Practice Bhakti and Sufi Movements – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 1

The Nayanars of Tamil Nadu were devotees of which god?

What is the collection of the songs of the Alvars called?

In which region was the philosopher Shankara born?

Shankara described the world as:

Which woman saint was part of the Virashaiva movement in Karnataka?

Jnaneshwar, Namdev, Eknath and Tukaram were saint-poets of which region?

Which group stressed renunciation of the world, meditation, breathing exercises and yogasanas?

In Sufi practice, what was the chanting of a name or sacred formula called?

A khanqah, where Sufi masters held their assemblies, was a:

The Rishi order of Sufism flourished in which region?