The Alwars and the Nayanars

Q. were Saivites, who worshipped Shiva.

1. Parsis
2. Sufis
3. Nayanars
4. Alwars

Q. Which of the following group(s) led the Bhakti movement in South India during the medieval period?

1. Nayanars
2. Alwars
3. Sufis
4. Kabir

Q. What were the Vaishnavites, who worshipped Vishnu, called?

1. Sufis
2. Nayanars
3. Alwars
4. Parsis

Q. Rama was a worshipper of Vishnu. Krishna was a worshipper of Shiva. Both of them travelled from place to place composing devotional poems and songs. To which group did Rama and Krishna belong to?

1. Rama was a Nayanar, Krishna was an Alwar
2. Rama was an Alwar, Krishna was a Nayanar
3. Rama was a Pir, Krishna was a Murid
4. Rama was a Murid, Krishna was a Pir

Q. Identify the two groups with their respective interests of worshipping that emerged in Tamil Nadu.

1. Vaishnavites
2. Nayanars
3. Alwars
4. Saivites
5. Alwars saints
6. 12

Q. _____ was a famous Vaishnavite woman saint of the Bhakti tradition from Tamil Nadu during the Medieval period.

1. Akka Mahadevi
2. Andal
3. Mirabai
4. Bhahinabai