AP 7th Class Social Bits Chapter 8 Bhakthi – Sufi with Answers

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AP 7th Class Social Bits Chapter 8 Bhakthi – Sufi with Answers

I. Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Bhakti Movement reached its prominence in the _______ century.
A) 5th
B) 6th
C) 7th
D) 8th
Answer:
D) 8th

2. Saguna Bhakti means ___________ .
A) Worshipping God with form
B) Worship of the divine as formless
C) A & B both
D) None
Answer:
A) Worshipping God with form

3. Nirguna Bhakti means ________ .
A) Worshipping God with form
B) Worship of the divine as formless
C) A & B both
D) None
Answer:
B) Worship of the divine as formless

4. The Bhakti movement was started by _________ .
A) Adi Shankaracharya
B) Ramanujacharya
C) Madhwacharya
D) Nimbarka
Answer:
A) Adi Shankaracharya

5. Alwars and Nayanars spread Bhakti movement in _________ .
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) West Bengal
C) Odisa
D) Tamilnadu
Answer:
D) Tamilnadu

6. Tukaram, Namdev, Samartha Ramadas belongs to _________ .
A) Assam
B) Punjab
C) Maharashtra
D) Kerala
Answer:
C) Maharashtra

7. Alwars were ______ saints
A) Sufi
B) Vaishnava
C) Saiva
D) All the above
Answer:
B) Vaishnava

8. Nayanars were ______ saints.
A) Saiva
B) Vaishnava
C) A & B both
D) None
Answer:
A) Saiva

9. Which of the following saint belongs to North India?
A) Mira Bai
B) Shankardev
C) Basaveswara
D) Tukaram
Answer:
A) Mira Bai

10. Sankaracharya was born in ______ .
A) Perumbudur
B) Kaladi
C) Palani
D) Ooty
Answer:
B) Kaladi

11. Shankaracharva preached _______ .
A) Advaita
B) Dvaita
C) Visisthadvaita
D) Dvaita-Dvaita
Answer:
A) Advaita

12. Who established Shakthi Peethas?
A) Ramanuja
B) Madhwa
C) Shankaracharya
D) Basaveswara
Answer:
C) Shankaracharya

13. Shankaracharva attained nirvana at the age of ______ .
A) 12
B) 60
C) 32
D) 50
Answer:
C) 32

14. Ramanuiacharva was born in ______ .
A) Kaladi
B) Sri Perumbudur
C) Prayag
D) Chittor
Answer:
B) Sri Perumbudur

15. Ramanuja preached ______ .
A) Vishishtadwaita
B) Dwaita
C) Adwaita
D) All the above
Answer:
A) Vishishtadwaita

16. Madhwacharva promoted ______ philosophy.
A) Advaita
B) Dvaita
C) Vishishtadvaita
D) All the above
Answer:
B) Dvaita

17. He hailed from a Telugu family
A) Basaveswara
B) Ramananda
C) Vallabhacharya
D) Ramanuja
Answer:
C) Vallabhacharya

18. Who popularised Veerasaivism?
A) Basaveswara
B) Ramananda
C) Molla
D) Shankaracharya
Answer:
A) Basaveswara

19. Basaveswara’s famous quote was
A) God is one
B) All men are equal. There is no caste or sub-caste
C) Unity of god
D) All the above
Answer:
B) All men are equal. There is no caste or sub-caste

20. Ramananda was born at
A) Kaladi
B) Prayag
C) Sri Perumbudur
D) Odisa
Answer:
B) Prayag

21. Kabir was brought up by a Muslim weaver named
A) Niru
B) Guru
C) Siru
D) None
Answer:
A) Niru

22. Kabir became a disciple of
A) Ramanuja
B) Ramanand
C) Adi Shankara
D) Vallabhacharya
Answer:
B) Ramanand

23. Sant Ravidas lived at
A) Banares
B) Prayag
C) Chittod
D) Kaladi
Answer:
A) Banares

24. Mira Bai became a devotee of
A) Sri Krishna
B) Rama
C) Hanuma
D) All the above
Answer:
A) Sri Krishna

25. Guru Nanak was born at
A) Lahore
B) Talwandi
C) Prayag
D) Banares
Answer:
B) Talwandi

26. Guru Nanak followers were known as :
A) Buddhists
B) Jains
C) Sikhs
D) Sufis
Answer:
C) Sikhs

27. Namdev was a devotee of
A) Nanak
B) Kabir
C) Ramanuja
D) Vithoba of Pandharpur
Answer:
D) Vithoba of Pandharpur

28. Jnaneswar used ______ to convey his thoughts.
A) Sanskrit
B) Marathi
C) Hindi
D) Telugu
Answer:
B) Marathi

29. Molla wrote Ramayana in ______ language.
A) Telugu
B) Sanskrit
C) Hindi
D) Marathi
Answer:
A) Telugu

30. ______ was a great Sufi saint of India.
A) Khwaja-Pir-Mohammad
B) Nizam-Ud-Din-Auliya
C) Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
D) Shaikh Niamat Ullah
Answer:
C) Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti

