The Virasaiva Movement

Q. Who was the leader of the Virasaiva movement that emerged in Karnataka during the twelfth century?

1. Kabir
2. Guru Nanak
3. Basavanna
4. Amir Khusrau

Q. was the main leader and the propagator of the Virasaiva movement.

1. Basavanna
2. Appar
3. Nayanars
4. Alwars

Q. A history scholar is studying the Virasaiva movement that emerged in Karnataka during the twelfth century. Which of the following ideas will he find as a part of Anubhava Mandapam’s discussions?

1. Equality of caste
2. Gender equality
3. Liberty and social justice
4. Music and art

Q. I was a religious reformer and a teacher. Under my leadership, a democratic platform known as “Anubhava Mandapam” or the “Hall of Spiritual Experience” came into existence. Who am I?

1. Kabir
2. Shaikh Nizamudin Auliya
3. Appar
4. Basavanna

Q. Which of the following not a feature of the Virasaiva Movement?

1. Opposed gender equality
2. Propagated social justice
3. Emphasised dignity of labour
4. Opposed caste system

Q.

What is the ultimate teaching Lincoln recommends, and to what End?

Q. The point I wish plainly to bring before you on this occasion is the individuality of each human soul; our Protestant idea, the right of individual conscience and judgment; our republican idea, individual citizenship. . . . If we consider [a woman] as a citizen, as a member of a great nation, she must have the same rights as all other members, according to the fundamental principles of our government.
The statement above was made by ______.

1. Thomas Jefferson
2. Elizabeth Blackwell
3. Margaret Sanger
4. Henry David Thoreau
5. Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Q. What was the name of the democratic platform started under the leadership of Basavanna?

1. Nayanars
2. Appar mandapam
3. Anubhava Mandapam
4. Alai Darwaza

Q. The Virasaivas or the followers of the Virasaiva movement were Saivites, and they were also known as Lingayats.

1. True
2. False