Bhakti Movement MCQs

Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Saint Chaitanya?
I. He popularised the Krishna Cult in Bengal.
II. He believes that through love and devotion, song and dance, a devotee can feel the presence of God?

Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Saint Ramanuja?
I. He preached Vishishtadvaita.
II. He said that the 'God is Sagunabrahman'

Which of the following statement (s) is/are not correct about Bhagavatism and Krishna Cult (Bhakti Cult)?
I. Bhagavatism is a branch of Vaishnavism, where the devotees worship the various avatars of Lord Vishnu.
II. The origin of Bhagavatism or Vaishnavism has been sought in the Upanishadic period because in the 'Chandogya Upanishad' Krishna is described as a disciple of the sage Ghora.

Select the incorrect statement (s) about Bhakti Saint Ramananda.
I. He advocated prabattimarga or path of self-surrender to God.
II. He propagated 'Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma'.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Alvars and Nayanars?
I. Some of the earliest bhakti movements (c. sixth century) were led by the Alvars (literally, those who are "immersed" in devotion to Vishnu) and Nayanars (literally, leaders who were devotees of Shiva).
II. They travelled from place to place singing hymns in Tamil in praise of their gods.
III. During their travels the Alvars and Nayanars identified certain shrines as abodes of their chosen deities

Which statement (s) is/are correct related to the Ramananda?
I. He worshipped Ram and Sita but preached the oneness of God and the doctrine of Bhakti for everyone
II. Dismissed the caste system and untouchability, simplified rules of worship and made rigidity of the Varnashrama tradition milder

Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the cardinal principle of Bhakti Cult?
I. It was influencing devotion to a personal God, whose grace was the only means of attaining salvation or Mukti.
II. It stressed the idea of a personal God and pointed out the absurdity of the caste system in the presence of God and the futility of external rites and ceremonies.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the early traditions of Bhakti?
I. In the course of the evolution of forms of worship, in many instances, poet-saints emerged as leaders around whom there developed a community of devotees.
II. Brahmanas remained important intermediaries between gods and devotees in several forms of bhakti.
III. At a different level, historians of religion often classify bhakti traditions into two broad categories: saguna (with attributes) and nirguna (without attributes)

Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Dadu Dayal or Dadu:
I. He was a worshipper of Lord Krishna.
II. He was not for caste or class distinctions and his objective was establishing harmony among all faiths.