AP 7th Class Social Bits Chapter 21 Devotional Paths to the Divine with Answers

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Question 1.
According to Ramanuja, the best way, to attain salvation through intensive devotion of
A) Siva
B) Shakti
C) Vishnu
D) Brahma
Answer:
C) Vishnu

Question 2.
Who propounded the doctrine of Visishtadvaita?
A) Kabir
B) Guru Nanak
C) Ramanuja
D) Tukaram
Answer:
C) Ramanuja

Question 3.
Virashaiva movement was initiated by
A) Allama Prabhu
B) Akkamahadevi
C) Basavanna
D) Bijjala
Answer:
C) Basavanna

Question 4.
Virashaiva movement began in …..
A) Karnataka
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Tamilnadu
D) Kerala
Answer:
A) Karnataka

Question 5.
Virashaiva movement began in ….
A) 13th century
B) 12th Century
C) 11th Century
D) 10th Century
Answer:
B) 12th Century

Question 6.
The Saints Jnaneshwar, Eknath, Tukaram, and Sakkubai belonged to the state, of ……………
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Maharashtra
C) Tamilnadu
D) Karnataka
Answer:
B) Maharashtra

Question 7.
The saints belonged to the untouchable Mahar caste of Maharashtra.
A) Jnaneshwar
B) Tukaram
C) Sakkubai
D) Chokhamela
Answer:
D) Chokhamela

Question 8.
Maharashtra tradition of bhakti focused on the God …………
A) Siva
B) Sakthi
C) Vitthala
D) Tryambakeshwar
Answer:
C) Vitthala

Question 9.
Vitthala is an incarnation of
A) Siva
B) Subrahmanya Swami
C) Vishnu
D) Brahma
Answer:
C) Vishnu

Question 10.
Vitthala temple is in …………
A) Shirdi
B) Amaravathi
C) Pandharpur
D) Tryambakeswar
Answer:
C) Pandharpur

Question 11.
Narsi Mehta was a ……….. saint.
A) Marathi
B) Telugu
C) Kannada
D) Gujarathi
Answer:
D) Gujarathi

Question 12.
Who said, “Vaishnavas are those who understand the pain of others”?
A) Ramanuja
B) Namdev
C) Narsi Mehta
D) jnaneshwar
Answer:
C) Narsi Mehta

Question 13.
Who advocated the renunciation of the world?
A) Saints of Maharashtra
B) Kabir
C) Siddhacharas and Nathpanthis
D) Ramanuja
Answer:
C) Siddhacharas and Nathpanthis

Question 14.
Islam propagated
A) monotheism
B) Polytheism
C) Idol worship
D) Outward religiosity
Answer:
A) monotheism

Question 15.
The holy law developed by Muslim scholars was
A) Zikr
B) Shariat
C) Tariqa
D) Raqs
Answer:
B) Shariat

Question 16.
Ghazzali, Rumi and Sadi were Sufi saints of
A) Central India
B) Central Asia
C) Maharashtra
D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:
B) Central Asia

Question 17.
‘Zikr’ means
A) Contemplation
B) Singing
C) Dancing
D) Chanting of a name
Answer:
D) Chanting of a name

Question 18.
A genealogy of Sufi teachers is called
A) Silsila
B) Tariqa
C) Panthi
D) Khanqah
Answer:
A) Silsila

Question 19.
Which Of the following matching is wrong? Write the correct answer.
Matchings
(A) (B)
A) ‘Khwaja Moinuddin – Ajmer
B) Qutbuddin Bhakhtiar Kaki – Delhi
C) Baba Farid – Allahabad
D) Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya – Delhi
E) Bandanawaz Gisudaraz – Gulbarga
Answer:
C) Baba Farid – Allahabad

Question 20.
The tomb of a Sufisaint is called
A) Khanqah
B) Dargah
C) Silsila
D) Shariat
Answer:
B) Dargah

Question 21.
Pothana was a
A) priest
B) peasant
C) teacher
D) farm labour
Answer:
B) peasant

Question 22.
Mahabhagavatham in Telugu was written by
A) Pothana
B) Nannayya
C) Tikkana
D) Errana
Answer:
A) Pothana

Question 23.
………….. was called a Sahaja Kavi.
A) Surdas
B) Tulasidas
C) Pothana
D) Shankaradeva
Answer:
C) Pothana

