Prelims Marathon – The Bhakti and Sufi Movement – January 13th– 2024

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We are posting prelims marathon MCQs for The Bhakti and Sufi Movement today. In this initiative, you can attempt 10 subjective MCQs on a daily basis. For schedule, refer to the archive link given below.

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Question No. 1

Consider the following statements:
1.Bhakti as a religious concept means devotional surrender to a supreme god for attaining salvation.
2.Bhagavad Gita talks about the path of bhakti, or bhakti-marga.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 2

Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1.The Bhakti movement originated among the landholding castes.
2.The Bhakti movement was supportive to Buddhists and Jains.
3.The Bhakti movement led to a fight for royal patronage.
How many of the statements given above are correct?

AOnly one

BOnly two

COnly three

DNone

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Question No. 3

Which of the following is/are Nayanmar/s?
1.Appar
2.Sambandar
3.Sundarar
How many of the statements given above are correct?

AOnly one

BOnly two

COnly three

DNone

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Question No. 4

Which of the following is/are not a Sramanic sect/s?
1.Buddhism
2.Saivism
3.Vaishnavism
How many of the statements given above are correct?

AOnly one

BOnly two

COnly three

DNone

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Question No. 5

Consider the following statements:
1.Ramanujar expounded the philosophy known as Vishistadvaita, or qualified monism.
2.Adi Sankara’s emphasized on absolute monism or the oneness of the ‘supreme’ and the ‘souls’.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 6

Which of the following term/s is/are used for Muslim saint/s?
1.Wali
2.Darvesh
3.Fakir
How many of the statements given above are correct?

AOnly one

BOnly two

COnly three

DNone

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Question No. 7

Which of the following is/are characteristic/s of Sufism?
1.Contemplation
2.Renunciation
3.Self-denial
How many of the statements given above are correct?

AOnly one

BOnly two

COnly three

DNone

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Question No. 8

Which of the following is/are Sufi order/s?
1.Chistis
2.Qadiriyahs
3.Naqshbandis
How many of the statements given above are correct?

AOnly one

BOnly two

COnly three

DNone

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Question No. 9

Consider the following statements:
1.Sufism took root in both rural and urban areas.
2.Sufism rebelled against all forms of religious formalism, orthodoxy, falsehood and hypocrisy.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 10

Consider the following statements:
1.Ravidas was a poet saint of the bhakti movement during the 15th to 16th century.
2.Ravidas was one of the disciples of the bhakti saint-poet Ramananda.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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