WorksheetsHistory Ch 8: Devotional Paths to the Divine
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 21mins
What do you mean by 'Hospices'?
Viharas
Temples
Rest houses for travellers
Dargas
Nayanars and Alvars included untouchable castes like __________________ and _________________.
(a)
Who composed the 'Ramacharitamanas'?
Tulsidas
Kabir
Surdas
Shankaracharya
Mirabai became a disciple of (a) , a saint from an untouchable caste.
What was the old name of Gurudwara?
Hospice
Monastery
Dharmsal
Langar
Harmandar Sahib is also known as (a) .
Who ordered the execution of Guru Arjan and in which year?
Shah Jahan in 1505
Jahangir in 1606
Akbar in 1606
Jahangir in 1505
The institution of Khalsa was started by _____________________ in ____________________.
(a)
Who started the Virashaiva Movement?
Nayanars
Basavannah
Alvars
Chaitanya
Chokamela belonged to an untouchable (a) caste.
A number shrines dedicated to Rishi saints can be found in many parts of ________________.
Kashmir
Bengal
Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow
If God is approached with devotion, He can deliver us from the cycle of ___________ and _____________.
Birth and death
Birth and re-birth
Karma and dharma
Good and evil
_________________ laid down that it was possible for devotees to receive the grace of God regardless of their caste.
Upanishads
Puranas
Bhagavad Gita
Ramayana
____________ is an early example of Tamil literature.
Sang literature
Vinaya Pitaka
Sangam literature
Lilatilakam
Choose the incorrect statement.
Alvars were the devotees of Lord Vishnu.
Pulaiyar and Panars were Brahmans.
Hagiographies are religious biographies
Nayanars were the devotees of Lord Shiva.
The songs of Alvars were compiled in ___________.
Sangam literature
Manikarnika
Vishnu Purana
Divya Prabandham
Shankara was an influential philosopher born in ___________ in the 8th century.
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
Kashmir
Karnataka
What do you mean by the 'Advaita philosophy'?
Detachment of individual soul from Supreme God.
Oneness of individual soul and Supreme God.
Freedom from the cycle of birth and re-birth.
All of the above.
Identify the Bhakti saint given in the picture.
Manikarnika
Mirabai
Putlibai
Sita
Who advocated the Vishishtadvaita philosophy?
Shankaracharya
Tulsidas
Ramanuja
Kabir
Basavanna was supported by which of the following in the Virashaiva movement?
Shankara
Allama Prabhu
Akkamahadevi
Both b and c
What was the purpose behind Virashaiva movement?
All humans should be treated equally.
Women should not be mistreated.
Ritual and idol worship should not be propagated.
All of the above.
Devotion to Lord Vitthala gave rise to _________ sect.
Varkari
Vishnu
Pandharpur
Advaita
Chokhamela, a Vaishnavite belonged to the untouchable Mahar caste.
True
False
The saint-poets of Maharashtra believed in renunciation of the world.
True
False
What do you mean by 'Abhang'?
Biography of a saint.
A religious book.
A Marathi devotional hymn.
A religious poem.
Who was Chokhamela's son?
Dhyaneshwar
Namdev
Shankara
Karmamela
Which of the following advocated yogasanas and meditation to achieve salvation?
Kabir
Saint-poets of Maharashtra
Baba Guru Nanak
Nathpanthis
Which of the following is a Holy law of the Muslims?
Sunni
Shariat
Madarsa
None of the above.
Sufis often rejected elaborate rituals generally advocated by Muslim theologists.
True
False
Who started the practice of namghar or house of prayer?
Shankaracharya
Shankaradeva
Surdas
Sakhubai
