Bhakti-Sufi Traditions MCQ in English Class 12 History Book-Themes in Indian History-II Chapter-6 Chapter wise MCQ

 

By the twelfth century in Puri (Orissa) the main deity ______ was presented as a form of Vishnu?

A - Jagannath

B - Shiva

C - Krishna

D - None of these

Alvar and Nayanar saints were respected by _____ farmers?

A - poor farmer

B - Vellala farmer

C - Landlord 

D - None of these

What is the literal meaning of Silsila?

A - chain

B - Sheikh

C - Sufi

D - Lineage

Some spiritual people became more inclined towards mysticism and renunciation. They were called __?

A - Conservative

B - Followers of the saint

C - series

D - Sufi

What is Sharia?

A - Laws directing the Muslim community

B - Laws governing the Christian community

C - Laws governing the Jewish community

D - ALL OF THE ABOVE

What was Jaziya tax?

A - Tax levied on agriculture

B - Tax collected from the village

C - Tax levied on non-Muslims

D - Tax levied on Muslim people

What were the followers of Basavanna called?

A - Lingayat 

B - Veer of Shiva (Veerashaiva) 

C - Gender bearers 

D - ALL OF THE ABOVE

Which Chola emperor installed the metal images of saint-poets Appar Sambandar and Sundarar in a Shiva temple?

A - Vijayalaya Chola

B - Arinjay Chola

C - Rajendra Chola

D - Parantak I

Which of the following Nayanar female devotees of Shiva adopted the path of severe penance?

A - Andal 

B - Karaikal Ammaiyar

C - Meera

D - None of these

The early Bhakti movements began around _?

A - fifth century 

B - 6th century 

C - 7th century 

D - 8th century

The method of worship of Goddess is known as __?

A - Goddess sect 

B - Tantric 

C - Idol worship 

D - None of these

By the middle of the first millennium the environment of the Indian subcontinent was marked by __?

A. Stupa

B. Temple

C. Vihar

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

What is the literal meaning of Jagannath?

A. Owner of the whole country

B. Lord of the whole world

C. Lord of the entire universe

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

The terms __ and __ were coined by 20th century sociologist Robert Redfield to describe the cultural practices of an agrarian society?

A. Great, devotional tradition

B. great, small

C. Small scale farmer

D. None of these

The Goddess was worshipped in the form of a stone polished with __?

A. Sandalwood

B. Tilak

C. Sindoor

D. Colour

Which of the following gods belong to the Vedic pantheon?

A. Fire 

B. Indra 

C. Som 

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

Who used to disregard the Vedic truth?

A. People who do not perform yajna

B. People who do not believe in the Vedas 

C. People engaged in Tantric worship

D. None of these

Who became the important intermediaries between gods and devotees in the Bhakti traditions?

A. Saint 

B. brahmin 

C. God

D. None of these

Into how many main categories do historians of religion divide the Bhakti tradition?

A. 2 

B. 3 

C. 4 

D. 6

According to Sagun Bhakti __ is worshipped?

A. Worship of Shiva Vishnu and his incarnations

B. Worship of Goddesses

C. Worship in the physical form

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

According to Nirgun Bhakti __ is worshipped?

A. Worship of the formless God 

B. Idolatry

C. Worship in the abstract

D. Both A and C

Who among the following was a devotee of Vishnu?

A. Alwar

B. Veerashaiva

C. Nayanar

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

Who among the following was a devotee of Shiva?

A.  Alwar

B. Jain

C. Nayanar

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

This tradition was honored by giving it importance equal to the works of Alvar and Nayanar saints?

A. Puranas

B. Vedas

C. Geeta

D. Devotional Literature

Nalayira Divyaprabandham is related to which of the following?

A. Collection of poems of Alwar saints 

B. Poetry collection of Nayanar saints

C. Poetry collection of Brahmins

D. None of these

Which of the following poetic collections is considered as the Tamil Veda?

