GK / GS · Chapter 13
Bhakti & Sufi Movements PYQs
Imagine a weaver in Banaras, a princess in Merta, a tailor in Pandharpur and a farmer's son in Talwandi, all saying the same quiet thing in their own language: God does not belong to the priest, he belongs to the one who loves him.
South India: Alvars, Nayanars and Acharyas 6 PYQs
- Which of the following pairs correctly matches a Bhakti saint with a key concept or tradition they propagated?Delhi Police 2026 · 20 Jan 2026
- The rejection of cremation and Dharmashastric funerary rites by followers of Basavanna most strongly signifies which broader ideological stance of…SSC Selection Post 2026 · 22 Sep 2026
- Ramanuja was deeply influenced by the _____.SSC MTS 2026 · 18 Feb 2026
- The Bhakti movement in early medieval South India, pioneered between the 6th and 9th centuries CE by the Alvars and Nayanars, was primarily…DSSSB 2026 · 06 Oct 2026
- Kabir is primarily associated with which stream of the Bhakti movement?DSSSB 2026 · 24 Sep 2026
- What was the total number of Alvar saints in the Bhakti movement tradition?SSC CHSL 2025 · 27 Nov 2025
Nirguna Saints of the North: Ramananda, Kabir, Ravidas and Guru Nanak 3 PYQs
- Who was the Bhakti saint who preached 'Nirguna' bhakti (formless God) and whose verses are in the 'Bijak'?Delhi Police 2026 · 05 Jan 2026
- In which of the following places Baba Guru Nanak was born?SSC MTS 2026 · 12 Feb 2026
- Baba Guru Nanak emphasized on which of the following?SSC MTS 2026 · 16 Feb 2026
Saguna Saints: Tulsidas, Surdas, Mirabai, Vallabha and Chaitanya 3 PYQs
- Which Bhakti saint promoted devotion based on the Bhagavatam and founded the Pushti Marga (Path of Grace)?SSC Selection Post 2026 · 21 Sep 2026
- Which of the following pairs correctly matches the Bhakti saint with their primary focus or associated characteristic?Delhi Police 2026 · 16 Jan 2026
- The Bhakti saint who promoted unity between Hindus and Muslims and was a disciple of Ramananda:SSC CGL 2026 · 10 Oct 2026
Saints of Maharashtra, Assam and Other Regions 3 PYQs
- Which Bhakti saint from Maharashtra composed 'Abhangas' and was a contemporary of Shivaji Maharaj?SSC Selection Post 2026 · 16 Sep 2026
- Who among these historical figures significantly influenced Bhakti and cultural renaissance in Assam during the 15th-16th century?Delhi Police 2026 · 20 Jan 2026
- What is the name of the devotional philosophy promoted by Shankardeva?SSC MTS 2026 · 18 Feb 2026
Sufi Movement: Orders, Saints and Dargahs 6 PYQs
- The 'Dargah' (tomb) of the famous Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti is located in which city?Delhi Police 2026 · 05 Jan 2026
- Which Sufi saint is known as 'Chirag-i-Dehlavi' (The Lamp of Delhi)?SSC Selection Post 2026 · 19 Sep 2026
- Which early Sufi saint, who promoted Sufism in Punjab, has his verses included in the Adi Granth, the holy scripture of Sikhism?SSC Selection Post 2026 · 23 Sep 2026
- Which of the following pairs correctly matches a Sufi order with one of its distinguishing characteristics?Delhi Police 2026 · 20 Jan 2026
- Which of the following pairs correctly matches a prominent religious figure with an associated location or practice?Delhi Police 2026 · 21 Jan 2026
- What does the term ‘malfuzat’ primarily refer to in the context of medieval Indian Sufism?SSC CGL 2026 · 09 Oct 2026