Question 24.
‘Ramacharithamanas’ was composed by
A) Surdas
B) Tulasidas
C) Pothana
D) Shankaradeva
Answer:
B) Tulasidas

Question 25.
Mirabai was a …………. princess.
A) Mughal
B) Rajput
C) Maratha
D) Ahmednagar
Answer:
B) Rajput

Question 26.
Gurugranth Sahib was written by
A) Surdas
B) Tulasidas
C) Kabir
D) Nanak
Answer:
C) Kabir

Question 27.
Mirabai was a disciple of
A) Dadu Dayal
B) Ravidas
C) Chokhamela
D) Surdas
Answer:
B) Ravidas

Question 28.
Mirabai was a devotee of
A) Rama
B) Krishna
C) Siva
D) Shakti
Answer:
B) Krishna

Question 29.
Kabir was a
A) Tailor
B) Weaver
C) Potter
D) Blacksmith
Answer:
B) Weaver

Question 30.
Kabir lived in the city of
A) Allahabad
B) Varanasi
C) Madhura
D) Agra
Answer:
B) Varanasi

Question 31.
The vast collection of verses are called
A) Dohas
B) Sakhis or pads
C) Slokas
D) Chantings
Answer:
B) Sakhis or pads

Question 32.
‘Bijak’ was written by
A) Tulasidas
B) Surdas
C) Kabir
D) Nanak
Answer:
C) Kabir

Question 33.
Panchvani was written by
A) Kabir
B) Guru Nanak
C) Ravidas
D) Dadu Dayal
Answer:
A) Kabir

Question 34.
Guru Nanak was born at
A) Amritsar
B) Patiala
C) Talwandi
D) Ludhiana
Answer:
C) Talwandi

Question 35.
Where did Nanak establish a center?
A) at Talwandi
B) at Kartarpur
C) at Amritsar
D) at Dharmasala
Answer:
B) at Kartarpur

Question 36.
The sacred space, ‘where people of all creed, caste or gender ate together created by Nanak was called
A) Pavitrasthal
B) Langar
C) Dharmsal
D) Karmasala
Answer:
C) Dharmsal

Question 37.
Yogi Vemana lived in the
A) 16th Century
B) 17th Century
C) 18th Century
D) 15th Century
Answer:
B) 17th Century

Question 38.
Sankaracharya took his birth in this state.
A) Karnataka
B) Kerala
C) Tamilnadu
D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:
B) Kerala

Question 39.
Who taught ‘Advaita’ principle?
A) Sankaracharya
B) Madhwacharya
C) Ramanujacharya
D) Vallabhacharya
Answer:
A) Sankaracharya

Question 40.
He who taught that Brahman, the only or Ultimate Reality, was formless and without any attributes was
A) Sankaracharya
B) Madhwacharya
C) Vallabhacharya
D) None
Answer:
A) Sankaracharya

Question 41.
Ramanuja, born in South India in the eleventh century, was deeply influenced by the
A) Nayanars
B) Alvars
C) Saivas
D) Veerasaivas
Answer:
B) Alvars

Question 42.
According to him, the best means of attaining salvation was through intense devotion to Vishnu.
A) Sankaracharya
B) Madhwacharya
C) Ramanujacharya
D) Vallabhacharya
Answer:
C) Ramanujacharya

Question 43.
………… ensured a place for people of lower castes in temple worship.
A) Ramanujacharya
B) Nimbarka
C) Ramananda
D) None
Answer:
A) Ramanujacharya

Question 44.
He propounded the doctrine of Vishishtadvaita.
A) Nimbarka
B) Kabir
C) Ramananda
D) Ramanujacharya
Answer:
D) Ramanujacharya

Question 45.
………… ‘s doctrine greatly inspired the new strand of bhakti.
A) Kabir
B) Gurunanak
C) Ramanujacharya
D) Sankaracharya
Answer:
C) Ramanujacharya

Question 46.
…………. was a notable proponent for the Vaishnava school of Bhakti yoga.
A) Chaitanya
B) Boppana
C) Somanatha
D) Nimbarka
Answer:
A) Chaitanya

Question 47.
Dasarathi Shatakamu, a collection of nearly …………. poems.
A) 116
B) 108
C) 128
D) 150
Answer:
B) 108

