MCQ on Bhakti and Sufi Movement Set 3

Question 1. The most reputed disciple of Shaikh Farid who had seen the reign of as many as seven sultans of Delhi was _______.

(A) Nizamuddin Auliya

(B) Shaikh Salim Chishti

(C) Shaikh Nasiruddin Chirag

(D) None of the above

Question 2. The thought of which of the following Sufi saint have been incorporated in the religious book ‘Adi Granth’ of the Sikh?

(A) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya

(B) Fariduddin-Ganj-i-Shakar

(C) Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki

(D) Shaikh Moinuddin Chishti

Question 3. The famous saint Shaikh Salim Chishti lived in _________.

(A) Lahore

(B) Fatehpur Sikri

(C) Ajmer

(D) Delhi

Question 4. Who among the following was given the title of Shaikh-ul-Hind?

(A) Shaikh Salim Chishti

(B) Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti

(C) Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki

(D) Baba Fariduddin

Question 5. The most orthodox Sufi order was ________.

(A) Qadiri

(B) Naqshbandi

(C) Suhrawardi

(D) Chishti

Question 6. Which of the following Silsilas of Sufism was against music?

(A) Naqshbandiya

(B) Qadiriya

(C) Suhrawardiya

(D) Chishtiya

Question 7. From the given pairs identify the incorrect pair _________.

(A) Firdausi-Bihar

(B) Auliya-Madhya Pradesh

(C) Suhrawardi-Sindh

(D) Chishti-Delhi and Doab

Question 8. Which of the following Sufis regarded Krishna among the auliyas? 

(A) Khwaja Mir Dard

(B) Shah Waliullah

(C) Shah Abdul Aziz

(D) Shah Muhammad Ghaus

Question 9. Which of the following is not related with Sufism?

(A) Sama

(B) Shaikh

(C) Khanqah

(D) Ulema

Question 10. Prem Vatika, poems on the life of Krishna, was composed by ________.

(A) Kabir

(B) Raskhan

(C) Surdas

(D) Bihari

Question 11. Who of the following is not associated with the Bhakti Movement?

(A) Amir Khusrau

(B) Guru Nanak

(C) Chaitanya

(D) Vallabhacharya

Question 12. Who composed ‘Barahmasa’?

(A) Raskhan

(B) Malik Muhammad Jaisi

(C) Imami

(D) Amir Khusrau

Question 13. Every year a fair is held at the tomb of famous Sufi saint Haji Waris Ali Shah at _________.

(A) Garhmukteshwar

(B) Dewa Sharif

(C) Kaliyar

(D) Fatehpur Sikri

Question 14. The birthplace of Christ is __________.

(A) Babylon

(B) London

(C) Bethlehem

(D) Jerusalem

Question 15. The spirit of Christians behind the festival of Easter is __________.

(A) The day of Resurrection of Christ

(B) Jesus went to Nazareth

(C) Jesus departed from the world

(D) Jesus preached this day

Question 16. Which Christian saint is famous for the love with animal and birds?

(A) Saint Peter

(B) Saint Francis of Assisi

(C) Saint Thomas

(D) Saint Paul

Question 17. Why Good Friday of Christian is celebrated? 

(A) A.D. was introduced

(B) Jesus Christ crucified

(C) Jesus Christ was born

(D) Jesus Christ had died

Question 18. Consider the following statements.

•  ‘Bijak’ is a composition of Kabir.
•  The Philosophy of Pushti Marg was propounded by Vallabhacharya.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) Neither 1 nor 2

(B) Both 1 and 2

(C) Only 2

(D) Only 1

Question 19. With reference to the religious history of medieval India, the Sufi mystics were known to pursue which of the following practices?

1.  Meditation and control of breath.
2.  Severe ascetic exercises in a lonely place.
3.  Recitation of holy songs to arouse a state of ecstasy in their audience.

Select the correct answer using the code given below. 

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) Only 3

(C) 2 and 3

(D) 1 and 2

Question 20. Arrange the following Saints in their chronological order.

1.  Kabir
2.  Namdev
3.  Mirabai
4.  Nanak

(A) 4, 1, 3, 2

(B) 2, 1, 4, 3

(C) 4, 3, 2, 1

(D) 1, 2, 3, 4

Question 21. Consider the following Bhakti Saints

1.  Dadu Dayal
2.  Guru Nanak
3.  Tyagaraja

Who among the above was/were preaching when the Lodi dynasty fell and Babur took over?

(A) 1 and 2

(B) 2 and 3

(C) Only 2

(D) 1 and 3

Question 22. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question 23. Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R).

• Assertion (A): The sponsor and the most prominent figure of the Chishti order of Sufis in India is Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti.
• Reason (R): The Chishti order takes its name from a village Chishti in Ajmer.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct? 

(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true

(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Question 24. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below.

Question 25. With reference to Sufism in Indian history, consider the following statements.

1.  Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi was a contemporary of Ibrahim Lodi.
2.  Shaikh Nasiruddin Chirag-IDehlavi was a disciple of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya.
3.  Aurangzeb was a contemporary of Shaikh Salim Chishti.
4.  The Qadiri order of Sufis was first introduced in India by Shaikh Niamatullah and Makhdum Muhammad Jilani.

Which of these statements are correct? 

(A) 2 and 4

(B) 2 and 3

(C) 1 and 3

(D) 1 and 2

Question 26. Who of the following saints were Sufi?

1.  Rahim
2.  Nizamuddin Auliya
3.  Muinuddin Chishti
4.  Raskhan

Choose your answer from the code given below.

(A) 2 and 4

(B) 2 and 3

(C) 1, 2 and 3

(D) 1 and 3