NCERT Class 12 Chapter 6 History Bhakti Sufi Traditions MCQ

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1. Identify the Bhakti tradition which favoured widow remarriage.

A. Alvars

B. Nayanars

C. Lingayats

D. Siddhas

2. Vishnu Bhakta saints were known as _______

A. Nayanar

B. Virshaiv

C. Alvar

D. Zimmi

3. Which general term was used to refer to the migrant communities?

A. Shakas

B. Yavanas

C. Turks

D. Mlechchha

4. Who composed the prem-akhyan ‘Padmavat’?

A. Amir Khusrau

B. Baba Farid

C. Malik Muhammad Jayasi

D. Ratansen

5. Alwar saints worshipped ________

A. Vishnu

B. Laxmi

C. Indra

D. Shiva

6. What is the literal meaning of the term ‘silsila’?

A. A chain

B. Disciple

C. Devotion

D. Without attributes

7. Which of the following statements regarding Sant Kabir is incorrect?

A. Kabir used terms drawn from Vedantic traditions.

B. Kabir described the Ultimate reality as Allah, Khuda, Hazrat and Pir.

C. Many of his compositions are found in Adi Granth Sahib.

D. Verses attributed to Kabir mention the name of his teacher, Ramanand

8. Non-Muslim had to pay a religious tax called ______

A. Zakat

B. Shukrana

C. Zajiya

D. None of these

9. Which of these statements is correct?

A. Early Bhakti movements were led by Alvars, Nayanars

B. The Alvars were devotees of Shakti.

C. The Nayanars were devotees of Vishnu.

D. Sufis were not a part of the Islamic world.

10. Which of these was a part of Chishti worship?

A. Dance

B. Music

C. Qawali

D. All of these

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11. Who composed the prem-akhyan ‘Padmavat’?

A. Amir Khusrau

B. Baba Farid

C. Malik Muhammad Jayasi

D. Ratansen

12. During which period was there a striking visibility of wide range of Gods and Goddesses in sculpture and texts?

A. 6th to 18th century

B. 18th to 21st century

C. 8th to 18th century

D. 7th to 16th century

13. ________ was the guru of

A. Saint Kabir

B. Saint Ravidas

C. Saint Farid

D. Ramananda

14. Which of the following statements regarding Sant Kabir is incorrect?

A. Kabir used terms drawn from Vedantic traditions.

B. Kabir described the Ultimate reality as Allah, Khuda, Hazrat and Pir.

C. Many of his compositions are found in Adi Granth Sahib.

D. Verses attributed to Kabir mention the name of his teacher, Ramanand.

15. Where did the early Bhakti movements originate from?

A. South India

B. North India

C. The West

D. Both (a) and (c)

16. Which of these was the capital of Akbar?

A. Lahore

B. Multan

C. Delhi

D. Fatehpur Sikri

17. Vishnu Bhakta saints were known as _

A. Nayanar

B. Virshaiv

C. Alvar

D. Zimmi

18. Identify which of the following aspects is NOT common to both Bhakti movement and Sufi movement?

A. Personal love for God

B. Worship of idols

C. Mysticism

D. Visit to holy shrines

19. Who compiled Adi Granth?

A. Guru Teg Bahadur Ji

B. Guru Arjan Dev Ji

C. Guru Nanak Dey Ji

D. Guru Gobind Singh Ji

20. Alwar saints worshipped __

A. Vishnu

B. Laxmi

C. Indra

D. Shiva

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21. Which general term was used to refer to the migrant communities?

A. Shakas

B. Yavanas

C. Turks

D. Mlechchha

22. Choose the correct option:
Islamic Law is known as _______

A. Shariya

B. Sa mer

C. Ulema

D. None of these

23. Non-Muslim had to pay a religious tax called __

A. Zakat

B. Shukrana

C. Zajiya

D. None of these

24. What is the literal meaning of the term ‘silsila’?

A. A chain

B. Disciple

C. Devotion

D. Without attributes

25. Choose the correct option:
Alvars and Nayanars were the Bhakts of

A. Kerala

B. Karnataka

C. Tamil Nadu

D. Andhra Pradesh