14000+ MCQs Medieval History (Religious Movements of 15th and 16th Century CE)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 13/09/2026
1. The spiritual genealogy among Sufi saints is also known as
2. 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 |
3. Which Sufi tradition has adopted yogic practise?
4. The book ‘Ramcharitmanas’ was written by
5. ‘Bijak’ was composed by which among the following Bhakti Saints?
6. Which Sufi saint was called ‘Mehboob-E-Ilahi’?
7. Who among the following advised Shivaji, to adorn his body not with clothes and ornaments but with shrewdness and wisdom?
8. Who was the Hindu saint to have disciples in both Hindus and Muslims?
9. The followers of Gorakhnath were called
11. Kabir was a contemporary of
12. How many Jyotirlinga are there devoted to Lord Shiva?
13. A common feature to all Bhakti Saints was that they
14. Prem Vatika, poems on the life of Krishna, was composed by
15. The famous medieval Saint Ramananda was born at
16. Who among the following laid the foundation of Mahanubhava Sampradaya?
17. The famous Bhakti Saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was born at
18. Who among the following propounded the philosophy of Shuddh Advaita?
19. What was the name of Saint Ghasidas’ father?
20. Who among the following founded the Ekasarana sect?
21. Who among the following according to thinkers is referred as 'hidden Buddha'?
22. A collection of dialogues between Kabir and Dharamdas is titled
23. Name the philosophy propounded by Ramanujacharya.
24. Sufi Movement originally started from
25. Mirabai was not a contemporary of
26. Which among the following Bhakti Saints popularised Vaishnavism in Bengal through his kirtans?
27. Who was/were the 10th century composers of the Nalayira Divya Prabandham?
28. Which one of the following sultans of Delhi was refused an audience by Nizamuddin Auliya?
29. Which one of the following sequences indicates the correct chronological order?
30. Bhakt Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal Emperor?
31. Arrange the following Saints in their chronological order.
I. Kabir (c. 1440-1518)
II. Namdev (c. 1270-1350)
III. Mirabai (c. 1498-1546)
IV. Nanak (c. 1469-1539)
32. Who among the following is a saint of the medieval age of India?
33. The famous Saint Sheikh Salim Chishti lived in
34. Guru Gobind Singh's greatness lies in the fact that
35. The Sufi saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of coming close to God was
36. The famous Nirguna Bhakti Saint, Dadu Dayal was born at
37. Adi Shankaracharya established four Mathas. These Mathas are situated at
38. Verses ascribed to poet-saint Kabir have been compiled in which of the following traditions?
I. Bijak in Varanasi II. Kabir Granthavali in Rajasthan III. Adi Granth Sahib Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
39. 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?
40. Nimbarkacharya is associated with which of the following sect?
41. Who among the following Nirguna Bhakti Saint had met Akbar in 1575 and influenced him by his views?
42. Which among the following Sufi Saint was called as Chirag-e-Delhi?
43. 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.
44. ‘Let no man ask a man’s sect or caste,’ whose dictum was this?
45. Among the following, who was not a proponent of the Bhakti cult?
46. Which of the following was the birth place of Guru Nanak?
47. Name the Indian Telugu philosopher who founded the Krishna-centered Pushti sect of Vaishnavism in the Braj region of India?
48. Which Sufi Saint’s dargah is at Ajmer?
49. Which of the following is not a composition of Saint Surdas?
50. The earlier Vaishnava Bhakti Saints from the South were
