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| 901. |
The basic mantra of the lazy - the dragon should not do the chakri, the bird should not do the work. |
| A. | dadu dayal |
| B. | Malukdas |
| C. | Kabir |
| D. | Basil |
| Answer» C. Kabir | |
| 902. |
The most recognized opinion regarding the origin of the wordSufiis- |
| A. | From the word Suf (wool) because Sufis used to wear woolen blankets or cloaks |
| B. | From the word Safa (purity, chastity) because the heart, soul, thoughts and actions of the Sufis were pure and pure. |
| C. | From the word Suf (congregation) because the behavior of these Sufis was similar to the people of the congregation associated with the Prophet |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. From the word Safa (purity, chastity) because the heart, soul, thoughts and actions of the Sufis were pure and pure. | |
| 903. |
The favorite hymn of Mahatma Gandhi - Vaishnav Jan To Tene Kahiye / Who is the author of Pir Parai Jaane Re - |
| A. | Narsi / Narsingh Mehta |
| B. | Vallabhacharya |
| C. | Kabirdas |
| D. | surdas |
| Answer» B. Vallabhacharya | |
| 904. |
By which Sufi declared himselfAnalhak(I am God - similar to Advaitamat'sAham Brahmasmi- I am Brahma - ) that is why he was hanged? |
| A. | ibnul arabi |
| B. | Mansoor Al Hajjaj |
| C. | baba farid |
| D. | muhunuddin chishti |
| Answer» C. baba farid | |
| 905. |
The Mughal ruler Muhammad Shah Rangeela was a follower of which sect? |
| A. | Shiv Narayan |
| B. | radhavallabh |
| C. | Asylum |
| D. | satnami |
| Answer» B. radhavallabh | |
| 906. |
What is false about the Sufis? |
| A. | He challenged the Ulema and denied their importance. |
| B. | They believed that God could be attained through love and music. |
| C. | Sufi people gave more importance to Guru |
| D. | His ideology was radical |
| Answer» E. | |
| 907. |
Narsi Mehta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The famous saints of |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | A state in Eastern India |
| Answer» B. Maharashtra | |
| 908. |
The Sufi Silsila (sect) is basically related to – |
| A. | Hinduism |
| B. | Sikhism |
| C. | Islam |
| D. | Buddhism |
| Answer» D. Buddhism | |
| 909. |
The Islamic mystic movement is called |
| A. | Sufi Movement |
| B. | Din-e-Ilahi |
| C. | Tawhid-e-Ilahi |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Din-e-Ilahi | |
| 910. |
The first Sufi of the Firdausi sequence was |
| A. | Badruddin Samarkandi |
| B. | Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki |
| C. | Sheikh Fareed |
| D. | Sharfuddin Ahmad ibn Makhdoom Yahya Maneri |
| Answer» E. | |
| 911. |
Who among the following Sufi silsils (sects) was against music? |
| A. | chishti |
| B. | suhrawardi |
| C. | Qadiri |
| D. | Nakshabandi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 912. |
Which Sufi sequence got the most popularity in India? |
| A. | chishti |
| B. | suhrawardi |
| C. | firdausi |
| D. | Nakshabandi |
| Answer» B. suhrawardi | |
| 913. |
Which Sufi of Chishti silila is known asCharag-e-Dehlvi(Lamp of Delhi)? |
| A. | Nizamuddin Auliya |
| B. | sheikh nasiruddin |
| C. | Muhammad Gesudraj 'Bandanwaz' |
| D. | Salim Chishti |
| Answer» C. Muhammad Gesudraj 'Bandanwaz' | |
| 914. |
Who among the following is called the father of Hindi Khari Boli? |
| A. | Amir Khusro |
| B. | Joyce |
| C. | Kabir |
| D. | Rahim |
| Answer» B. Joyce | |
| 915. |
Which of the following was not of Chishti sequence? |
| A. | Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki |
| B. | Sheikh Hamiduddin Nagori |
| C. | baba farid |
| D. | Sheikh Bahauddin Zakaria |
| Answer» E. | |
| 916. |
Which of the following Sultans refused to be presented by Nizamuddin Aulian? |
