Question

A. Answer the following questions orally.

1. Name any one of the ancient texts that inspired medieval religious thinkers to revive the idea of bhakti.
2 What are Devaram and Divyaprabandham? 3. At which places did Shankaracharya set up centres of learning and worship?
4. Name two bhakti saints who were women.
5. What were the Vaishnava saints of Maharashtra cailed?
6. Whose compositions are collected in the Bijak?
7. Who compiled the Adl Granih?
8.Which custom did Guru Gobind Singh introduce to initiate new members into the Khalsa?
B. Answer the following questions in not more than 20 words. 1. When and where did the Bhakti Movement begin?
2. What kind of work is Jnaneshwari? Who is its author?
3. Name any two works of devotional literature composed by bhakti saints of North India.
4. What do you understand by the term Khanqah?
5. Write about the language used in Kabir's verses.
6. Name the five things that a member of the Khalsa has to have on his person.

Answer the following questions in not more than 40 words.

1. Distinguish between the saguna and nirguna forms of bhakti.
2. Write a brief note on the Lingayat or Virashaiva, Movement.
3. Write about the Sufi orders that became popular in medieval India.
4. Explain the terms dharamshala and langar.

D. Answer the following questions in not more than 100 words.

1. Mention three ways in which social changes took place in medieval India.
2. Write a note on Kabir.
3. Write about the main teachings of Guru Nanak Dev.

F. Fill in the blanks
1. The Bhakti Movement was begun by the ____ and ____ saints. 2. Biographical hymns in praise of saints are called .............
3. ..........was composed by Manikkavasagar.
4.the ........ philosophy is based on devotion to God through the attainment of knowledge. 5. What Mirabai was to Mewar, ........... was to Bengal. 6. The Sufis were organised in orders called ...................
7. Kabir ........ preached the form of bhakti.
8. the......... is the holy book of Sikhs.

G. State whether the following statements are true or false.
1. The bhakti saints preached in the local languages. __
2. The Nayanars were Vaishnavas. __
3. The Varakari saints Tukaram and Ekanath did not give up worldly life. __
4. Mirabai, Chaitanyadeva and Shankaradeva worshipped Lord Rama. __
5. Tulsidas wrote Ramacharitamanas. __
6. The Chishtis kept away from politics, but the Suhrawardis accepted Important political posts. __
7. The Adi Granth of the Sikhs contains some of Kabir's verses. __
8. After Guru Gobind Singh's death, the Sikhs regarded the Guru Granth Sahib as their guru. __


H. Choose the correct options. More than one option may be correct.
1. The Varakaris worshipped Lord Vishnu as
(a) Rama
(b) Krishna
(c) Vitthala
(d) Govardhan
2. Who among the following came from a high caste?
(a) Chokhamela
(b) Mirabai
(c) Ravidas
(d) Vallabhacharya
3. In Assam, Shankaradeva set up namghars for
(a) religious discussions
(b) collective prayers
(c) social functions
(d) housing saints
4. The Sufis
(a) believed in many gods
(b) strictly followed the Islamic code of social conduct
(c) were tolerant of other religions

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Answer 1

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• Emergence of new religions like Islam and Sikhism, which promoted greater equality among believers than Hinduism.

• New movements like Bhakti and Sufi movements tried to bring in reforms within Hinduism and Islam.

Answer 2

Answer:

• Emergence of new religions like Islam and Sikhism, which promoted greater equality among believers than Hinduism.

• New movements like Bhakti and Sufi movements tried to bring in reforms within Hinduism and Islam.