14000+ MCQs Medieval History (Religious Movements of 15th and 16th Century CE)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 29/01/2026
1. God knows man’s virtues and enquires not his caste, in the next world there is no caste. This was the theory of which Bhakti Saint?
2. Where is the seat of Warkari tradition located?
3. Consider the following statements related to the Virashaiva tradition in Karnataka.
I. The Virashaiva movement was led by a Brahmana named Basavanna, a Minister in the court of the Kalachuri ruler in the twelfth century. II. The Virashaivas encouraged practices, approved by the Dharmashastras, like post-puberty marriage and remarriage of widows. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
4. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
5. Select the correct chronological order of the Bhakti Saints from the following.
6. Whose work raised the status of Braj Bhasha from a crude language to that of a literary one?
7. The famous medieval Saint Ramananda was born at
8. Guru Nanak Dev established Sikh religion during the reign of
9. Which among the following places is the birthplace of the founder of the Pushtimarg Saint Vallabhacharya?
10. How many Jyotirlinga are there devoted to Lord Shiva?
11. In Sufism, the correct meaning of word ‘pir’ is
12. Whose disciple was Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti?
13. Which one of the following sultans of Delhi was refused an audience by Nizamuddin Auliya?
14. The Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti came to Rajasthan during the reign of
15. Match List I (Sufi Term) with List II (Meaning) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
| List I (Term) | List II (Meaning) |
| A. Pir | 1. Successor of the Sufi Saint |
| B. Murid | 2. Sufi Teacher |
| C. Wali | 3. Sufi Hermitage |
| D. Khanquah | 4. Disciple |
16. Who was/were the 10th century composers of the Nalayira Divya Prabandham?
17. The famous Bhakti Saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was born at
18. Which among the following Bhakti Saints popularised Vaishnavism in Bengal through his kirtans?
20. Mirabai emphasised on the worship of which of the following deity?
21. What was the name of Saint Ghasidas’ father?
22. The Sufi saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of coming close to God was
23. Which one of the following term was used by the Sufis for the successor nominated by the teacher of a particular order or silsila?
24. Which one of the following sequences indicates the correct chronological order?
26. Which of the following is not correctly matched? (Sufi Saint and Burial Place/Center)
| Sufi Saint | Center/Burial Place |
| (a) Sheikh Moinuddin Chishti | Ajmer |
| (b) Sheikh Nasiruddin Mahmud | Daulatabad |
| (c) Sayyid Mohammed Gesu Daraz | Gulbarga |
| (d) Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi | Multan |
28. Which among the following sect was initiated by Ramdas to revive spirituality in the society?
29. Match the following (Saint-poet) with the Language of their compilation.
| List I (Saint-poet) | List II (Language of their compilation) |
| A. Mirabai | 1. Bengali |
| B. Tyagaraja | 2. Hindi (Marwari/Braj Bhasha/Rajasthani) |
| C. Chandidas | 3. Telugu |
| D. Purandaras (Purandara Dasa) | 4. Kannada |
30. Consider the following statements.
I. Saint Nimbarka was a contemporary of Akbar.
II. Saint Kabir was greatly influenced by Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
31. The book ‘Ramcharitmanas’ was written by
32. ‘Let no man ask a man’s sect or caste,’ whose dictum was this?
33. Who was the founder of the Chishti Branch of Sufism?
34. Who among the following is the founder of the Satnami sect?
35. With reference to Hath Yog, which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. Hath Yog was practiced by Nathpanthis. II. Hath Yog technique was also adopted by the Sufis. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
36. Vaishnavism in Kamrupa was popularised by
37. Who among the following Maratha Chieftains was the first to offer nazr (gift) at the Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti of Ajmer?
38. The famous Saint Sheikh Salim Chishti lived in
39. The followers of Ramanuja are called as
40. Who among the following has composed Vinay Patrika?
41. The Bhakti culture was reborn in India during
42. Nanded is considered sacred by Sikhs due to whose Mausoleum?
43. The most reputed disciple of Sheikh Farid who had seen the reign of as many as seven sultans of Delhi was
44. Which of the following was the birth place of Guru Nanak?
45. Name the philosophy propounded by Ramanujacharya.
46. Which of the following Sikh Gurus were penalised with death by the Rulers of the time?
I. Guru Angad
II. Guru Arjan Dev
III. Guru Har Gobind
IV. Guru Tegh Bahadur
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
47. Prem Vatika, poems on the life of Krishna, was composed by
48. Nimbarkacharya is associated with which of the following sect?
49. To which Sikh Guru, Akbar donated 500 Bighas of land?
50. Which among the following Sufi Saint was called as Chirag-e-Delhi?
