Social Science
Gujarat Board
class 7
Chapter 7 : BHAKTI AGE: RELIGIOUS SECTS AND SAINTSEXERCISE QUESTION
Question. 1. Answer the following questions in one sentence:
Question (1). Name the saints who led the religious movement in South India.
Answer. The saints named Shankaracharya and Ramanujacharya led the religious movement in South India.
Question (2). Who chanted the mantra 'Haribol' in Bengal?
Answer. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu chanted the mantra 'Haribol in Bengal.
Question (3). Which texts were composed by Tulsidas?
Answer. Tulsidas composed the popular texts named 'Ramcharitmanas' and 'Vinayapatrika'.
Question (4). Poems of which saints are included in the holy book of Sikhs, 'Guru Granth Sahib'?
Answer. Poems of saint Kabir are included in the holy book of Sikhs, 'Guru Granth Sahib'.
Question (5). Who was the first Sufi saint in India?
Ans. Moinuddin Chishti was the first Sufi saint in India.
Extra Questions
Question (1). Which is an important event in the medieval cultural development of India?
Answer. Bhakti and Sufi Movement is an important event in the medieval cultural development of India.
Question (2). What is the form of God according to the saints?
Answer. According to the saints, God is Nirguna, formless and undescribable.
Question (3). What did the saints oppose?
Answer. The saints opposed idol worship and rituals.
Question (4). Of what did the Bhakti Movement open the door for all?
Answer. The Bhakti Movement opened the door of self-realization for all.
Question (5). It is believed that which saint started the Bhakti Movement?
Answer. It is believed that Ramanujacharya started the Bhakti Movement.
Question (6). Which great saints were born in Bengal?
Answer. Great saints like Jaydev and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu were born in Bengal.
Question (7). Who was the important saint of monotheism?
Answer. Kabir was the important saint of monotheism.
Question (8). Which saint was the guru brother of Kabir?
Answer. Saint Raidas was a guru brother of Kabir.
Question (9). Which is the holy book of Sikhs ?
Answer. The holy book of Sikhs is 'Guru Granth Sahib'.
Question (10).Which epic of Tulsidas is very popular even today?
Answer. Tulsidas' epic 'Ramcharitmanas' is very popular even today.
Question (11). Which bhajan of Narsinh Mehta has become popular today?
Answer. The bhajan "Vaishnavjan to tene kahiye..." has become popular today.
Question (12). What has Narsinh Mehta said while singing the glory of Lord Krishna?
Answer. While singing the glory of Lord Krishna, Narsinh Mehta has said that "With the help of Lord Krishna, human beings can overcome any adversity".
Question (13) Whose devotee was Mirabai ?
Ans. Mirabai was a devotee of Shri Krishna.
Question (14).Who started the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra? What did he write at the age of only 15 years?
Answer. Saint Gyaneshwar started the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra. He wrote a criticism on Bhagwad Geeta, 'Gyaneshwari' at the age of only 15 years.
Q. 9. Give the introduction of following saints in two-three sentences:
(1) Shankaracharya. (2) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. (3) Guru Nanak. (4) Tulsidas
Answer:
(1) Shankaracharya : Shankaracharya was the great saint of India. He was born in Kaldi village of South India. His father's name was Shivguru and mother's name was Ambabai (Aaimba). He became famous as a Jagadguru. He was an ardent preacher of Hinduism. He began religious reform activities in South India in the eighth century.
(2) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu: Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was born in Navdeep (Nadiya) city of Bengal in 1485 AD. He was the last Acharya of the Vaishnava tradition. By composing Krishnabhakti songs, he chanted the mantra of 'Haribol' in Bengal.
(3) Guru Nanak.: In 1469 AD. Guru Nanak was born in Talwandi village of Lahore district (present in Pakistan) in Punjab. Guru Nanak was a founder of the Sikh religion. He was the saint of Nirguna branch. His disciples are known as 'Sikh'. 'Guru Granth Sahib is a holy book of the Sikh religion.
(4) Tulsidas :Tulsidas was born in 1532 AD. Tulsidas was a great saint of North India. He became a sage in his youth. He was a great writer. He composed popular texts like 'Ramcharitmanas' and 'Vinayapatrika'. His epic 'Ramcharitmanas' is very popular even today. He died in 1623 AD.
