Q. Match the following Sikh Gurus with their correct names:
1). First Guru a). Guru Arjan Dev
2). Fifth Guru b). Guru Gobind Singh
3). Ninth Guru c). Guru Nanak Dev
4). Tenth Guru d). Guru Tegh Bahadur
Options:
A). 1-a, 2-b, 3-d, 4-c
B). 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d
C). 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b
D). 1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a
Answer: C). 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b
Q. Amir Khusrau was the disciple of which Sufi saint?
A). Shaikh Salim Chishti
B). Baba Farid
C). Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
D). Moinuddin Chishti
Answer: C). Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
Explanation: Amir Khusrau was a devoted disciple of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya (Delhi).
Q. Who is known as Garib Nawaz?
A). Nizamuddin Auliya
B). Shaikh Ahmad Khan
C). Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti
D). Baba Farid
Answer: C). Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti
Explanation: Ajmer became the centre of his teachings.
Q. Which Delhi Sultan was the first to visit Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer?
A). Qutbuddin Aibak
B). Khizr Khan
C). Alauddin Khalji
D). Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Answer: D). Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Q. Which Bhakti saint is associated with devotion to Vishnu?
A). Kabir
B). Mirabai
C). Nayanars
D). Alvars
Answer: D). Alvars
Explanation: Alvars were devotees of Vishnu.
Q. Nayanars were devoted to which deity?
A). Vishnu
B). Shiva
C). Buddha
D). Krishna
Answer: B). Shiva
Explanation: Nayanars worshipped Shiva.
Q. Mirabai was a devotee of?
A). Rama
B). Shiva
C). Krishna
D). Vishnu
Answer: C). Krishna
Q. Saguna Bhakti believes in?
A). Formless god
B). Idol worship only
C). God with attributes
D). Vedic rituals
Answer: C). God with attributes
Explanation: Saguna Bhakti worships god in human form.
Q. Nirguna Bhakti emphasised?
A). Idol worship
B). Caste rules
C). Formless god
D). Temple rituals
Answer: C). Formless god
Q. Kabir belonged to which Bhakti tradition?
A). Saguna
B). Nirguna
C). Vaishnava
D). Shaiva
Answer: B). Nirguna
Q. Which Sufi order was popular in India?
A). Qadiri
B). Chishti
C). Naqshbandi
D). All of the above
Answer: D). All of the above
Q. Bhakti and Sufi traditions shared emphasis on?
A). Political power
B). Ritual purity
C). Love and devotion
D). Social hierarchy
Answer: C). Love and devotion
Q. The Bhakti movement stressed on?
A). Ritual sacrifices
B). Devotion to a personal god
C). Social hierarchy
D). Political power
Answer: B). Devotion to a personal god
Q. Sufi shrines attracted people from?
A). Only Muslims
B). Only Hindus
C). All communities
D). Only rulers
Answer: C). All communities
Q. Which text is the sacred scripture of the Sikhs?
A). Bijak
B). Ramcharitmanas
C). Guru Granth Sahib
D). Adi Purana
Answer: C). Guru Granth Sahib
Q. The hymns of Nalayira Divya Prabandham were composed by?
A). Nayanars
B). Alvars
C). Sufis
D). Siddhas
Answer: B). Alvars
Explanation: The hymns are composed in Tamil.
Q. The followers of Basavanna are known as?
A). Alvars
B). Nayanars
C). Lingayats
D). Sufis
Answer: C). Lingayats or Virashaivas
Q. Basavanna’s teachings are preserved mainly in?
A). Sanskrit shlokas
B). Persian texts
C). Vachanas
D). Puranas
Answer: C). Vachanas
Explanation: Vachanas are devotional prose-poems.
Q. Basavanna was a devotee of which deity?
A). Vishnu
B). Shiva
C). Krishna
D). Rama
Answer: B). Shiva
Explanation: Lingayats worship Shiva in the form of linga.
Q. The Virashaiva movement started mainly in which region?
A). Tamil Nadu
B). Karnataka
C). Maharashtra
D). Andhra Pradesh
Answer: B). Karnataka
Q. The term Silsila in Sufism means?
A). Shrine
B). Law
C). Spiritual lineage
D). Prayer
Answer: C). Spiritual lineage or order
Explanation: Silsila refers to the chain of spiritual succession.
Q. Kabir’s verses are found in which of the following texts?
A). Guru Granth Sahib
B). Kabir Bijak
C). Kabirpanth
D). All of the Above
Answer: D). All of the Above