SSC CGL History – Bhakti & Sufi Movements – Level 2 · Exam Level · Tier I Sprint

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SSC CGL History – Bhakti & Sufi Movements – Level 2 · Exam Level · Tier I Sprint – 15 questions, subject: History & Culture of India. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Match the followingMatch the acharya with his school:
Acharya: P. Shankaracharya Q. Ramanuja R. Madhvacharya S. Vallabhacharya
School: 1. Shuddhadvaita 2. Vishishtadvaita 3. Dvaita 4. Advaita

Correct Answer: A [P-4, Q-2, R-3, S-1]

Explanation:

Shankaracharya – Advaita; Ramanuja – Vishishtadvaita; Madhvacharya – Dvaita; Vallabhacharya – Shuddhadvaita.

2.  
Match the followingMatch the saint-poet with the work:
Saint-poet: P. Tulsidas Q. Surdas R. Jnaneshwar S. Jayadeva
Work: 1. Sursagara 2. Jnaneshwari 3. Ramcharitmanas 4. Gita Govinda

Correct Answer: D [P-3, Q-1, R-2, S-4]

Explanation:

Tulsidas – Ramcharitmanas; Surdas – Sursagara; Jnaneshwar – Jnaneshwari; Jayadeva – Gita Govinda.

3.  
The Haridasa saint Kanaka Dasa is linked with the Krishna temple at:

Correct Answer: B [Udupi]

Explanation:

Kanaka Dasa – Udupi; Vithoba – Pandharpur.

4.  
Which Sufi saint established the Suhrawardi silsila at Multan?

Correct Answer: C [Bahauddin Zakariya]

Explanation:

Suhrawardi – Shaikh Bahauddin Zakariya, Multan.

5.  
Statement-basedConsider the following statements:
I. Tulsidas composed the Ramcharitmanas in Awadhi.
II. Surdas composed the Sursagara mainly in Awadhi.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: D [Only I]

Explanation:

Tulsidas – Awadhi (true); Surdas wrote in Braj, not Awadhi (false).

6.  
Chronological orderArrange the following in chronological order (earliest first):
1. Birth of Guru Nanak
2. Guru Arjan compiles the Adi Granth
3. Death of Nizamuddin Auliya
4. Birth of Chaitanya

Correct Answer: A [3, 1, 4, 2]

Explanation:

Death of Nizamuddin Auliya (1325) → Birth of Guru Nanak (1469) → Birth of Chaitanya (1486) → Guru Arjan compiles the Adi Granth (1604).

7.  
The Gurmukhi script is associated with which Sikh Guru, who compiled Guru Nanak's hymns in it?

Correct Answer: C [Guru Angad]

Explanation:

Guru Angad compiled Nanak's hymns, adding his own, in Gurmukhi.

8.  
Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi belonged to which Sufi order?

Correct Answer: B [Naqshbandi]

Explanation:

Sirhindi – Naqshbandi; orthodox, opposed Akbar's liberal ideas.

9.  
Lal Ded, whose verses are called vakhs, belonged to:

Correct Answer: A [Kashmir]

Explanation:

Lal Ded (Lalla) – 14th-century Shaiva mystic of Kashmir.

10.  
In Sufi usage, 'urs' means:

Correct Answer: B [the death anniversary of a saint]

Explanation:

Urs – death anniversary, seen as the soul's union with God.

11.  
Kabir's verses are collected in which of the following?

Correct Answer: D [Bijak]

Explanation:

Kabir – Bijak, Kabir Granthavali, Adi Granth.

12.  
True/False drillHow many of the following statements are correct?
1. The Alvars were 12 in number.
2. Karaikkal Ammaiyar was an Alvar saint.
3. The Tevaram contains hymns of the Nayanars.
4. The Nalayira Divyaprabandham is an anthology of Alvar compositions.

Correct Answer: C [Only three]

Explanation:

1, 3, 4 are true; Karaikkal Ammaiyar was a Nayanar (Shiva), not an Alvar.

13.  
Reverse question'Majma-ul-Bahrain', comparing Sufi and Vedantic ideas, was written by:

Correct Answer: A [Dara Shikoh]

Explanation:

Dara Shikoh – Majma-ul-Bahrain; he also had the Upanishads translated (Sirr-i-Akbar).

14.  
Spreading devotion to Krishna through sankirtan (group singing) in Bengal is associated with:

Correct Answer: D [Chaitanya]

Explanation:

Chaitanya (1486–1534) – sankirtan, Bengal; later years at Puri.

15.  
The dargah of Shaikh Salim Chishti is located at:

Correct Answer: B [Fatehpur Sikri]

Explanation:

Salim Chishti – Fatehpur Sikri; Akbar named his son Salim after him.

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