Extra Question Class 7th Chapter 8 Devotional Path to the Divine

 ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS SOLVED 

I. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

(i) Narsi Mehta was a

(a) Maharashtrian saint  (b) Gujarati saint  (c) Rajasthani saint  (d) Punjabi Saint 

(ii) Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas is written in

(a) Awadhi (b) Sanskrit (c) Punjabi (d) Bhojpuri    

(iii) Surdas was an ardent devotee of 

(a) Vishnu  (b) Krishna  (c) Shiva  (d) Durga 

(iv) Mirabai became the disciple of 

(a) Surdas (b) Tulsidas (c) Dadu dayal (d) Ravidas. 

(v) The term langer refers to  

(a) Common kitchen (b) Common Place of Worship (c) Tuition Centre (d) Health Centre 

(vi) Harmandar Sahib is also known as 

(a) Khalsa Panth (b) Sacred Place (c) Golden temple (d) Gurudwara

(vii) The institution of Khalsa associated with 

 

(a) Guru Gobind Singh (b) Guru Arjan (c) Guru Nanak (d) Guru Tegh Bahadur 

Ans. (i) - (b), (ii) - (a), (iii) - (b), (iv) - (d), (v) - (a), (vi) - (c), (vii) - (a).

II. Fill in the blanks. 

(i) Sakkabai belonged to the ................... Mahar caste. 

(ii) The stains of Maharashtra rejected the idea of ............. and preferred to live with their families.

(iii) The Islam scholars developed a holy law called .............. .

(iv) The Sufi masters held their assemblies in their ................ or hospices. 

(v) The songs of .............. became popular in the masses in rajasthan and Gujarat. 

Ans.  (i) 'untouchable' (ii) renunciation (iii) Shariat (iv) Khanqahs (v) Mirabai

III. Write T for True and F False. 

(i) Both Hindus and Muslims became the followers of Kabir. 

(ii) Shankaradeva of Assam emphasised devotion to Shiva. 

(iii) Mirabai led a very happy life in the royal family of Mewar.

(iv) There were 63 Nayanars who belonged to the backgrounds of different castes. 

(v) Buddha taught people that it was possible to overcome social differences and break the cycle of rebirth through personal effort. 

Ans. (i) - T, (ii) - F, (iii) - F, (iv) - T, (v) - T.

IV. Match the following:

1. (i) Khwaja Muinuddin Chisthi                                             (a) Delhi 

(ii) Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya                                               (b) Ajmer 

(iii) Baba Farid                                                                         (c) Gulbarga 

(iv) Bandanawaz Gisudaraz                                                     (d) Punjab 

Ans. (i) - (b), (ii) - (a), (iii) - (d), (iv) - (c).

2. Column A                                                                Column B 

(i) Zikr                                                                                  (a) Singing  

(ii) Raqs                                                                                (b) Method 

(iii) Sama                                                                              (c) A genealogy of Sufi Teachers 

(iv) Tariqa                                                                             (d) Master

(v) Silsila                                                                               (e) Dancing 

(vi) Pir                                                                                   (f) Chanting of a name or scared formula 

Ans. (i) - (f), (ii) - (e), (iii) - (a), (iv) - (b), (v) - (c), (vi) - (d).

V. Very Short Answer Type Questions 

Q1. What did the Puranic stories consist of?

Ans. The Puranic stories consisted of local myth and legends. 

Q2. Who were the Pulaiyar and the Panars?

Ans. They were considered untouchables. 

Q3. How many Alvars were there?

Ans. There were 12 Alvars.  

Q4. Name the two sets of Compilation of Nayanar's songs.

Ans. Tevaram and Tiruvacakam. 

Q5. Name the set of compilation of Alvars' songs.

Ans. Divya Prabandham. 

Q6. What is abhang? 

Ans. It is a Marathi devotional hymn. 

Q7. Name any two saints of Maharashtra.

Ans. Namdev and Tukaram. 

Q8. Who were sufis?

Ans. Sufis were Muslim mystics. 

Q9. Name any two great Sufis of Central Asia.

Ans. Ghazzali and Rumi. 

Q10. Name some other famous Sufis saints. 

