CBSE Class 12 (Arts) Bhakti-Sufi Traditions — practice questions
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Practice CBSE Class 12 (Arts) Bhakti-Sufi Traditions in the app →In which region did the Bhakti movement first originate?Which poet-saints sang the praises of Vishnu in early medieval South India?The Tirumurai is a Tamil hymn collection in praise of which deity?How many Nayanar poet-saints composed the hymns of the Tirumurai?The poems of the Alvars were compiled into which scripture of the Vaishnavas?Which temple site was established by the travelling Alvar poet-saints?In which language did Andal compose her hymns instead of Sanskrit?Basava's Bhakti movement in the 12th century arose in which region?Which object did the Lingayats always carry around their necks?Lingayatism rejected caste distinctions and which other authority?Madhvacharya's Vedanta school posits which view of God and the soul?Ramanuja's 12th-century Vedanta school is known as what?Adi Shankara's 8th-century Vedanta teaches which doctrine?In Bhakti theology, Nirguna Brahman is the reality that is what?Which emotion mainly drives Saguna bhakti poetry?Who wrote the 12th-century Sanskrit work Gita Govinda?Which deity is the centre of the Odisha Bhakti movement?Nimbarkacharya's theology of difference and non-difference is called what?What is the community that recognises Kabir as its founder called?In which city was Kabir born?Kabir's verses appear in which Sikh scripture?In which language style did Kabir compose his poems?Who produced the English Songs of Kabir published in 1915?Kabir criticised wrong practices in which two religions?Kabir suggested that to know the truth one should drop what?Which practice is followed by the followers of Kabir?Guru Nanak introduced which vegetarian community kitchen?Mirabai was a 16th-century devotee of which deity?Mirabai was born into which Rajput family?In 1516 Mirabai married the crown prince of which kingdom?Which saint do legends name as Mirabai's guru?Mirabai expressed which devotional mood towards Krishna?In which year did Tansen join Akbar's court?Bhakti's impact is compared to which European movement?Bhakti preached in local languages to achieve what?In the Bhagavad Gita, the path of works is called what?The Sanskrit word bhakti derives from which root?Southern Sri Vaishnavas likened Vishnu's saving grace to which comparison?Gaudiya Vaishnavism of Bengal is linked with which saint?Which tradition did Vallabhacharya found in Braj?Who translated the Ramayana into Assamese as the Saptakanda Ramayana?Between which centuries did the Bhakti movement reach its peak?Muslims entered Sindh and Multan in 712 under which commander?The Delhi Sultanate, which began in 1206, ended in which year?How many dynasties ruled during the Delhi Sultanate?Which dynasty was the first of the Delhi Sultanate?What is a khanqah in Sufi tradition?A Sufi master who led a khanqah is called a shaikh or what?Devotees who came to a khanqah for blessings were called what?Sufi chains of spiritual succession are known by what term?Who spread the Chishti order across South Asia from Ajmer?The Chishti order was named after a town in which country?The Chishti order is known for its emphasis on love, openness and what?What attitude did Chishti shaykhs urge towards rulers and courts?In Chishti practice, what is Sama?What is the Chishti practice called chilla?Collections of a Chishti shaykh's sayings made by disciples are called what?Which disciple of Nizamuddin is seen as founder of Indo-Muslim devotional music?Sufi devotional gatherings with poetry sung to music are known today as what?Which Sufi order is regarded as the most orthodox?Who founded the Qadiriyyah Sufi order?Visiting a Sufi saint's tomb is an example of which ritual?Which blessing do pilgrims hope to receive at a saint's tomb?Which Mughal emperor frequented Ajmer as a pilgrim?Which religious elite of the Sultanate was sharia oriented and orthodox?