MCQ/Quiz Practice Set on: Sufism Bhaktism
[Q:1] Which of the following is not a path of Sufi practice?
[A] Tawah
[B] Hajj
[C] Faqr
[D] Riza
[Q:2] The founders of the Chisti sect in India was:
[A] Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti
[B] Khwaja Muhammad Baki
[C] Mullah Muhammad Mahani
[D] Nuruddin Noorani
[Q:3] Which person was not an early Sufi saint?
[A] Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti
[B] Rabia
[C] Ali-Ghazali
[D] Mansur-bin-Hali
[Q:4] The proponents of Advaitaism (Advaita philosophy) is-
[A] Ramanuja
[B] Shankaracharya
[C] Madhavachariya
[D] Vallavacharya
[Q:5] The proponents of the ‘Dvaitadvaita’ (dualistic-non-dualistic) doctrine is-
[A] Nimbarka
[B] Madhavachariya
[C] Vallavacharya
[D] Shankaracharya
[Q:6] Which of the following was not a Saguna saint?
[A] Tulsidas
[B] Nanak
[C] Chaitanyadeva
[D] Surdas
[Q:7] Which of the following was not a Nirguna saint?
[A] Nanak
[B] Ramdas
[C] Ramananda
[D] Kabir
[Q:8] The founder of the Vairagi sect was-
[A] Ramananda
[B] Ramanuja
[C] Shankaracharya
[D] Chaitanyadeva
[Q:9] Who was known as ‘Mahaprabhu’-
[A] Shankaracharya
[B] Chaitanyadeva
[C] Vallavacharya
[D] Ramananda
[Q:10] The proponent of Gaudiya Vaishava religion was-
[A] Shankaradev
[B] Jnandev
[C] Chaitanyadeva
[D] Surdas
[Q:11] The ‘Nainar’ sect was based on which religion?
[A] Sikh
[B] Shaiva
[C] Vaishnab
[D] Hindu
[Q:12] The ‘Albar’ sect was based on which religion?
[A] Sikh
[B] Shaiva
[C] Islam
[D] Vaishnab
[Q:13] Who was the founder of the ‘Mahapurushiya’ sect?
[A] Shankardeva
[B] Shankaracharya
[C] Chaitanyadev
[D] Surdas
[Q:14] In which region did the first Bhakti movement start?
[A] Deccan
[B] North India
[C] Central India
[D] North-West India
[Q:15] Hindi was not used in religious literature either completely or partially by-
[A] Mirabai
[B] Nanak
[C] Narasi Mehta
[D] Ramananda
[Q:16] According to Guru Nanak, religion was-
[A] Strongly pragmatic
[B] Ethical concepts
[C] Both A and B
[D] Thoroughly spiritual
[Q:17] The temple town of Peramudur in South India is-
[A] Birthplace of Shankaracharya
[B] Birthplace of Madhavacharya
[C] Birthplace of Vallabhacharya
[D] Birthplace of Ramanuja
[Q:18] In which region did the Suravardi sect gain popularity?
[A] Adjacent regions of Ajmer
[B] Punjab and Sindh
[C] Delhi and Bihar
[D] Delhi and Doab region
[Q:19] The Golden Temple of Amritsar was built during the time of which Sikh Guru?
[A] Arjun
[B] Nanak
[C] Angad
[D] Ramdas
[Q:20] Saint Kabir’s Guru was-
[A] Ramanuj
[B] Ramanand
[C] Shankaracharya
[D] Chaitanya
[Q:21] Sufi Saint who is associated with Akbar-
[A] Mainuddin Chisti
[B] Nizamuddin Auliya
[C] Selim Chisti
[D] Sheikh Farid
[Q:22] ‘Khalsa’ was founded by-
[A] Guru Nanak
[B] Ranjit Singh
[C] Guru Teg Bahadur
[D] Guru Gobind Singh
[Q:23] Who started the Bhakti movement?