Ans. Bana Farid, Bakhtiar Kaki, Nizamuddin Auliya, Sheikh Salim Chisti, Amir Khusrao, etc. 

Q11. What did Prophet Mohammad preach?

Ans. He preached that Allah punishes us for the bad deeds and reward us for good deeds. He also propagated the concept of equality.   

 Q12. What are namghars?

Ans. They are hpuses of recitation and prayer, a practice that continues even today. 

Q13. What was known as dharmsal?

Ans. Guru Nanak created sacred place which was known as Gurudwara. 

Q14. To whom did Guru Nanak appoint as his successor?

Ans. Guru Nanak appointed Guru Angad, one of his followers, as his successor. 

Q15. What is Guru Granth Sahib?

Ans. Guru Granth Sahib is the holy scripture of Sikhs. 

Q16. Why did the Mughal emperor Jahangir order the execution of Guru Arjan in 1606?

Ans. The Mughal emperor Jahangir looked upon the Sikh community as a potential threat and therefore he ordered the execution of Guru Arjan. 

Q17. What did the term 'nam', 'dan' and 'isnan' mean?

Ans. The term nam, dan, isnan meant right worship, welfare of others and purity of conduct respectively.

Q18. Who compiled the composition of Guru Nanak?

Ans. Guru Angad.  

VI. Short Answer Type Questions 

Q1. Who were the Nayanars and Alvars?

Ans. Nayanars: Nayanars were devoted to Lord Shiva and his avatars. Nayanars were active around the 6th - 8th century AD. The high priest of Raja Raja Chola I, Nambiyandar Nambi, complied the hymn into a series of volume called the Tirumurai. The Nayanars were form various backgrounds, including Brahmins, Harijan, and nobles. Along with the 12 Vaishnava Alvars, they are regarded as the important Hindu saints from South India. 

Alvars: Alvars were devoted to Lord Vishnu and his avatars. Although modern scholars consider the Alvars to be active between the 5th and the 10th century AD, they are believed to have lived between 4200 BCE - 2700 BCE. Thy hymn of the Alvars were made into a consolidated volume known as Divya  Prabandha. The Bhakti literature that sprang from Alvaras had contributed to the establishment and sustenance of a culture that broke away from the ritual-oriented Vedic religion and rooted itself in devotion as the only path for salvation.  

Q2. What do you mean by Khanqahs? what purpose did it serve?

Ans. A Khanqah is a place where members of the sufi faith meet and perform spritual rituals and religious educations and for gatherings of a sufi brotherhood or tariqs.

 (i) These were considered the meeting place for sufi saints. they gathered here to hold meetings. 

(ii) They also served as a resting place for travelers and posed as a housing facility for Sufi saint. 

Q3. The songs are as much a creation of the saints as of generations of people who sang them.' Explain.

Ans. The statement "the songs are so much a creation of the saints as of generations of people who sang them" refers to the fact that the works of the saints are often passed down orally from generation to generation. The songs are composed in regional language and can be sung, The most deprived communities and women often transmit these songs, adding their own experience. 

Q4. Who was Kabir? How do we know about him?

Ans. Kabir was one of the chief exponents of the Bhakti movement in the medieval period. His early life is shrouded in mystery. According to a prevailing legend he was a son of a Brahmin widow who had left him by the side of a tank in Benares. A muslim weaver Niru and his wife Nima picked up the baby and brought him up. 

Q5. Who were the followers of Baba Guru Nanak? 

Ans. The followers of Baba Guru Nanak are known as Sikhs, which comes from the Sanskrit word shishysa meaning "disciple". The first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak, is considered the basis for Sikhism, which is based on his teachings and those of nine Sikh Gurus who followed him.   

Q6. Why was the Mughal emperor Jahangir hostile to the Sikh community ? How did the Sikh movement gain momentum?

Ans. It was a virtually self-governing body and the modem historians refer to the early 17th century Sikh community as 'a state within a state'. This made the Mughal emperor Jahangir hostile to the sikh community. He looked upon them as a potential threat and he ordered the execuation of Guru Aijan in 1606. 

5. Who were the followers of Baba Guru Nanak?

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Q6. Why was the Mughal emperor Jahangir hostile of the Sikh community? How did the Sikh community? How did the Sikh movement gain momentum?

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