| A. | Jalauddin Firoji Khilji |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
| D. | Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq |
| Answer» B. Alauddin Khilji | |
| 917. |
Which Sufi order was adopted by Shikoh? |
| A. | chishti |
| B. | Nakshabandi |
| C. | firdausi |
| D. | Qadiri |
| Answer» E. | |
| 918. |
Under what title did Dara Shikoh translate the Upanishads into Persian? |
| A. | Al Fehrisht |
| B. | Kitab-ul-Byan |
| C. | Majm-ul-Bahrain |
| D. | Sirre-e-Akbar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 919. |
Which Sufi saint got the title ofSultan-i-Tariqin(Sultan of Sannyasis)? |
| A. | Khwaja Qutubuddin |
| B. | Sheikh Hamiduddin Nagori |
| C. | Salim Chishti |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Salim Chishti | |
| 920. |
Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti came to Rajasthan during the reign of - |
| A. | Maharana Pratap |
| B. | Tell Rana |
| C. | Rana Kumbha |
| D. | Prithvi Raj Chauhan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 921. |
The famous Safi Salim Chishti lived in – |
| A. | in Delhi |
| B. | in Ajmer |
| C. | in Fatehpur Shikhari |
| D. | in lahore |
| Answer» D. in lahore | |
| 922. |
The area of activity of Sheikh Fariduddin Masood Ganj-e-Shakar (Sheikh Farid/Baba Farid) was – |
| A. | Ajmer |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Sikri |
| D. | Hansi and Ajodhan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 923. |
Sufi, also known asMuhajid(religious reformer), a supporter of theWahdat-ul-Shuhud(Dualism of India) doctrine and who was arrested by the Mughal emperor on the allegation that he was a hypocrite and claimed that Who was ahead of the first three caliphs in spiritual fields? |
| A. | sheikh ahmed farooq sirhindi |
| B. | by Shikoh |
| C. | Khwaja Baki Villah |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. by Shikoh | |
| 924. |
ufia Kalamwhich is a type of devotional music, is characterized by - |
| A. | of Gujarat |
| B. | of Kashmir |
| C. | of Rajasthan |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. of Rajasthan | |
| 925. |
Which title ofSheikh-ul-Islamwas given by Sultan Iltutmish of Delhi Sultanate? |
| A. | muinuddin chishti |
| B. | Sheikh Bahauddin Zakaria |
| C. | baba farid |
| D. | Salim Chishti |
| Answer» C. baba farid | |
| 926. |
Which Sufi saint is calledMehboob-e-Ilahi(Beloved of Allah)- |
| A. | Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya |
| B. | Sheikh Nasiruddin |
| C. | baba farid |
| D. | Salim Chishti |
| Answer» B. Sheikh Nasiruddin | |
| 927. |
Miraj-ul-Asiqin- Sufi author of the first book of Urdu poetry - |
| A. | baba farid |
| B. | Sheikh Salim Chishti |
| C. | Amir Khusro |
| D. | Syed Muhammad Gesudraj 'Bandanwaz' |
| Answer» E. | |
| 928. |
The Sufi saint whom Akbar had great respect for and with whose blessings Shahzada Salim (Jahangir) was born was- |
| A. | Sheikh Salim Chishti |
| B. | baba farid |
| C. | Sheikh Abdul Kattoos Gangohi |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. baba farid | |
| 929. |
Which Sufi saint said,Hanoz Delhi Door Ast(Delhi is far away now)? |
| A. | Sheikh Naseeruddin |
| B. | Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya |
| C. | Salim Chishti |
| D. | Sheikh Fareed |
| Answer» C. Salim Chishti | |
| 930. |
The first writer to use Urdu as a poetic expression was |
| A. | Amir Khusro |
| B. | mirza ghalib |
| C. | Bahadur Shah Zafar |
| D. | Faiz |
| Answer» B. mirza ghalib | |
| 931. |
Who was the founder of Chishti order in Southern India? |
| A. | sheikh burhanuddin poor |
| B. | Sheikh Salim Chishti |
| C. | baba farid |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Sheikh Salim Chishti | |
| 932. |
Bihar was the main center of activities of which Sufi order? |
