Bhakti and Sufi Movements MCQ: Chishti Order, Naqshbandi Saints & Ramanujacharya

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

1. Q1.Who was the founder of the Chishti Sufi order?

   • A.Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti
   • B.Abu Ishaq Shami✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Baba Farid
   • D.Nizamuddin Auliya

   Explanation: Chishtiya Sufi was founded by Abu Ishaq Shami and his disciple Khwaja Abu Abdal Chishti in Chishti of Afghanistan.

2. Q2.Who was the teacher of Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti?

   • A.Khwaja Usman Haruni✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
   • C.Baba Farid
   • D.Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani

   Explanation: Khawaja Muinuddin Chishti became a disciple of Khwaja Usman Chishti Haruni at Nishapur.

3. Q3.Whose verses are included in the Guru Granth Sahib?

   • A.Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti
   • B.Baba Farid✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Nizamuddin Auliya
   • D.Salim Chishti

   Explanation: Baba Farid's most important contributions are the compositions compiled in the Guru Granth Sahib.

4. Q4.Which Sufi saint refused to meet Sultan Alauddin Khalji?

   • A.Baba Farid
   • B.Nizamuddin Auliya✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
   • D.Salim Chishti

   Explanation: When Alauddin asked to meet, Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya replied that 'there are two gates in my house if Sultan comes through one, then I will go out by the other'.

5. Q5.What title was conferred upon Shaikh Salim Chishti?

   • A.Mehboob-e-Ilahi
   • B.Shaikh-ul-Hind✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Sultan-ul-Auliya
   • D.Ganj-i-Shakar

   Explanation: Shaikh Salim Chishti was conferred with the title of ‘Shaikh-Ul-Hind’.

6. Q6.Which Sufi order had influence in the region of Sindh?

   • A.Chishti
   • B.Suhrawardi✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Qadri
   • D.Firdausi

   Explanation: The influence of the Suhrawardi order was extended in the region of Sindh.

7. Q7.Who established the Naqshbandi order?

   • A.Khwaja Bahauddin Naqshband✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Khwaja Baki Billah
   • C.Shaikh Ahmed Sirhindi
   • D.Shah Waliullah

   Explanation: Nakshbandi order was established by Khwaja Bahauddin Nakshband in the 14th century.

8. Q8.Who was the main disciple of Khwaja Baki Billah?

   • A.Shaikh Ahmed Sirhindi✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Shah Waliullah
   • C.Mir Dard
   • D.Makhdum Jilani

   Explanation: Shaikh Ahmed Sirhindi, also known as ‘Mujaddid’, was the main disciple of Khwaja Baki Billah.

9. Q9.Which Sufi saint accepted Lord Krishna as an 'Auliya'?

   • A.Nizamuddin Auliya
   • B.Shah Muhammad Gaus✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Muinuddin Chishti
   • D.Baba Farid

   Explanation: Sufi Saint Shah Muhammed Gaus accepted Krishna as Auliya.

10. Q10.What is the place of residence of Sufi saints called?

    • A.Sama
    • B.Khanqah✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Dargah
    • D.Idgah

    Explanation: The place of residence of Sufi saints is called Khanqah.

11. Q11.Who wrote 'Akharawat'?

    • A.Kabir
    • B.Malik Muhammad Jayasi✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Surdas
    • D.Tulsidas

    Explanation: The other compositions of Jayasi are ‘Akharawat’, 'AkhiriKalam', etc.

12. Q12.Which city is known as the second holiest city of Islam?

    • A.Mecca
    • B.Medina✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Jerusalem
    • D.Baghdad

    Explanation: Medina is Islam’s second holiest city after Mecca.

13. Q13.What does the term 'Ulema' refer to?

    • A.Sufi singers
    • B.Scholars of religious laws of Islam✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Muslim rulers
    • D.Pilgrims

    Explanation: Scholars of religious laws of Islam are called ‘Ulema’.

14. Q14.In which state was the Bhakti Saint Tyagaraja born?

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

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

15. Q15.Which philosophy was propagated by Ramanujacharya?

    • A.Dvaita
    • B.Vishishtadvaita✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Advaita
    • D.Dvaitadvaita

    Explanation: Ramanujacharya was the founder of ‘Vishisht Dvaitvad’.

16. Q16.Who was the father of Mahaprabhu Vallabhacharya?

    • A.Lakshmana Bhatta✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Jagannatha Mishra
    • C.Keshava Kashmiri
    • D.Vishnuswami

    Explanation: Vallabhacharya was the son of Telugu Brahmin Shri Lakshmana Bhatta of Somyazi clan.

17. Q17.Who were the foster parents of Saint Kabir?

    • A.Neeru and Neema✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Mahangudas and Amarautin
    • C.Jagannatha and Shachi
    • D.Mehta Kalu and Tripta

    Explanation: Kabir was born near Varanasi to a widowed Brahmin and grown up by a weaver couple Neeru and Neema.

18. Q18.Which of the following is a composition of Saint Kabir?

    • A.Ramcharitmanas
    • B.Sabad✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Padmavat
    • D.Sur Sagara

    Explanation: 'Sabad', 'Sakhi' and 'Ramani' are compositions of Kabir.

19. Q19.Where did Guru Nanak die in 1539 AD?

    • A.Talwandi
    • B.Amritsar
    • C.Derababa✓ Correct Answer
    • D.Kartarpur

    Explanation: Guru Nanak died in 1539 AD at Derababa.

20. Q20.Who said, “God knows the qualities of a person, but he does not ask about his caste”?

    • A.Kabir
    • B.Ramananda
    • C.Guru Nanak✓ Correct Answer
    • D.Namdev

    Explanation: Gurunanak says, “God knows the qualities of a person, but he does not ask about his caste, because there is no caste in the world."