Social Science Question(1 Marks)

Why do you think many teachers rejected prevalent religious beliefs and practices?

There are several saint-poets whose names have been mentioned but their works have not been included in the chapter. Find out more about the language in which they composed, whether their compositions were sung, and what their compositions were about.

For any of the saint-poets whose compositions have been included in this chapter, find out more about their works, noting down other poems. Find out whether these are sung, how they are sung, and what the poets wrote about.

Find out whether in your neighbourhood there are any dargahs, gurudwaras or temples associated with saints of the bhakti tradition in your neighbourhood. Visit any one of these and describe what you see and hear.

What does khanqah or hospice mean?

What did the Puranic stories consist of?

Name the holy law developed by Muslim scholars.

Which benches of Bhakt came into practise in North India during 15th Century CE?

Who composed Ramacharitramanasa?

Name the set of compilation of Alvar's songs.

What was the greatest social impact of the Bhakti Movement on medieval Hindu society?

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               ,                 and                were advocates of Virashaivism.

Which regional tradition did Marathi poets represent?

What is hospice?

Name a Sikh community.

Who were Sufis?

What was the contribution of Chola and Pandya kings in this period?

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Shankara was an advocate of                .

Name the sufi saint arrived in India with Qutub-ud-din Aibak?

What is abhang?

Why did the Mughal emperor Jahangir order the execution of Guru Aijan in 1606?

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                      was an important centre of the Bhakti tradition in Maharashtra.

Who was Ramanuja?

Where is the shrine of Nizam-ud-did Auliya located?

Which order was stared Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chesty in India?

What does ‘Khalsa’ mean?

Who were the followers of Baba Guru Nanak?

What is Guru Granth Sahib?

Who initiated Virashaiva movement?

What is the new name of dharmsal?

State the language employed by Surdas for his devotional songs.

Which Bhakt Saint preached the teaching of Ramanuja in North India?

What was the name of holy law developed by Muslim Scholar?

What did Ramanuja propound?

Who was Surdas?

Who was Jalaluddin Rumi?

Where the temple of lord vitthala is located?

Name the compositions of Surdas which express his devotion?

How did Sufis spread their ideas?

Give an example showing that Mirabai rejected the rigidity of caste system.

What are namghars?

What is Hagiographies?

What did the terms 'nam', 'dan' and 'isnan' mean?

How many Nayanars were there?

Name any two great Sufis of Central Asia.

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Ramanuja was influenced by the                   .

Name the Bhakti saint who was a great satirist and ridiculed all the institutions of his time.

Which holy town developed under Sikhism?

Name the two sets of compilations of Nayanar’s songs.

What was known as dharmsal?