Vijayanagara-Bahmani and Sufi-Bhakti Movement Questions and Answers

Correct (C): Both movements emphasised love

Correct (D): Vijayanagara was founded in 1336 with Hampi as capital

Correct (A): Nuniz was a Portuguese traveller who visited during Achyutadeva Raya's reign. Why others wrong: (B) Abdur Razzaq was Persian; (D) Nicolo Conti was Italian; (C) Barbosa was Portuguese

Correct (D): The Bhakti movement stressed personal devotion

Correct (A): The Suhrawardi silsila was founded by Shihabuddin Suhrawardi. Why others wrong: (C) the Chishti order was founded by Moinuddin Chishti; Baqi Billah founded the Naqshbandi; (B) the Qadiri order was founded by Abdul Qadir Jilani; Shah Abdullah founded the Shattari; (D) the Firdausi order was founded by Badruddin.

Correct (B): Govind Prabhu founded the Mahanubhav panth in Maharashtra.

Correct (D): Vallabhacharya led the Rudra sampradaya and propounded Shuddhadvaita

Correct (B): Madhavacharya propounded Dvaita

Correct (A): Ramanujacharya founded the Shri sampradaya and propounded Vishishtadvaita (qualified monism). Why others wrong: (B) Madhavacharya led the Brahma sampradaya with Dvaita (dualism); (D) Vallabhacharya led the Rudra sampradaya with Shuddhadvaita (pure monism); (C) the Mahanubhav panth was Govind Prabhu's.

Correct (D): Chaitanya Mahaprabhu founded modern Vaishnavism and the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition in Bengal. Why others wrong: (A) Shaktism in Bengal has separate roots; (B) Buddhism was patronised earlier by the Palas; (C) Nathpanth was Gorakhnath's tradition.