Bhakti movement

31. Who among the following Bhakti Saints blended that the philosophical monist of the past with stress on Bhakti, the poetry and dignity of Valmiki’s Ramayana with the devotional fervour and humanism of Bhagvata?

Sur Das
Kabirdas
Tulsidas
Kalidasa

Detailed SolutionWho among the following Bhakti Saints blended that the philosophical monist of the past with stress on Bhakti, the poetry and dignity of Valmiki’s Ramayana with the devotional fervour and humanism of Bhagvata?

32. Who strongly opposed sectarianism and rites and insisted on adoption of Hindi in place of Sanskrit?

Chaitanya
Ramanuja
Sankaracharya
Ramananda

Detailed SolutionWho strongly opposed sectarianism and rites and insisted on adoption of Hindi in place of Sanskrit?

33. Find out the contributions of Bhakti Movement in India: I. Surge in vernacular Literature II. Development of Philosophies III. Devotional transformation of society and Inclusiveness IV. New forms of Worship

I, II & IV
I, II, III & IV
Both I & IV
Only IV

Detailed SolutionFind out the contributions of Bhakti Movement in India: I. Surge in vernacular Literature II. Development of Philosophies III. Devotional transformation of society and Inclusiveness IV. New forms of Worship

34. Which of the following statement (s) is/are not correct about Bhagavatism and Krishna Cult (Bhakti Cult)? I. Bhagavatism is a branch of Vaishnavism, where the devotees worship the various avatars of Lord Vishnu. II. The origin of Bhagavatism or Vaishnavism has been sought in the Upanishadic period because in the ‘Chandogya Upanishad’ Krishna is described as a disciple of the sage Ghora.

Only I
Only II
Both I & II
Neither I nor II

Detailed SolutionWhich of the following statement (s) is/are not correct about Bhagavatism and Krishna Cult (Bhakti Cult)? I. Bhagavatism is a branch of Vaishnavism, where the devotees worship the various avatars of Lord Vishnu. II. The origin of Bhagavatism or Vaishnavism has been sought in the Upanishadic period because in the ‘Chandogya Upanishad’ Krishna is described as a disciple of the sage Ghora.

35. Which of the following Bhakti Saints poem is compiled in Sur Sagar, Sahitva Ratna and Sur Sarawali?

Sur Das
Kabirdas
Tulsidas
Kalidasa

Detailed SolutionWhich of the following Bhakti Saints poem is compiled in Sur Sagar, Sahitva Ratna and Sur Sarawali?

36. Who among the following had given the doctrine of Advaita or Monism?

Sankara
Saivaite Nayanmars
Vashnavaite Alwars
Tukaram

Detailed SolutionWho among the following had given the doctrine of Advaita or Monism?

37. Who was the the founder of the Ramanandi Sampradaya, the largest monastic Hindu renunciant community in modern times?

Ramananda
Tukaram
Mirabai
Kabir

Detailed SolutionWho was the the founder of the Ramanandi Sampradaya, the largest monastic Hindu renunciant community in modern times?

38. Which of the following is an intensely emotional form of Hinduism that flourished from the sixteenth century, mainly in Bengal and eastern Orissa?

Gaudiya Sampradaya
Krishna cult of Vallabhacharya
Shiva cult of Vallabhacharya
None of the above

Detailed SolutionWhich of the following is an intensely emotional form of Hinduism that flourished from the sixteenth century, mainly in Bengal and eastern Orissa?

39. Which was the language adopted by the Bhakti saints to preach their ideas to the masses?

Hindi
Sanskrit
Ardh-Magadhi
Regional vernacular languages

Detailed SolutionWhich was the language adopted by the Bhakti saints to preach their ideas to the masses?

40. Different Sufi schools or orders in India were known as

Khangahs
Qalandars
Silsilahs
Darveshs

Detailed SolutionDifferent Sufi schools or orders in India were known as

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