14000+ MCQs Medieval History (Religious Movements of 15th and 16th Century CE)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 28/10/2026
1. Who among the following was given the title of Sheikh-ul-Hind?
2. 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.
3. The religious sect popularised by Surdas was
4. Which among the following Sikh Gurus instituted the Khalsa Panth?
5. The Sufi saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of coming close to God was
6. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
7. What was the name of Saint Ghasidas’ father?
8. Sufi Movement originally started from
9. The famous Nirguna Bhakti Saint, Dadu Dayal was born at
10. Who among the following is a saint of the medieval age of India?
11. 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 |
12. The Chistiya Sufi Order was established in India by
13. The followers of Gorakhnath were called
14. Who among the following laid the foundation of Mahanubhava Sampradaya?
15. 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 |
16. 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?
17. Adi Shankaracharya established four Mathas. These Mathas are situated at
18. Among the following, who was not a proponent of the Bhakti cult?
19. Which one of the following sequences indicates the correct chronological order?
20. Who among the following was the first Bhakti Saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message?
21. Which Sufi tradition has adopted yogic practise?
22. Who among the following propounded the philosophy of Shuddh Advaita?
23. Consider the following statements.
I. Mirabai was a contemporary of Guru Nanak.
II. Ramdas was a contemporary of Shivaji.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
24. Kabir was a contemporary of
25. The famous sect propounded by Madhvacharya was
26. Which one of the following sultans of Delhi was refused an audience by Nizamuddin Auliya?
28. Mirabai was not a contemporary of
29. Match the following (Sufi Terms).
| List I (Term) | List II (Meaning) |
| A. Pir/Sheikh | 1. Student |
| B. Murid | 2. Teacher or Path bearer |
| C. Khalifa | 3. Hospice of Sufi Saint |
| D. Khanqah | 4. Follower of Sufism (Successor) |
30. Who among the following is considered as the Guru of Mirabai?
31. 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.
32. A collection of dialogues between Kabir and Dharamdas is titled
34. Which one of the following leaders of the Bhakti Movement was influenced by Islam?
35. Who of the following compiled Adi Granth or Guru Granth Sahib?
36. ‘Bijak’ was composed by which among the following Bhakti Saints?
37. Mirabai emphasised on the worship of which of the following deity?
38. Which one of the following gives equal importance to Jnana, Karma, and Bhakti as a means of liberation?
39. Which of the following Bhakti saints is not matched correctly with the state to which he belonged?
40. Consider the following Bhakti saints.
I. Kabir (c. 1440-1518)
II. Namdev (c. 1270-1350)
III. Ramananda (c. 1400-1470)
IV. Nanak (c. 1469-1539)
The correct chronological order of their appearance in the Bhakti Movement is
41. 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?
42. 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?
43. Guru Nanak Dev established Sikh religion during the reign of
44. Which among the following Bhakti Saints popularised Vaishnavism in Bengal through his kirtans?
45. Which Sufi Saint’s dargah is at Ajmer?
46. Who among the following Maratha Chieftains was the first to offer nazr (gift) at the Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti of Ajmer?
47. The book ‘Ramcharitmanas’ was written by
48. Whose disciple was Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti?
49. Malukdas was a saint poet of
50. The Sikh Guru executed by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb was