UGC NET History Practice Question

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.

The style of Mughal miniature painting reached its artistic zenith of naturalism, detailed portraiture, and wildlife illustration under:

Jahangir ✓

Akbar

Shah Jahan

Humayun

Jahangir's reign is widely regarded as the high point of Mughal miniature painting, prized especially for naturalistic wildlife studies, detailed portraiture, and fine brushwork — his own personal, connoisseur-level interest in painting directly shaped this artistic flourishing.

Famous Mughal court painters Ustad Mansur and Bishandas flourished during the reign of which emperor?

Jahangir ✓

Akbar

Shah Jahan

Humayun

Ustad Mansur (renowned for natural history illustration) and Bishandas (renowned for portraiture) were leading painters at Jahangir's court, exemplifying the naturalistic, detail-focused style that defined Mughal painting's Jahangir-era peak.

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