Question 48.
Dasarathi Shatakamu was written by.
A) Ramadasu
B) Potanna
C) Nannaya
D) Tikanna
Answer:
A) Ramadasu

Question 49.
The popular saint poets in Maharashtra.
A) Jnaneshwar
B) Namdev
C) Eknath, Tukaram
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 50.
The main God in the temple of Pandharipur.
A) Siva
B) Vishnu
C) Durga
D) Bhavani
Answer:
B) Vishnu

Question 51.
This saint – poets rejected all forms of ritualism, outward display of piety and social differences based on birth.
A) Jnaneshwar, Tukaram
B) Namdev, Eknath
C) Both A & B
D) None
Answer:
C) Both A & B

Question 52.
Her songs openly challenged the norms of upper castes.
A) Jnaneshwar
B) Tukaram
C) Anamacharya
D) Mirabai
Answer:
D) Mirabai

Question 53.
Who started criticizing the rituals and other aspects of conventional religion and social order using simple, logical arguments?
A) Nathpanthis
B) Siddhacharas
C) Yogis
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 54.
They advocated renunciation of the world. To them, the path to salvation lay in meditation on the formless Ultimate Reality and the realization of oneness with it. To achieve this, they advocated intense training of the mind and body through practices like yogasanas, breathing exercises and
meditation.
A) Nathpanthis
B) Siddhacharas
C) Yogis
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 55.
Who emphasized love and devotion to God and compassion towards all fellow human beings?
A) Sufi Sanyasis
B) Yogis
C) Both A & B
D) None
Answer:
C) Both A & B

Question 56.
………….. drew his followers from among both Hindus and Muslims.
A) Annamacharya
B) Kabir
C) Gurunanak
D) None
Answer:
B) Kabir

Question 57.
The terms nam, dan and isnan for the essence of his teachings were used by
A) Annamacharya
B) Kabir
C) Potana
D) Gurunanak
Answer:
D) Gurunanak

Question 58.
A large number of Sufis from Central Asia settled in from the 11 century onwards.
A) Pakistan
B) Afghanisthan
C) Hindustan
D) Turkmenisthan
Answer:
C) Hindustan

Question 59.
Identify the mismatches from the below.
1) Ajmer – Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
2) Delhi – Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki
3) Punjab – Baba Farid
4) Gulbarga – Bandanawaz Gesudaraz.
A) Both 1 & 2
B) Both 2 & 3
C) Both 1 & 3
D) All are correct
Answer:
D) All are correct

Question 60.
Who accepted existing beliefs and
practices but wanted to make them accessible to all?
A) Bammera Potana
B) Annamacharya
C) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 61.
Who translated the Mahabha- gavatamu into Telugu?
A) Tikkana
B) Nannaya
C) Errana
D) Potana
Answer:
D) Potana

Question 62.
This vaggeyakara and pada kavita pitamaha was belonged to Andhra Pradesh
A) Bammera Potana
B) Thallapaka Annamacharya
C) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
D) Srinatha
Answer:
B) Thallapaka Annamacharya

Question 63.
In ‘Annamacharya Charitramu’, it is said that Annamayya composed a thousand Keertanas on Lord Venkateswara.
A) 30
B) 32
C) 34
D) 36
Answer:
B) 32

Question 64.
This was the first who opposed social evils like ‘Untouchability’.
A) Annamayya
B) Potana
C) Tikkana
D) Nannaya
Answer:
A) Annamayya

Question 65.
Who wrote ‘Brahmam Okkate, Parabrahmam Okkate’ song
A) Potana
B) Nannaya
C) Tikkana
D) Annamayya
Answer:
D) Annamayya

Question 66.
This Vaishnava Sadhu belonged to the Eastern India
A) Kancherla Gopanna
B) Bammera Potana
C) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
D) Tikkana
Answer:
C) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Question 67.
This person belonged to the 17th century, and popularly known as Bhakta Ramadasu
A) Kancherla Gopanna
B) Bommera Pothana
C) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
D) Tikkana
Answer:
A) Kancherla Gopanna

Question 68.
This person wrote ‘the Dasarathi Shatakamu’ with 108 poems and dedicated to Sri Rama.
A) Potana
B) Gopanna
C) Tikkana
D) Nannaya
Answer:
B) Gopanna

