Bhakti and Sufi Movements MCQ: Sikh Gurus, Adi Granth & the Langar Tradition

Attempt the quiz above first, then review every question with its correct answer and a short explanation below.

1. Q1.Who was the teacher of Namdev?

   • A.Gyaneshwar
   • B.Tukaram
   • C.Visoba Khechar✓ Correct Answer
   • D.Eknath

   Explanation: Visoba Khechar was the teacher of Namdev.

2. Q2.Who compiled the 'Adi Granth'?

   • A.Guru Nanak
   • B.Guru Angad
   • C.Guru Arjun Dev✓ Correct Answer
   • D.Guru Tegh Bahadur

   Explanation: Adi Granth or Guru Granth Sahib was compiled by Guru Arjun Dev, the 5th Sikh Guru.

3. Q3.Which Sikh Guru started the 'Gurumukhi' script?

   • A.Guru Nanak
   • B.Guru Angad✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Guru Amar Das
   • D.Guru Ram Das

   Explanation: Gurumukhi is a Sikh script modified, standardised and used by the second Sikh Guru, Guru Angad.

4. Q4.Which Sikh Guru was sentenced to death by Jahangir?

   • A.Guru Angad
   • B.Guru Arjun Dev✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Guru Har Gobind
   • D.Guru Tegh Bahadur

   Explanation: Guru Arjun Dev (1581-1606) was sentenced to death by Jahangir.

5. Q5.Which Sikh Guru was executed by Aurangzeb?

   • A.Guru Gobind Singh
   • B.Guru Tegh Bahadur✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Guru Ramdas
   • D.Guru Har Rai

   Explanation: Guru Tegh Bahadur was executed by Aurangzeb in 1675.

6. Q6.Which Sikh Guru was born in Patna?

   • A.Guru Nanak
   • B.Guru Tegh Bahadur
   • C.Guru Gobind Singh✓ Correct Answer
   • D.Guru Hargobind

   Explanation: Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth and the last Sikh Guru. He was born in Patna.

7. Q7.Saint Ramdas was associated with the reign of which ruler?

   • A.Akbar
   • B.Jahangir
   • C.Shah Jahan
   • D.Aurangzeb✓ Correct Answer

   Explanation: Saint Ramdas was a contemporary to the Mughal king Aurangzeb.

8. Q8.Who composed 'Vinayapatrika'?

   • A.Surdas
   • B.Kabir
   • C.Tulsidas✓ Correct Answer
   • D.Keshavdas

   Explanation: Tulsidasa wrote many texts in which Ramcharitmanasa and Vinayapatrika are the best ones.

9. Q9.Who was the first great saint of North India?

   • A.Kabir
   • B.Ramananda✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Raidas
   • D.Tulsidas

   Explanation: Ramananda was the first promoter of the Bhakti Movement in northern India.

10. Q10.Which Bhakti saint's philosophy is known as 'Pushtimarg'?

    • A.Shankaracharya
    • B.Ramanuja
    • C.Vallabhacharya✓ Correct Answer
    • D.Madhvacharya

    Explanation: Vallabhacharya founded the Krishna-centred Pushti sect of Vaishnavism.

11. Q11.Which sect was founded by Shankaradeva in Assam?

    • A.Ekasarana sect✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Varkari sect
    • C.Pushtimarg
    • D.Nath Panth

    Explanation: Vaishnavism in Kamarupa was popularized by Shankaradeva, the founder of the Ekasarana sect.

12. Q12.Where was Mahaprabhu Vallabhacharya born?

    • A.Varanasi
    • B.Champaranya✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Prayag
    • D.Talwandi

    Explanation: Mahaprabhu Vallabhacharya was born in the forest named ‘Champaranya’ in 1478 AD.

13. Q13.In which village was Guru Ghasidas born?

    • A.Giraudpuri✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Talwandi
    • C.Kada
    • D.Pandharpur

    Explanation: Guru Ghasidas was born in December 1756 AD in Giraudpuri village in Raipur district of Chhattisgarh.

14. Q14.How many Jyotirlingas devoted to Lord Shiva are found in different parts of India?

    • A.10
    • B.11
    • C.12✓ Correct Answer
    • D.13

    Explanation: 12 Jyotirlingas devoted to Lord Shiva are found in different parts of India.

15. Q15.Who started the community kitchen known as ‘Langar’?

    • A.Guru Angad
    • B.Guru Nanak✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Guru Ramdas
    • D.Guru Arjan Dev

    Explanation: Guru Nanak started the community kitchen known as ‘Guru Ka Langer’.

16. Q16.Where was Saint Namdev born?

    • A.Pandharpur✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Pune
    • C.Nasik
    • D.Satara

    Explanation: Namdeva was born in Pandharpur in 1270 AD.

17. Q17.Who said the following: “A stone is worshipped, the other is walked upon, if one is God, then the other must also be a God”?

    • A.Kabir
    • B.Namdev✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Tukaram
    • D.Eknath

    Explanation: This statement was made by Saint Namdev.

18. Q18.What was the time period of Saint Dadu Dayal?

    • A.1440 - 1518 AD
    • B.1544 - 1603 AD✓ Correct Answer
    • C.1469 - 1539 AD
    • D.1532 - 1623 AD

    Explanation: The time period of Dadu Dayal was from 1544 AD to 1603 AD.

19. Q19.Tyagaraja was a great musician from which region?

    • A.Tamil Nadu
    • B.Karnataka✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Andhra Pradesh
    • D.Kerala

    Explanation: Tyagraja was a devotee poet of Bhakti path and was a great musician of Karnataka.

20. Q20.What was the name of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s mother?

    • A.Shachi Devi✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Vishnupriya
    • C.Lakshmi Devi
    • D.Yashoda

    Explanation: Chaitanya’s father’s name was Jagannatha Mishra and his mother’s name was Shachi Devi.