A. Nalayiradivyaprabandham

B. Ammaiyar

C. Andal

D. Any of these

A woman named Andal considered herself the lover of which god and expressed her love feelings in verses?

A. Shiva 

B. Vishnu 

C. Indra 

D. None of these

Which of the following Nayanar female devotees of Shiva adopted the path of severe penance?

A. Andal 

B. Karaikal Ammaiyar

C. Meera

D. None of these

Which of the following emperors supported the Brahmin and Bhakti tradition and gave land grants for the construction of Vishnu and Shiva temples?

A. Chola

B. Pallava

C. Kushana

D. None of these

Which of the following Shiva temples were built with the help of Chola emperors? 

A. Chidambaram 

B. Thanjavur 

C. Gangakodacholapuram

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

Alvar and Nayanar saints were respected by ___ farmers?

A. poor farmers

B. Vellala Agriculturist

C. Landlord 

D. None of these

Tavaram text is related to _ _ _ _ _?

A. Biography of saints

B. Biography of kings

C. Devotional Literature

D. Compilation of Bhajans

Which Brahmin led the emergence of a new movement in Karnataka in the 12th century?

A. Basavanna

B. Chalukya king

C. Harihara and Bukka

D. None of these

Basavanna initially believed in __ view?

A. Jain 

B. Buddhist 

C. Sanatan 

D. None of these

Who among the following was a minister in the court of the Kalachuri king?

A. Birbal 

B. Tenali Raman

C. Basavanna

D. Mansingh

What were the followers of Basavanna called?

A. Lingayat 

B. Veer of Shiva (Veerashaiva) 

C. Gender bearers 

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

Which of the following is not related to the Veerashaiva tradition?

A. Burying the dead 

B. Opposition to caste system 

C. Not believing in reincarnation

D. Prohibition of widow remarriage

What is a person who knows Islam called?

A. Qazi 

B. Ulama

C. Sharia

D. Ijma

When did Arab traders come to the western ports by sea?

A. In the first millennium AD

B. In the second cum century AD

C. in the first century B.C.

D. None of these

Where was Muhammad bin Qasim the commander?

A. Africa 

B. Europe 

C. Arabian 

D. India

When did Muhammad bin Qasim conquer Sindh and include it in the Caliphate area?

A. 710 A.D. 

B. 711 AD 

C. 811 AD 

D. 911 in this

When did the Turks and Afghans lay the foundation of the Delhi Sultanate?

A. 11th century AD

B. 12th century AD 

C. 13th century AD 

D. 14th century AD

When was the Mughal Sultanate established?

A. 11th century AD

B. 12th century AD 

C. 13th century AD 

D. 16th century AD

The Jews and Christians living in the areas of Islamic rulers were called __?

A. Jimmy

B. In the gym

C. Ulama

D. Sharia

What are those traditions called where women live with their children in their parents' home after marriage?

A. Matriarchal tradition

B. Patriarchal tradition

C. Maternal homelessness

D. None of these

Turkish Muslims are called _?

A. Tajik

B. Parsik

C. Yavan

D. Turushka

The people of Persia are called _?

A. Tajik

B. Parsik

C. Yavan

D. Turushka

Turks and Afghans are also called _ and __?

A. Shaka, Turushka

B. Shaka, Yavana

C. Malech, Yavan

D. None of these

__ word is used for Sufism in Islamic texts?

A. Suf 

B. Tasawwuf

C. Sufi

D. None of these

Some spiritual people became more inclined towards mysticism and renunciation. They were called __?

A. Conservative

B. followers of the saint

C. series

D. Sufi

Sufis regarded Prophet Muhammad as __?

A. God

B. Ordinary human being

C. insan-e-kamil

D. insaan-e-kaabil

The one who claimed to be close to Allah and had the power to perform miracles through the blessings received from Him was called ___?

A. Saint

B. Murid 

C. Sheikh

D. None of these

The city of Chishti was located in ___?

