Social Movements such as the Bhakti and Sufi Traditions AFCAT Questions

AFCAT Medieval History

Social Movements such as the Bhakti and Sufi Traditions MCQ Questions


7.
Andal, a celebrated female Alvar saint-poet, was particularly known for expressing her intense devotion towards which deity, often through the language of human love?
A.
Devi/Shakti
B.
Vishnu (Krishna)
C.
Shiva
D.
Brahma
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ANSWER :
B. Vishnu (Krishna)
8.
The early Bhakti tradition of the Alvars and Nayanars drew significantly upon the ideals of love and heroism found in which body of early Tamil literature?
A.
Puranic literature
B.
Vedic literature
C.
Buddhist Jataka tales
D.
Sangam literature
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ANSWER :
D. Sangam literature
9.
Historians of religion often classify Bhakti traditions into two broad categories based on how the divine is conceived. These two categories are:
A.
Tantric and Vedic
B.
Northern and Southern
C.
Saguna (with attributes) and Nirguna (without attributes)
D.
Shaivite and Vaishnavite only
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ANSWER :
C. Saguna (with attributes) and Nirguna (without attributes)
10.
The concept of 'Nirguna' in the Bhakti tradition refers to:
A.
A specific caste-based religious ritual
B.
The idea of a Guru without a physical body
C.
The idea of a formless God without attributes
D.
A type of devotional musical performance
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ANSWER :
C. The idea of a formless God without attributes
11.
Which of the following Bhakti saints is most strongly associated with Nirguna bhakti, rejecting idol worship and emphasizing devotion to a formless God?
A.
Kabir
B.
Chaitanya
C.
Surdas
D.
Mirabai
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ANSWER :
A. Kabir
12.
Saint-poets such as Mirabai and Surdas, who expressed devotion to Krishna in his personal divine form, are best classified as exponents of:
A.
Vedic ritualism
B.
Nirguna bhakti
C.
Saguna bhakti
D.
Sufi mysticism
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ANSWER :
C. Saguna bhakti