MCQ Bhakti & Sufi Movements SET 6

1. Who wrote a commentary on the Brahma sutras refuted Shari Kara and offered an interpretation based on the theistic ideas?

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

3. Who among the following propagated Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma in Kannada region?

4. Which of the following sect is emphasised on nirguni Bhakti - devotion to a divine without Gunas (qualities or form), but it accepts both nirguni and saguni forms of the divine?

5. Who among the following Bhakti Saints was responsible for founding many punyakshetras along the length and breadth of India, by taming avatars of Parvati and imprisoning her essence in Sri Chakras?

6. Find out the correct statement (s) related to the features of Bhakti Movement?

I. Its proponents preached the 'unity of the god-head' and emphasized that 'devotion to God' and faith in him led to salvation.
II. It laid stress on equality of all human beings and universal brotherhood.

7. Select the correct statement related to the Vallabhacharya:

I. His doctrine came to be known as "Pushti Marga" for his successors laid stress on the physical side of Krishna's sports.
II. He is the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness or ISKCON, commonly called the "Hare Krishnas"

8. Who was the founder of the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra in 13th Century?

9. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Movement?

I. Originated as a reaction against caste division, untouchability and ritualism in India.
II. Devotion was the pivotal point in the Bhakti cult in uniting human soul with god.

10. Who among the following was born into a Rathore royal family of Kudki district of Pali, Rajasthan and was a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna?