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Evaluation Corner

Multiple Choice Questions

• Choose the correct option: OMR Sheet
1. The word ‘Bhakti’ means ‘devotion to _____________’.
Use only blue/black ball
a. Guru b. God pen to fill the circles. It
should be darkened
c. Earth d. Mother
completely and properly.
2. Mira Bai sang bhajans in praise of Lord _____________. Wrong methods
a. Krishna b. Rama
Correct method
c. Shiva d. Vishnu
3. The Tenth Guru of the Sikhs is _____________.
1. a b c d
a. Guru Ramdas b. Guru Gobind Singh
c. Guru Angad d. Guru Nanak 2. a b c d

4. _____________ became an important form of music for the Sufis.
3. a b c d
a. Zikr b. Sama
4. a b c d
c. Rags d. Qawwali

NEP Aligned

Understanding Based Questions

A. Fill in the blanks:
1. The Alvars emphasised love for _____________ and the Nayanars emphasised love for _____________.
2. The word ‘Sufism’ is derived from the Arabic word _____________.
3. The Alvar and Nayanars propounded Bhakti in the _____________ region.
4. _____________ wrote Ramcharitamanas.
5. Nirguna Bhakti believes in _____________.

B. Match the following:
1. Guru Nanak a. Chishti silsilah
2. Mirabai b. Worshippers of Shiva
3. Nayanars c. Rajput princess
4. Tulsidas d. Talwandi

5. Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti e. Ramcharitamanas
C. Answer the following questions in short:
1. How were the Alvars different from the Nayanars?
2. What was the main theme of the songs composed by Mirabai?

3. What is the main teaching of Guru Nanak?
4. Why were the people searching for a new religion in north India in the medieval period?
5. What was the legacy of the Bhakti and Sufi movements?

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