II. Intext – Bits – Fill in the Blanks

1. Bhakti means …………….. devotion to a particular deity.
2. Saguna bhakti means …………….. .
3. Nirguna Bhakti means …………….. .
4. Bhakti movement was started by …………….. .
5. Basaveswara isfrom …………….. .
6. Ramananda is from …………….. .
7. Guru Nanak Dev isfrom …………….. .
8. Shankaradev is from …………….. .
9. Shankaracharya became a saint at the age of …………….. .
10. Shankaracharya was considered the greatest reformer of …………….. .
11. Ramanujacharya was a philosopher and …………….. .
12. Ramanujacharya was born in …………….. year.
13. Ramanujacharya wrote a commentary on the Brahma Sutras popularly known as …………….. .
14. Madhwacharya was born on the west coast of …………….. .
15. Vallabhacharya idealogy is known as …………….. .
16. Vallabhas teachings are also known as …………….. .
17. Basaveswara literary works are named …………….. .
18. The credit forthe spread of N/aishnava religion in Northern India goes to …………….. .
19. Ramananda adopted …………….. to spread his teachings.
20. Kabir advocated …………….. .
21. Sant Ravidas cardial quote was …………….. .
22. …………….. was another important woman saint of the medieval times.
23. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is also known as …………….. .
24. Shankara deva is the saint of …………….. .
25. Guru Nanak was born in …………….. year.
26. Namdev was born in a …………….. family.
27. Jnaneswar wrote his commentary on the Bhagawadgita called …………….. .
28. Molla is also called …………….. .
29. Tallapaka Annamacharya is popularly known as …………….. .
30. Annamayya is known as ……………..
31. The sufi movement was a …………….. movement fn Islam.
32. The word Sufi is derived from an Arabic word …………….. .
33. Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti was born in …………….. .
34. Moinuddin Chishti Dargah is located at …………….. in India.
35. Farid-ud-din Ganj-i-Shakar is known as …………….. .
36. ‘Saf means …………….. .
Answer:

a path of loving
Worshipping God with form
Worshipping God without form
Adi Shankaracharya
Karnataka
North India
Talwandi near Lahore
Assom
5
Sanatana Dharma
Social reformer
1017CE
Sri Bhasya
Karnataka
Suddhadvaita
Pushlimarga or the Path of Grace
Vachanas
Ramananda
Hindi
All are equal before God
Hari is in all and all in Hari
Mira Bai
Sri Gauranga
Assam
1469 AD
Tailor
Bhagavat Deepika
Mollamamba
Annamayya
Padakavitha Pithamaha
Socio-religious
Sal
1143 AD
Ajmer in Rajasthan
Baba Farid
Purity/clean

III. Match the following
1.

Group-A	Group-B
1. Sankaracharya	A) Visishtadvaita
2. Ramanujacharya	B) Pushtimarga
3. Madhwacharya	C) All men are equal
4. Vallabhacharya	D) Dvaita
5. Basaveswara	E) Advaita

Answer:

Group-A	Group-B
1. Sankaracharya	E) Advaita
2. Ramanujacharya	A) Visishtadvaita
3. Madhwacharya	D) Dvaita
4. Vallabhacharya	B) Pushtimarga
5. Basaveswara	C) All men are equal

Group-A	Group-B
1. Mira Bai	A) Sankeerthanas
2. Molla	B) Fraternity of men
3. Annamayya	C) Sri Krishna
4. Guru Nanak	D) Telugu

Answer:

Group-A	Group-B
1. Mira Bai	C) Sri Krishna
2. Molla	D) Telugu
3. Annamayya	A) Sankeerthanas
4. Guru Nanak	B) Fraternity of men

Group-A	Group-B
1. Namdev	A) Sufi saint
2. Jnaneswar	B) Seistan in Persia
3. Moinuddin Chishti	C) Bhagavat Deepika
4. Baba Farid	D) Vithoba of Pandharpur

Answer:

Group-A	Group-B
1. Namdev	D) Vithoba of Pandharpur
2. Jnaneswar	C) Bhagavat Deepika
3. Moinuddin Chishti	B) Seistan in Persia
4. Baba Farid	A) Sufi saint