Basaveshwara

Q. What is the meaning of 'Kayakave Kailasa'?

1. Meditation is Worship
2. Bhakti is Worship
3. Work is Worship
4. Devotion is Worship

Q. Basaveshwara preached _________ philosophy.

1. Dwaita
2. Adwaita
3. Vishishtadwaitha
4. Veerashaiva

Q. Basava, although born in a Brahmin household, was a strong opponent of the caste system and threw away the ‘Sacred thread' after his Upanayana.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of these were advocated by Basaveshwara?

1. Devotion is Worship
2. Work is Worship
3. Self Reliance
4. Codependence

Q. Basaveshwara became the Treasury Head and later, the Prime Minister in the court of .

1. Kulottunga
2. Kalachuri Bijjala
3. Bittideva
4. Aliya Rama Raya

Q. Basaveshwara started a Sharana spiritual center called ________.

1. Anubhava Mantapa
2. Guru Mantapa
3. Palli Mantapa
4. Shree Mantapa

Q. Where did Basavanna start his socio-religious movement from?

1. Pajaka
2. Basavakalyan
3. Mangalakeda
4. Bagewadi

Q. 'X' was a Hindu religious reformer, teacher and theologian who also worked under king Bijjala I of the Kalachuri-dynasty. 'X' was a strong opponent of caste system and threw away the ‘Sacred thread’ after his Upanayana. Identify 'X.'

1. Allamma Prabhu
2. Siddarama
3. Basaveshwara
4. Shivasharana

Q. Which among the following statement(s) is/are wrong regarding Basaveshwara?

1. He believed in Vedic religion.
2. He was a social reformer.
3. He took linga deeksha from a Shaiva Guru.
4. He preached Veerashaiva philosophy.

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1. Mangalakeda
2. Palimaru
3. Shirur
4. Anubhava Mantapa

Q. What was the name of the philosophy advocated by Basaveshwara?

1. Veeravaishnava philosophy
2. Raudra philosophy
3. Veerashaiva philosophy
4. Kshatriya philosophy

Q. Which of these is not true?

1. Shankaracharya believed that we have to merge our Atma with the Brahma in order to achieve liberation.
2. Ramanujacharya believed that Bhakti and Prapatti are key to achieving Mukti.
3. Madhwacharya believed that the worship of Lord Vishnu can elevate the human soul and thus enable it to attain moksha.
4. Basaveshwara believed that Bhakti is the only means of achieving salvation.