14000+ MCQs Medieval History (Religious Movements of 15th and 16th Century CE)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/04/2026
1. Whose disciple was Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti?
2. Who among the following was the first Bhakti Saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message?
3. Mirabai emphasised on the worship of which of the following deity?
4. Which Sufi saint was called ‘Mehboob-E-Ilahi’?
5. Consider the following statements regarding Sankardev.
I. He is responsible for the introduction of the Bhakti Movement in Assam. II. He popularised the Assamese culture through the promotion of Ankia Naat, Sattriya dance, and Brajavali. III. He established many Vaishnavite monasteries satras. Which among the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
6. The Sikh Guru executed by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb was
7. Which among the following Sikh Gurus instituted the Khalsa Panth?
8. The Bhakti culture was reborn in India during
10. The famous medieval Saint Ramananda was born at
11. Name the philosophy propounded by Ramanujacharya.
12. The literature composed by Ramdas was
13. 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?
14. 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 |
15. Bhakt Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal Emperor?
16. Whose work raised the status of Braj Bhasha from a crude language to that of a literary one?
17. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
18. Who among the following Nirguna Bhakti Saint had met Akbar in 1575 and influenced him by his views?
19. Who was the Hindu saint to have disciples in both Hindus and Muslims?
20. 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 |
21. Who of the following compiled Adi Granth or Guru Granth Sahib?
22. The Chistiya Sufi Order was established in India by
23. Which of the following is not a composition of Saint Tulsidas?
24. The common goal of life of both Buddha and Mirabai was
25. Who among the following propounded Sankadi Sampradaya?
26. Who among the following founded the Ekasarana sect?
27. Which Sikh Guru was born at Patna?
28. The Sufi saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of coming close to God was
29. Which of the following Bhakti saints is not matched correctly with the state to which he belonged?
30. Which one of the following gives equal importance to Jnana, Karma, and Bhakti as a means of liberation?
31. To which Sikh Guru, Akbar donated 500 Bighas of land?
32. Who among the following advised Shivaji, to adorn his body not with clothes and ornaments but with shrewdness and wisdom?
33. The shrine of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya is situated at
34. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
35. Which among the following sect was propounded by Shankaracharya?
36. The city of Amritsar in Punjab was established by
37. 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)
38. Match List-I (Bhakti Saints) with List-II (Traditional Profession) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
| List I (Bhakti Saints) | List II (Traditional Profession) |
| A. Namdev | 1. Barber |
| B. Kabir | 2. Weaver |
| C. Ravidas (Raidas) | 3. Tailor |
| D. Sena (Sen) | 4. Cobbler |
39. Who among the following was given the title of Sheikh-ul-Hind?
40. Which among the following places is the birthplace of the founder of the Pushtimarg Saint Vallabhacharya?
41. What was the name of Saint Ghasidas’ father?
42. A collection of dialogues between Kabir and Dharamdas is titled
43. The followers of Ramanuja are called as
44. 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?
45. Sufi Movement originally started from
46. Who among the following is a saint of the medieval age of India?
47. Consider the following statements in context of famous Bhakti Saint Ramananda?
I. He is credited with bringing Shaivite tradition from South to North India. II. He laid emphasis on worship of Rama. III. He had twenty disciples. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
48. The famous Saint Sheikh Salim Chishti lived in
49. Which Sufi Saint’s dargah is at Ajmer?
