu) and Nayanars (literally, leaders
who were devotees of Shiva).,II. They travelled from place to place singing hymns in Tamil in praise of their gods.,III. During their
travels the Alvars and Nayanars identified certain shrines as abodes of their chosen deities
A. Only I
B. I and II
C. I and III
D. All of the above

23.Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Pilgrimage, called ziyarat, to tombs of Sufi saints is prevalent all over the Muslim world.
Reason (R): The khanqah was the centre of social life.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
(d) (R) is correct but (A) is not correct.

24. Which of the following statements is NOT correct about Baba Guru Nanak?
(a) Guru Nanak advocated a form of nirguna bhakti.
(b) Baba Guru Nanak organised his followers into a community.
(c) He rejected sacrifices, ritual baths, image worship, austerities, and the scriptures of both Hindus and Muslims.
(d) Guru Nanak appointed one of his disciples, Arjan, to succeed him as the preceptor (guru).

25. Find out from the following pairs which one is correctly matched:
i. Deg : Food
ii. Khanqah : Pilgrimage
iii. Futuh : Charity
iv. Murids : Master