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2. Ramanuja was born in :

(a) Odisha (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Assam (d) Rajasthan
3. Who was the author of Ramayana?
(a) Ved Vyas (b) Surdas (c) Ramanuja (d) Valmiki

4. Surdas was an ardent devotee of Lord:
(a) Vishnu (b) Krishna (c) Shiva (d) Brahma
5. The word ‘Sufi’ is derived from ‘suf’ meaning:

(a) cotton (b) wool (c) silk (d) none of these
B. Fill in the blanks :

1. __________ means a person’s loving devotion to his or her chosen deity.
2. The __________ and __________ led new religious movements in South India.
3. Tulsidas wrote __________ books.

4. ‘Vinaya Patrika’ is written by __________.
5. Surdas spent the last years of his life in __________.

C. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false :
1. Guru Nanak was born at Talwandi on April 15, 1469.
2. Mirabai holds a very low position among the Vaishnava saints.

3. Guru Nanak appointed Kabir as his successor.
4. Basavanna started the Virashaiva movement in Karnataka.
5. Kabir believed in a formless supreme God.

D. Match the following :

Column 'A' Column 'B'

1. Guru Nanak (a) Krishna
2. Tulsidas (b) Talwandi
3. Kabir (c) Ramananda
4. Mirabai (d) Ramcharitamanas
E. Answer these Questions :
1. Write the teachings of Bhakti Movement.
2. How many Gurus were there in Sikhism?
3. Who was the founder of the Khalsa Panth?
4. What was the similarity in the preachings of Sant Kabir and Guru Nanak?
5. Give an elaborate note on the development of Sikkhism in the medieval period.
6. Give the meaning of Sufi.
7. What was the teachings of the Sufis? Name some of the important Sufi saints of India.

Life Skills and Value (Activity)

• Find out whether in your neighbourhood there are any dargahs, gurudwaras or temples associated
with any Bhakti or Sufi saint. Visit any one of these and write an account.

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