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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 |
2.
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 |
3.
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 |