Question 69.
…………… conceived of God in the form of Rama.
A) Tulsidas
B) Ramdas
C) Gopaldas
D) Krishnadas
Answer:
A) Tulsidas

Question 70.
Who wrote ‘Ramcharitmanas’?
A) Tulsidas
B) Sankaracharya
C) Ramanujacharya
D) Madhwacharya
Answer:
A) Tulsidas

Question 71.
This person emphasized on devotion to Vishnu and composed poems and plays in Assamese.
A) Vishnudeva
B) Shankaradeva
C) Bhavani
D) Tarabhai
Answer:
B) Shankaradeva

Question 72.
……….. was a Rajput princess married into the royal family of Mewar in the sixteenth century.
A) Mirabai
B) Tarabai
C) Ahalyabai
D) Ramabai
Answer:
A) Mirabai

Question 73.
A unique feature of most of the saints is that their works were
A) composed in regional languages
B) could be sung
C) immensely popular
D) all the above
Answer:
D) all the above

Question 74.
………….. who probably lived in the 15, 16 centuries, was one of the most influential saints.
A) Kabir
B) Mirabai
C) Ramananda
D) Sankaracharya
Answer:
A) Kabir

Question 75.
Some of Kabir’s ideas were collected and preserved in the
A) Guru Granth Sahib
B) PanchVani
C) Bijak
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 76.
…………… believed in a formless Supreme God.
A) Kabir
B) Nanak
C) Chaitanya
D) Tarabai
Answer:
A) Kabir

Question 77.
Who preached that the only path to salvation was through bhakti or devotion?
A) Nanak
B) Kabir
C) Chaitanya
D) Mirabai
Answer:
B) Kabir

Question 78.
This person was born in Talwandi village in Pakistan.
A) Nanak
B) Kabir
C) Chaitanya
D) Mirabai
Answer:
A) Nanak

Question 79.
The sacred space created by Guru Nanak was known as
A) Vijayapuri
B) Dharmsal
C) Viharayatra
D) Pradayini
Answer:
B) Dharmsal

Question 80.
Guru Nanak insisted that his followers must be
A) householders
B) should adopt productive occupation
C) should adopt useful occupations
D) all the above
Answer:
D) all the above

Question 81.
He insisted that caste, creed or gender was irrelevant for attaining liberation.
A) Nanak
B) Tilak
C) Tukaram
D) Namdev
Answer:
A) Nanak

Question 82.
Guru Nanak teachings are now remembered as

A) nam-japna
B) kirt-karna
C) vand-chhakna
D) all the above
Answer:
D) all the above

Question 83.
The person in the picture is
A) Kabir
B) Gurunanak
C) Annamayya
D) Ramadasu
Answer:
A) Kabir

Question 84.
Sankaracharya: Advaita:: Ramanuja Charya: …………
A) Bhakti
B) Vishishtadvaita
C) Veerashaiva
D) Vaishnava
Answer:
B) Vishishtadvaita

Question 85.
Nayanar : Shaiva : : Vaishnava : ………….
A) Alwars
B) Gurus
C) Mahars
D) Yogis
Answer:
A) Alwars

Question 86.
Annamacharya : Keertanas : : Chaitanya Maha Prabhu : …………….
A) Bhajanas
B) Poems
C) Novels
D) Stories
Answer:
A) Bhajanas

Question 87.
Find the correct statement.
1. Mahabharatam was written in Sanskrit by Vedavyasa.
2. Mahabhagavatam was written in Telugu by Potana.
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both 1 & 2
D) None
Answer:
C) Both 1 & 2

Question 88.
The Sufis often rejected this ……….
A) Codes of behavior by religious scholars
B) The guidance of a master
C) Submission to one God
D) Compassion towards all fellow human beings
Answer:
A) Codes of behaviour by religious scholars

Question 89.
What is the core theme of the sankeerthana “brahmamokkate parabrah mamokkate….” written by Annamacharya?
A) Education of women
B) Eradication of poverty
C) Idol worship
D) Equality of all people related to
Answer:
D) Equality of all people related to

Question 90.
Zikr, raqs, silsila …………. these words are
A) VeeraSiva
B) Sufism
C) Path of nath Panthi
D) Sikhism
Answer:
B) Sufism

Question 91.
Shankaracharya was an advocate of
A) Dwaita
B) Adwaita
C) Visistadvaita
D) Sufism
Answer:
B) Adwaita