Class 7 History Chapter 6 Practice Question Answers - Devotional Paths to the Divine

Q1. Gum Granth Sahib is the holy book of the:
(a) Muslims
(b) Hindus
(c) Sikhs
Ans: (c)

Q2. Ghazzali and Rumi were the great Sufis of the:
(a) Central America
(b) Central Asia
(c) East Asia
Ans: (b)

Q3. Sankaradeva was from:
(a) Assam
(b) Manipur
(c) Mizoram
Ans: (a)

Q4. Mirabai was a devotee of:
(a) Lord Krishna
(b) Vishnu
(c) Shiva
Ans: (a)

Q5. Nanak was bom in:
(a) Ramdaspur
(b) Talwandi
(c) Banaras
Ans: (b)

Q6. Islam propagated:
(a) Submission to one God
(b) Talwandi
(c) Submission to many God
Ans: (a)

Q7. The term ‘langar’ refer to:
(a) Common place of worship
(b) The Gurudwara
(c) The Gums
(d) Common kitchen
Ans: (d)

Q8. Dargah Khwaja Muinuddin Chisthi is situated at:
(a) Jaipur
(b) Udaipur
(c) Ajmer
(d) Alwar
Ans: (c)

Q9. Narsi Mehta was a saint of:
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Punjab
(d) Gujarat
Ans: (d)

Q10. Muslim scholars developed a holy law called:
(a) Shariat
(b) Bhakti
(c) Meditation
(d) Salvation
Ans: (a)

Q11. Where did the composition of Surdas compiled?
(a) Sursagara
(b) Sursaravali
(c) Sahitya lahari
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)
Compositions of Surdas compiled in the Sursagara, Surasaravali and Sahitya Lahari.

Q12. Where did Sufi masters held their assemblies?
(a) In Ichanqahs
(b) In public hall
(c) In their houses
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)
The Sufi masters held their assemblies in their Ichanqahs or hospices.

Q13. Whose songs become popular in Rajasthan and Gujarat?
(a) Surdas
(b) Tulsidas
(c) Guru Nanak
(d) Mira Bai
Ans: (d)
Mira bai and her songs also openly challenged the norms of the “upper” castes and became popular with the masses in Rajasthan and Gujarat.

Q14. Surdas was an ardent devotee of whom?
(a) Vishnu
(b) Krishna
(c) Shiva
(d) Durga
Ans: (b)
Surdas was an ardent devotee of Krishn(a) His compositions, compiled in the Sursagara, Surasaravali and Sahitya Lahari, express his devotion.

Q15. Who were Sufis?
(a) Mystics Hindu
(b) Mystics Muslim
(c) Mystics Buddha
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)
Sufis were Muslim mystics. They rejected outward religiosity and emphasised love and devotion to God and compassion towards all fellow human beings.

Q16. What are Vamghars?
(a) Houses of recitation and prayer
(b) Houses of merchants
(c) Houses of soldiers
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)
They are houses of recitation and prayer, a practice that continuous even today.

Q17. What is abhang?
(a) Muslims devotional hymn
(b) Gujarati devotional hymn
(c) Marathi devotional hymn
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)
Abhang is a Marathi devotional hymn.

Q18. Give the name some of the saint-poets of Maharashtra?
(a) Janeshwar
(b) Eknath
(c) Namdev
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)
Janeshwar, Namdev, Eknath and Tukaram as well as women like Sakkubai.

Q19. Who was Shankaracharya?
(a) Philosopher
(b) Saint
(c) writer
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)
Shankaracharya was a philosopher and he was born in Kerala in the eighth century.

Q20. Which castes were considered untouchable?
(a) Pulaiyar
(b) Panars
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)
Pulaiyar and the Panars castes were considered ‘untouchable’