UGC NET History Practice Question

The prominent female Sufi mystic of 14th-century Kashmir who composed spiritual verses (Vakhs) was:

Lal Ded (Lalla Yogini) ✓

Habba Khatoon

Rupa Bhawani

Bibi Zulaikha

Lal Ded (Lalla Yogini) composed Vakhs — mystical Kashmiri verses blending Shaiva and Sufi ideas — and remains a revered figure across both Hindu and Muslim traditions in Kashmir, an early and influential example of the region's syncretic spiritual culture.

The Shuddhadvaita (Pure Non-Dualism) philosophy and the Pushtimarga sect of Vaishnavism were founded by:

Vallabhacharya ✓

Nimbarka

Madhvacharya

Chaitanya

Vallabhacharya founded both the Shuddhadvaita ("pure non-dualism") philosophical school and the Pushtimarga ("Path of Grace") devotional sect centered on Krishna worship — a distinct Vedanta school from Shankara's Advaita, Ramanuja's Vishishtadvaita, or Madhva's Dvaita.

The Sufi concept of Wahdat-ul-Wujud (Unity of Existence) was propounded internationally by which philosopher?

Ibn al-Arabi ✓

Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi

Mansur al-Hallaj

Al-Ghazali

Ibn al-Arabi, a globally influential Sufi philosopher (not primarily an Indian figure), formulated Wahdat-ul-Wujud ("Unity of Being") — this concept was later influential among Indian Sufis, and Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi's own Wahdat-ush-Shuhud ("Unity of Witnessing") was formulated specifically as a corrective response to it.

Which Sikh Guru instituted the Khalsa brotherhood at Anandpur Sahib on Baisakhi day in 1699?

Guru Gobind Singh ✓

Guru Tegh Bahadur

Guru Hargobind

Guru Har Rai

Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, founded the Khalsa (a disciplined, initiated brotherhood with the "Five Ks") at Anandpur Sahib on Baisakhi 1699 — a decisive moment reshaping Sikh religious and military identity, occurring after his father Guru Tegh Bahadur's execution by Aurangzeb.

The imposing Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri was constructed by Akbar to commemorate his victory over which region?

Gujarat ✓

Bengal

Malwa

Deccan

Akbar built the Buland Darwaza ("Gate of Victory") at Fatehpur Sikri to commemorate his conquest of Gujarat — it remains one of the largest gateways in the world and a landmark example of Akbar-era Mughal architecture.

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