Devotional Paths

Extra Questions

Match Columns

Column I	Column II
(i) Tomb of Sufi saints	(a) Silsilas
(ii) Assembly of Sufi masters	(b) Dargah
(iii) Geneaogy of Sufi teachers	(c) Khanqahs

Answer: (i) b, (ii) c, (iii) a

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Fill in the blanks

1. Guru Angad added his own compositions in a new script called __________ .
2. Muslim scholars developed a new law called _____.
3. _____ propounded the idea of Vishishtadvaita.
4. The community of Sikhs, called the ______ became a political entity.
5. The holy scripture of Sikhs is called ____.

Answer: (1) Gurumukhi, (2) Shariat, (3) Ramanuja, (4) Khalsa panth, (5) Guru Granth Sahib

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Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1: In the early centuries of the Common Era, ____ were worshipped as supreme deities

1. Shiva
2. Vishnu
3. Durga
4. All of the above

Answer: (d) All of the above

Question 2: The ______ went from place to place composing exquisite poems in praise of the deities enshrined in the villages they visited

1. Sufis
2. Nayanars
3. Alvars
4. Both b and c

Answer: (d) Both b and c

Question 3: The Virashaiva movement began in ____

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Karnataka
3. Maharashtra
4. Assam

Answer: (b) Karnataka

Question 4: ‘They are Vaishnavas who understand the pain of others’. Who said this?

1. Narsi Mehta
2. Basvanna
3. Kabir
4. Mirabai

Answer: (a) Narsi Mehta

Question 5: The Ramcharitmanas, composed by Tulsidas is written in ____

1. Tamil
2. Bhojpuri
3. Awadhi
4. Hindi

Answer: (c) Awadhi

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Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1: Name the important male saint poets of Maharashtra.

Answer: Jnaneshwar, Namdev, Eknath and Tukaram

Question 2: How did new ideas regarding God begin to develop after large kingdoms emerged?

Answer: When people were brought together through the growth of towns, trade and empires; new ideas regarding God began to develop.

Question 3: What were the teachings of the Buddha and Jainas?

Answer: According to the teachings of Buddhas and Jainas it was possible to break the cycle of rebirth through personal effort.

Question 4: Name the holy books in which the verses composed by Kabir were collected and preserved?

Answer: Guru Granth Sahib, Panch Vani and Bijak.

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