NEW RELIGIOUS IDEAS AND MOVEMENTS-(Adi Shankara Ramanuja) T3 - 3

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Adi Shankara & Ramanuja MCQ Quiz

1. Adi Shankara lived approximately during which period?

500–550 CE
700–750 CE
900–950 CE
1100–1150 CE

Answer: 700–750 CE
Adi Shankara lived between 700–750 CE and became one of the greatest philosophers of Hinduism.

2. Which philosophy was preached by Adi Shankara?

Dvaita
Advaita
Yoga
Sankhya

Answer: Advaita
Advaita philosophy teaches that the individual soul (Atman) and the universal soul (Brahman) are essentially one.

3. According to Advaita philosophy, the soul unites with the universal soul through what?

Rituals
Knowledge
War
Wealth

Answer: Knowledge
Advaita philosophy states that the soul realizes its unity with Brahman through spiritual knowledge.

4. Which institutions were established by Adi Shankara?

Universities
Mathas (mutts)
Mosques
Libraries

Answer: Mathas (mutts)
Adi Shankara established mathas (centres of learning and worship) at Badrinath, Puri, Dwarka and Sringeri.

5. Which major text did Adi Shankara write a commentary on?

Bhagavad Gita
Brahma-sutra
Ramayana
Arthashastra

Answer: Brahma-sutra
His commentary on the Brahma-sutra became a fundamental text of the Vedanta philosophy.

6. Ramanuja was mainly associated with which religious tradition?

Saivism
Vaishnavism
Buddhism
Jainism

Answer: Vaishnavism
Ramanuja was a great Vaishnavite saint who promoted devotion to Vishnu.

7. What was the philosophy taught by Ramanuja called?

Advaita
Vishishtadvaita
Dvaita
Nyaya

Answer: Vishishtadvaita
Vishishtadvaita means “qualified non-dualism.” It teaches that the soul remains distinct even while united with Brahman.

8. After a long pilgrimage, where did Ramanuja finally settle?

Madurai
Srirangam
Kanchipuram
Rameswaram

Answer: Srirangam
Ramanuja settled in Srirangam and spread his doctrine of Srivaishnavism from there.

9. Vadakalai Vaishnavism originally flourished around which place?

Kanchipuram
Srirangam
Madurai
Thanjavur

Answer: Kanchipuram
The Vadakalai sect flourished around Kanchipuram and emphasized Vedic literature written in Sanskrit.

10. Which Vaishnava sect emphasized the Divya Prabandhams written in Tamil?

Vadakalai
Thenkalai
Saivism
Lingayat

Answer: Thenkalai
The Thenkalai sect centered on Srirangam and stressed the importance of the Divya Prabandhams composed by the 12 Azhwars in Tamil.

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