| A. | chishti |
| B. | suhrawardi |
| C. | firdausi |
| D. | Qadiri |
| Answer» D. Qadiri | |
| 933. |
Sharfuddin Ahmad ibn Makhdoom Yahya Maneri's work place was – |
| A. | Ajmer |
| B. | Bihar Sharif |
| C. | Sikri |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Sikri | |
| 934. |
The author ofMajma-ul-Bahrain(The Confluence of Two Seas) in Persian, in which there is a comparative description of Sufism and Hinduism, is - |
| A. | by Shikoh |
| B. | Salim Chishti |
| C. | baba farid |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Salim Chishti | |
| 935. |
Who translatedBhagavad GitaandYoga Vashisthainto Persian with the help of Sanskrit pundits - |
| A. | Salim Chishti |
| B. | Amir Khusro |
| C. | Dara Shikoh |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 936. |
The followers of which Sufi sequence used to draw various maps regarding spiritual elements and fill them with colours? |
| A. | Nakshabandi |
| B. | Qadiri |
| C. | Shatari |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Qadiri | |
| 937. |
In which war did Babur use the famousTulugama policyfor the first time? |
| A. | Battle of Khanwa |
| B. | in the battle of Ghaghra |
| C. | In the first battle of Panipat |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 938. |
1526 AD Babur laid the foundation of the Mughal Empire by defeating the ruler of which dynasty? |
| A. | Sayyid dynasty |
| B. | Lodi dynasty |
| C. | Tughlaq dynasty |
| D. | Khilji Dynasty |
| Answer» C. Tughlaq dynasty | |
| 939. |
Grand Trunk Road was built in India by |
| A. | Ashoka |
| B. | Sher Shah Suri |
| C. | Akbar did |
| D. | Humayun |
| Answer» C. Akbar did | |
| 940. |
The second battle of Panipat (April 5, 1556) was fought between which of the following, |
| A. | Akbar and Hemu |
| B. | Rajput and Mughal |
| C. | Babur and Ibrahim Lodi |
| D. | Sikandar and Adil Shah |
| Answer» B. Rajput and Mughal | |
| 941. |
The famous Muslim ruler Chand Biwi, who handed over Berar to Akbar, belonged to which of the following states? |
| A. | bijapur |
| B. | Roundabout |
| C. | Ahmednagar |
| D. | Berar |
| Answer» D. Berar | |
| 942. |
Identify the wrong pair from the following pairs: |
| A. | Chishti - Delhi and Doab |
| B. | Suhrawardy - Sindh |
| C. | Auliya - Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Firdausi - Bihar |
| Answer» D. Firdausi - Bihar | |
| 943. |
In which war the foundation of the Mughal state in India was laid? |
| A. | war of Plasi |
| B. | Battle of Talikota |
| C. | first battle of panipat |
| D. | Battle of Haldighati |
| Answer» D. Battle of Haldighati | |
| 944. |
A new religion namedDin-e-Ilahiwas started by- |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | shahjahan |
| Answer» D. shahjahan | |
| 945. |
Which Mughal emperor brought down the Sayyid brothers? |
| A. | Bahadur Shah |
| B. | Rafi - Ud - Daula |
| C. | Shah Jahan - II |
| D. | Muhammad Shah |
| Answer» E. | |
| 946. |
in-i-Akbaria great historical work was written by- |
| A. | abul fazl |
| B. | Amir Khusro |
| C. | Firoz Shah |
| D. | Abdul Rashid |
| Answer» B. Amir Khusro | |
| 947. |
During whose reign did Mughal painting reach its climax? |
| A. | shahjahan |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» D. Aurangzeb | |
| 948. |
The Mughal emperor who condemned the practice of Sati was- |
| A. | Babar |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» D. Jahangir | |
| 949. |
Who wrote Humayunama? |
| A. | Gulbadan Begum |
| B. | Mumtaz Mahal |
| C. | Jahanara Begum |
| D. | Roshanara Begum |
| Answer» B. Mumtaz Mahal | |
| 950. |
Who among the following was the last Mughal emperor? |
| A. | Alamgir - II |
| B. | Shah Alam - II |
| C. | Bahadur Shah - II |
| D. | Akbar - II |
| Answer» D. Akbar - II | |