UGC NET History Practice Question

Which Sufi order in India was known for its orthodox, revivalist stance against Akbar's religious syncretism, led by Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi?

Naqshbandi ✓

Chishti

Suhrawardi

Qadiriyya

Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi led the Naqshbandi order's orthodox reaction against Akbar's religious syncretism and the Din-i-Ilahi, advocating a return to strict Islamic orthodoxy — his influence is often cited as contributing to the more conservative religious climate under later emperors like Aurangzeb.

The Bhakti saint woman Mirabai belonged to the royal family of which Rajput state?

Merta (Married into Mewar) ✓

Marwar

Bikaner

Amber

Mirabai was born into the royal family of Merta and married into the Mewar (Sisodia) royal house — her intensely devotional Krishna bhakti poetry, and her defiance of royal/social expectations, made her one of the most celebrated Bhakti-era women saints.

The Varkari sect of Maharashtra, centered on the worship of Lord Vitthala at Pandharpur, counted which major saint among its leaders?

Jnaneshwar, Namdev, and Tukaram ✓

Basavanna

Ramananda

Vallabhacharya

Jnaneshwar, Namdev, and Tukaram were leading saint-poets of the Varkari tradition, centered on devotion to Vitthala (a form of Vishnu/Krishna) at the Pandharpur temple — a distinctly Maharashtrian bhakti lineage with its own regular pilgrimage (wari) tradition still practiced today.

Who composed the celebrated Marathi commentary on the Bhagavad Gita known as Jnaneshwari (or Bhavartha Dipika)?

Saint Jnaneshwar ✓

Eknath

Tukaram

Ramdas

Saint Jnaneshwar composed the Jnaneshwari, a Marathi commentary/exposition of the Bhagavad Gita, at a remarkably young age — it remains one of the foundational texts of Marathi devotional and philosophical literature.

Saint Ramdas, author of Dasbodh, was the spiritual guru of which historical figure?

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ✓

Sambhaji

Rajaram

Baji Rao I

Saint Ramdas, author of the Dasbodh, is traditionally regarded as Shivaji's spiritual guru — his teachings emphasizing active, worldly duty alongside devotion are often linked (though the exact extent of direct influence is debated by historians) to Shivaji's own state-building outlook.

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