A. Central India

B. Central Afghanistan

C. Pakistan ​

D. Turkey

E. None of these 

Those who disobeyed Sharia were called ___?

A. Ba – Sharia

B. Non-Sharia

The Dargah of Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya is located in ___?

A. Delhi ​ 

B. Ajmer

C. Mumbai 

D. Gujarat

The Dargah of Sheikh Moinuddin Chishti is located in ___?

A. Delhi ​ 

B. Ajmer

C. Mumbai 

D. Gujarat

Who among the following was called Gareeb Nawaz?

A. Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti

B. Sheikh Naseeruddin Sheikh 

C. Fariduddin

D. Bakhtiar Kaki

Which Sultan came to the Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti for the first time?

A. Emperor Akbar

B. Emperor Birbal

C. Muhammad bin Tughlaq 

D. Bakhtiar Kaki

How many times did Akbar visit the Dargah of Sheikh Moinuddin Chishti?

A. 10 times 

B. 12 times 

C. 14 times 

D. 26 times

Amir Khusro was

A. Poet 

B. Musician 

C. Physician 

D. Both A and B

Whose follower was Amir Khusro?

A. Sheikh Moinuddin Chishti

B. Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya

C. Bakhtiar Kaki

D. None of these

Who is the author of Padmavat?

A. Phanishwar Nath Renu

B. Malik Mohammed Jaysi

C. premchandra

D. Kabir ​

Kabir's words are collected in a ___ specific tradition?

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5

Who among the following used to call Truth as Allah, Khuda, Hazrat and Peer?

A. Kabir 

B. Guru Nanak Dev 

C. Mirabai 

D. Ramanand

Who was the guru who showed the path of devotion to Kabir?

A. Ramanand

B. Shamnad

C. Ramanuja

D. None of these

Nankana village of Punjab which was near the river Ravi is related to whose birth?

A. Guru Arjun Dev 

B. Baba Farid 

C. Ravidas 

D. Guru Nanak

Baba Guru Nanak preached __ devotion?

A. Sagun

B. Nirguna

C. Both Saguna and Nirguna 

D. None of these

Whose servant was Mardana?

A. Guru Govind Singh

B. Guru Nanak

C. Guru Arjun Dev

D. None of these

Whom did Guru Nanak Dev appoint as his Guru after himself?

A. Guru Govind Singh

B. Guru Nanak

C. Guru Arjun Dev

D. Angad

Who among the following was the fifth Sikh Guru?

A. Guru Govind Singh

B. Guru Nanak

C. Guru Arjun Dev

D. Angad

Who compiled the sayings of Guru Nanak and his four successors in the Adi Granth Sahib?

A. Guru Govind Singh

B. Guru Nanak

C. Guru Arjun Dev

D. Angad

The compilation of the sayings of Guru Nanak and his four successors in the Adi Granth Sahib is called __?

A. Guruvachan

B. Gurbani

C. knowledge

D. Word

Who was the tenth Guru of the Sikhs?

A. Guru Tegh Bahadur 

B. Guru Govind Singh 

C. Guru Arjun Dev 

D. Kabir ​

Who laid the foundation of Khalsa sect?

A. Guru Tegh Bahadur 

B. Guru Govind Singh 

C. Guru Arjun Dev 

D. Kabir ​

What are the five main symbols of the Khalsa panth?

A. Uncut case 

B. Kripan and Kutch 

C. Comb and iron bracelet 

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

Who among the following did Meera accept as her only husband?

A. Vishnu 

B. Krishna 

C. Shiva 

D. None of these

Raidas was the guru of whom among the following?

A. Kabir

B. Mirabai

C. Guru Nanak

D. Angad

Shankar Dev's major poetic work is__?

A. Pilgrimage 

B. Kirtan Ghosh

C. Abhijnana Shakuntala

D. Padmavat

Who emerged as the main propagator of Vaishnavism in Assam in the latter half of the 15th century?

A. Shankar

B. Devraj

C. Shankardev

D. Shankaracharya