11. | The first Acharya to give philosophical basis to Bhakti was? |
A. Ramanuja Acharya | |
B. Shankaracharya | |
C. Madhvacharya | |
D. Vallabhacharya |
12. | The founder of ‘Mahapurusiya Dharma’ (‘a refuge sect’) was? |
A. Ramanuja Acharya | |
B. Vallabh Acharya | |
C. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu | |
D. Shankardev |
13. | In which village of Kerala was Shankaracharya born in 788 AD? |
A. Kaladi / Kaladi | |
B. Nimbapur | |
C. Udipi | |
D. None of these |
14. | The common feature among all the Bhakti saints was that they- |
A. wrote his speech in the language his devotees understood | |
B. rejected the authority of the priestly class | |
C. encouraged women to visit the temple | |
D. encouraged idol worship |
15. | Bhakti movement was started- |
A. by Alvar-nayanar saints | |
B. by Sufi saints | |
C. by Surdas | |
D. by Tulsidas |
16. | The followers of Ramanuja are called? |
A. Shaivism | |
B. Vaishnava | |
C. Monism | |
D. Avadhut |
17. | Adishankara, who later became Shankaracharya, was born in? |
A. Kashmir | |
B. West Bengal | |
C. Andhra Pradesh | |
D. Kerala |
18. | Who is the author of ‘Bijak’? |
A. Surdas | |
B. Kabir | |
C. Raidas | |
D. Cask |
19. | The devotional poet was Meerabai- |
A. a noble lady who never married | |
B. belonging to a Gujarati royal family, married to a Rajput | |
C. daughter of a priest from Madhya Pradesh | |
D. wife of a Rajput ruler |
20. | The name of the husband of the famous Bhakta poetess Meera Bai was? |
A. Rana Ratan Singh | |
B. Rajkumar Bhojraj | |
C. Rana Uday Singh | |
D. Rana Sanga |