[A] Ramanand
[B] Ramanuj
[C] Nanak
[D] Kabir
[Q:24] Guru Gobind Singh was-
[A] The tenth and last Sikh Guru
[B] Founder of Khalsa
[C] Author of Tenth Granth
[D] All is true
[Q:25] Who said ‘No man should ask another man’s religion or caste’?
[A] Kabir
[B] Ramananda
[C] Ramanuja
[D] Chaitanya
[Q:26] Which Sufi saint’s shrine is located in Ajmer?
[A] Salim Chisti
[B] Moinuddin Chisti
[C] Baba Farid
[D] Hazrat Nizamuddin
[Q:27] In Chishti Sufism, sama primarily refers to:
[A] Silent meditation
[B] Listening to devotional music for spiritual ecstasy
[C] Legal debate on Sharia
[D] Physical austerities only
[Q:28] Naqshbandi Sufis are best known for which practice?
[A] Loud collective zikr
[B] Silent zikr
[C] Public sama sessions
[D] Vegetarianism
[Q:29] Guru Arjan’s most enduring institutional contribution was:
[A] Founding the Khalsa
[B] Compiling the Adi Granth
[C] Introducing the Manji system
[D] Creating the Gurmukhi script
[Q:30] The Manji system of Sikh administration was developed mainly under:
[A] Guru Nanak
[B] Guru Angad
[C] Guru Amar Das
[D] Guru Hargobind
[Q:31] Shuddhadvaita of Vallabhacharya differs from Shankara’s Advaita mainly because Vallabhacharya:
[A] Denied the reality of the world
[B] Said the world is a real manifestation of God
[C] Denied liberation
[D] Rejected bhakti
[Q:32] Nimbarka’s Dvaitadvaita doctrine says:
[A] Only dualism is true
[B] Only non-dualism is true
[C] Soul and God are both identical and different
[D] God is unreal, the world is real
[Q:33] Suhrawardi Sufis in India are remembered for their relative:
[A] Withdrawal from state power
[B] Strong engagement with courts and administration
[C] Rejection of Islamic law
[D] Exclusive use of music in rituals
[Q:34] The earliest large wave of Bhakti saints (Alvars and Nayanars) belonged to:
[A] Tamil regions between 6th–9th centuries CE
[B] Bengal in the 15th century
[C] Rajasthan in the 12th century
[D] Kashmir in the 10th century
[Q:35] Mirabai’s bhakti is best described as:
[A] Philosophical non-dualism without emotion
[B] Personal, emotional devotion to Krishna
[C] Strict ritual worship of Shiva
[D] Social reform through Sikh institutions
[Q:36] Baba Farid is mainly associated with which Sufi order?
[A] Qadiri
[B] Suhrawardi
[C] Chishti
[D] Naqshbandi
[Q:37] Guru Hargobind introduced the concept of Miri-Piri, which means:
[A] Meditation and renunciation
[B] Temporal and spiritual authority together
[C] Rejection of arms
[D] Only spiritual leadership
[Q:38] Riza in Sufi terminology best describes:
[A] Physical poverty
[B] Complete contentment with God’s will
[C] Legalistic conformity
[D] Public preaching only
[Q:39] Ravidas is remembered as:
[A] A court philosopher of Vijayanagara
[B] A Nirguna Bhakti saint from a lower-caste background
[C] Sufi writer in Persian
[D] A proponent of Shuddhadvaita
[Q:40] The Qadiri order in India became widely known during the time of:
[A] Babur
[B] Akbar and Jahangir
[C] Firoz Shah Tughlaq
[D] Alauddin Khalji
[Q:41] Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi (Mujaddid Alf Sani) is best linked to:
[A] Chishti emphasis on sama
[B] Naqshbandi reformist revival of strict orthodoxy
[C] Qadiri focus on sulh-i kul
[D] Suhrawardi retreat from politics