Religious Developments

Nayanars were saints devoted to Vishnu and Alvars were devoted to Shiva

• True

• False

Match the following -

1. Shankara - a. Tamil Nadu

2. Ramanuja - b. Kerala

3. Namdev - c. Gujrat

4. Narsi Mehta - d. Maharashtra

• 1a, 2b, 3c, 4d

• 1b, 2a, 3d, 4c

• 1c, 2d, 3a, 4b

• 1d, 2a, 3c, 4b

__considered the world around us to be an illusion or __, and preached renunciation of the world and adoption of the path of knowledge to understand the true nature of Brahman and attain salvation.

• Shankara, maya

• Kabir, bhajan

• Nanak, granth

• Baba Farid, sama

The sufis like sants rejected outward religiosity and emphasised devotion to God and compassion for all but upheld shariat at the same time.

• true

• false

__ sought union with God as a lover seeks his beloved, disregarding the world.

• sufis

• bhakti saints

• Basavanna

Which of the following are matched correctly-

1. Sama - singing

2. raqs- dancing

3. zikr - breath control

4. silsila - teacher/master

• 1,2,3,4

• 1,2

• 2,3

• 1,4

Which Sufi lineage did the following belong to -

Khwaja Muinuddin, Baba Farid, Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki

• Chishti

• Suhrawardi

• Qadiri

Khanqahs were places where sufi masters were buried and dargah where assemblies were held.

• true

• false

1. The movement began in Karnataka in mid 12th century

2. They argued for equality of all human beings and against Brahmanical ideas about caste and the treatment of women.

3. They were also against all forms of ritual and idol worship.

Who are being referred to here?

• Sufis

• Nathpanthis

• Siddhas

• Virashaivas

Vaishnava poet-saints of Maharashtra such as Jnaneshwar, Namadeva, Eknath and Tukaram were devotees of _

• Krishna

• Vitthala

• Vishnu

• Shiva