CLASS-12, Bhakti Sufi tradition

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                                                          BHAKTI SUFI TRADITION

                                                                        CLASS-12

                                                                        HISTORY

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

Question paper comprises five Sections – A, B, C, D and E. There are 34 questions in the question paper. All questions are compulsory.

(ii) Section A – Questions 1 to 20 are MCQs  and VSQ of 1 mark each.

(iii) Section B – Questions no. 21 to 30 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 3 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 60-80 words.

(iv) Section C – Questions no 31 to 33 are Long Answer Type Questions, carrying 8 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 300-350 words

(v) Section D – Question no. 34 is Map based, carrying 6 marks that include the  location of significant test items. Attach the map with the answer book.

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(i) What is shari’a?

(a) Muslim Sufi saints

(b) Fasting during the month of Ramzan

(c) Laws governing the Muslim community

(d) Giving alm

(ii) Who is Ulama?

(a) Devotees of Shiva

(b) Devotees of Vishnu

(c) Muslim Sufi saints

(d) Scholars of Islamic studies

(iii) What are the devotees of Vishnu called?

(a) Alvars

(b) Nayanars

(c) Lingayats

(d) Chishti

(iv) Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding Karaikkal Ammaiyar?

(a) She was a devotee of Shiva.

(b) She adopted the path of extreme asceticism.

(c) Her compositions were preserved within the Alvar traditions.

(d) Her compositions posed a challenge to patriarchal norms.

(v) Jangama or wandering monks belonged to which community?

(a) Alvars

(b) Lingayats

(c) Kabirpanthis

(d) Jogis

(vi) Which general term was used to refer to the migrant communities?

(a) Shakas

(b) Yavanas

(c) Turks

(d) Mlechchha

(vii) What is the literal meaning of the term ‘silsila’?

(a) A chain

(b) Disciple

(c) Devotion

(d) Without attributes

(viii) Which of the following practices in Chishti Khanqah represent attempts to assimilate local traditions?

(i) Bowing before the Shaikh

(ii) Offering water to the visitors

(iii) Shaving the heads of the initiates

(iv) Yogic exercises

(a) ‘i’ and ‘ii’

(b) only ‘i’

(c) ‘iii’ and ‘iv’

(d) All of the above

(ix) Who composed the prem-akhyan ‘Padmavat’?

(a) Amir Khusrau

(b) Baba Farid

(c) Malik Muhammad Jayasi

(d) Ratansen

(x) Which of the following statements regarding Sant Kabir is incorrect?

(a) Kabir used terms drawn from Vedantic traditions.

(b) Kabir described the Ultimate reality as Allah, Khuda, Hazrat and Pir.

(c) Many of his compositions are found in Adi Granth Sahib.

(d) Verses attributed to Kabir mention the name of his teacher, Ramanand.

(xi) Who led the new religious movement in Karnataka?

(xii) Name the two women poet-saints of Tamil Nadu.

(xiii) Match the following.

(xiv) (i) Nirguna (xv) (a) sound

(xvi) (ii) Alakh (xvii) (b) with attributes

(xviii) (iii) Shabda (xix) (c) the unseen

(xx) (iv) Sasuna (xxi) (d) without attributes

(xxii) Choose the correct option

(a) i – d, ii – c, iii – a, iv – b

(b) i – c, ii – a, iii – b, iv – d

(c) i – c, ii – b, iii – a, iv – d

(d) i – d, ii – a, iii – b, iv – c

(xxiii) Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): Lingayats did not practice funerary rites such as cremation, prescribed in the Dharmashastras.

Reason (R): Lingayats believe that on death the devotee will be united with Shiva and will not return to this world.

(a) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(c) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.

(d) (R) is correct but (A) is not correct.

(xxiv) Consider the following statements regarding Kabir.

(i) Kabir organised his followers into a community and set up rules for congregational worship.

(ii) Kabir described the Ultimate Reality using terms drawn from Islam, Vedantic traditions and from yogic traditions.

(iii) Verses ascribed to Kabir have been compiled in three distinct but overlapping traditions.

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

(a) I and II

(b) II and III

(c) III only

(d) I only

(xxv) Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): Pilgrimage, called ziyarat, to tombs of Sufi saints is prevalent all over the Muslim world.

Reason (R): The khanqah was the centre of social life.

(a) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(c) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.

(d) (R) is correct but (A) is not correct.

(xxvi) Which of the following statements is NOT correct about Baba Guru Nanak?

(a) Guru Nanak advocated a form of nirguna bhakti.

(b) Baba Guru Nanak organised his followers into a community.

(c) He rejected sacrifices, ritual baths, image worship, austerities, and the scriptures of both Hindus and Muslims.

(d) Guru Nanak appointed one of his disciples, Arjan, to succeed him as the preceptor (guru).

(xxvii) ________ is the best-known woman poet within the bhakti tradition.

(xxviii) In the late fifteenth century, _______ emerged as one of the leading proponents of Vaishnavism in Assam.

(xxix) Find out from the following pairs which one is correctly matched:

(a) Deg : Food

(b) Khanqah : Pilgrimage

(c) Futuh : Charity

(d) Murids : Master

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21.What is meant by Zimmi? Explain.

OR

What is Sufism? What are its salient features?

22.There were among the Sufis who followed the Islamic laws and those who breached them. By what names are they known?

OR

Who formed the basis for the Khalsa Panth? What are its 5 symbols?

23.Point out any two similarities between the philosophy of Kabir and Guru Nanak Dev. 

OR

Point out one difference and one similarity between Be-Shari’a and Ba-Shari’a Sufi traditions.

24.Mention any two sources to know about Bhakti and Sufi traditions from 8th century to 18th century.

OR

Name the major anthology compiled by the Alvars which is also described as the Tamil Veda. How did various chiefdoms in the Tamil region help them in the early first millennium CE?

25.Where was the dargah of Shaikh Nizam-ud-din Aulia situated? What was the feature of its open kitchen (langar)?

OR

  What were the five pillars or basic principles of Islam?

26.Explain the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Did he wish to establish a new religion? 

OR

Analyze the relations which existed between the chishti sufi saint and the state.

27.Explain with examples what historians meant by integration  of Cults.

OR

Describe the origin of Bhakti Movement.

28.kabir Bijak and Kabir Granthavali are the two distinct but overlapping traditions. How are they preserved?

29.Why do thousands of devotees visit dargahs of Muslim saint?

30.   Explain the meaning of Sufi Silsila.

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 31. Explain the teachings of Kabir. How did he describe the ultimate reality through his poems?

        32.Explain the teachings of Guru Nanak.Did he wish to establish a new religion?

33. What is the religious ferment in North India? How dominance of Brahmanas was reduced over there?

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34.MAP WORK

Mature Harappan sites: 

● Harappa, Banawali, Kalibangan, Balakot, Rakhigarhi, Dholavira, 

Nageshwar, Lothal, Mohenjodaro, Chanhudaro, KotDiji.