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Religious Movements in 15th-16th Centuries Sufi Movement MCQ

18 MCQ questions with answers and explanations

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Q1. The Shrine of Hazarat Nizamuddin Auliya is situated at

  1. AAligarh
  2. BRoorkee
  3. CDelhi
  4. DAjmer
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Answer: C) Delhi

Q2. Various Sufi orders (Silsila) were introduced in India at different points of time. Which one of the following represents the correct chronological sequence of the introduction of these orders ?

  1. AThe Chistis - The Suhrawardis - The Qadiris - The Naqshbandis
  2. BThe Chistis - The Suhrawardis - The Naqshbandis - The - Qadiris
  3. CThe Suhrawardis - The Chistis - The Qadiris - The Naqshbandis
  4. DThe Suhrawardis - The Chistis - The Naqshbandis - The Qadiris
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Answer: A) The Chistis - The Suhrawardis - The Qadiris - The Naqshbandis

Q3. Who was the founder of the sufi order in India ?

  1. AKhwaja Moinuddin Chisti
  2. BKhwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
  3. CShaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
  4. DShaikh Nasiruddin Mahmud
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Answer: A) Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti

Q4. Which one of the following term was used by the Sufis for the successor nominated by the teacher of a particular order or silsila ?

  1. APir
  2. BMurid
  3. CKhalifah
  4. DKhanqah
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Answer: C) Khalifah

Q5. Which Sufi Saint's dargah is at Ajmer ?

  1. AKhwaja Nizamuddin Auliya
  2. BMoinuddin Chisti
  3. CKhwaja Salim Chisti
  4. DKhwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
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Answer: B) Moinuddin Chisti

Q6. Consider the following statements about Amir Khusrau-n1. He was a disciple (murid) of Nizamudddin Auliya.n2. He was the founder of both Hindustani classical music and Qawwali.nWhich of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. A1 only
  2. B2 only
  3. CBoth 1 and 2
  4. DNeither 1 nor 2
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Answer: C) Both 1 and 2

Q7. What were the Khanquah in the Medieval India ?

  1. ASufi Shrine
  2. BState granary
  3. CProvincial treasury
  4. DWayside resting place for traders
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Answer: A) Sufi Shrine

Q8. Which one of the following Sultans of Delhi was refused an audience by Nizamuddin Auliya ?

  1. AJalaluddin Firoz Khaliji
  2. BAlauddin Khalji
  3. CGhiyasuddin Tughlaq
  4. DMohammad - bin Tughlaq
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Answer: A) Jalaluddin Firoz Khaliji

Q9. The Chistiya Sufi Order was established in India by :

  1. AKhwaja Badruddin
  2. BKhwaja Moinuddin
  3. CSheikh Ahmed Sirhindi
  4. DShaikh Bahauddin Zakariya
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Answer: B) Khwaja Moinuddin

Q10. Amir Khusrau played a pioneer role in the development of-

  1. AKhari Boli
  2. BAwadhi
  3. CKhojpuri
  4. DMaithili
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Answer: A) Khari Boli

Q11. Amir Khusrau was born at-

  1. APatti
  2. BPatiala
  3. CPatiali
  4. DPatli
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Answer: C) Patiali

Q12. Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya was the disciple of-

  1. ASheikh Alauddin Sabir
  2. BSheikh Ahmed Sirhindi
  3. CBaba Farid
  4. DKhwaja Moinuddin Chisti
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Answer: C) Baba Farid

Q13. The Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti came to Rajasthan during the reign of-

  1. AMaharana Pratap
  2. BRana Sanga
  3. CRana Kumbha
  4. DPrithviraj Chauhan
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Answer: D) Prithviraj Chauhan

Q14. Who was known as Tuti-e-Hindustan (the Parrot of India) ?

  1. AAmir Khusrau
  2. BRoy Vanmal
  3. CMalik Mohammad Jayasi
  4. DPurandar Khan
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Answer: A) Amir Khusrau

Q15. With reference to Sufism in Indian history, consider the following statements-n1. Shaikh Ahmed Sirhindi was a contemporary of Ibrahim Lodi.n2. Shaikh Nasiruddin Chirag-i-Dehlavi was a disciple of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya.n3. Aurangzeb was a contemporary o Shaikh Salim chisti :n4. The Qadiri order of Sufis was first introduced in India by Shaikh Naimtullah and Makhdum Muhammad Jilani.nWhich of these statements are correct ?

  1. A1 and 2
  2. B1 and 3
  3. C2 and 3
  4. D2 and 4
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Answer: D) 2 and 4

Q16. Consider the following statements :n1. 'Kitab - I I Nauras, a collection of songs in praise of Hindu deities and Muslim saints, was written by Ibrahim Adil Shah II.n2. Amir Khusrau was the originator in India of the early form of the musical style known as Qaqqali.nWhich of these statement is/are correct ?

  1. AOnly 1
  2. BOnly 2
  3. CBoth 1 and 2
  4. DNeither 1 nor 2
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Answer: C) Both 1 and 2

Q17. With reference to the religious history of medival India, the sufi mystics were known to pursue which of the following practices ?n1. Meditation and control of breathn2. Severe ascetic exercises in a lonely placen3. Recitation of holy songs to arouse a state of ecstasy in their audiencenSelect the correct answer using the codes given below :

  1. A1 and 2 only
  2. B2 and 3 only
  3. C3 only
  4. D1, 2 and 3
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Answer: D) 1, 2 and 3

Q18. Which Sufi saint was called 'Mehbub-i-Ilahi' ?

  1. AKhwaja Moinuddin Chisti
  2. BBaba Farid
  3. CQutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
  4. DSheikh Nizamuddin Auliya
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Answer: D) Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya

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