CBSE Class 7 Social Science Religious Developments Assignment

Q.1 Fill in the blanks.

i) Social status and professions were ____________and decided at birth.

ii) Bhakti saints preached devotion to a personal god with form is called _________and without form is ___________.

iii) Bhakti movement in south was begun by _________and ____________.

iv) _______________, ________________and__________rulers of south supported bhakti movement.

v) ________________are biographical hymns in praise of saints.

vi) _________,_______and_________were among the 63 legendary nayanar saints.

vii) ___________believed in the philosophy of advaita.

viii) Nathpanthis followed ______bhakti.

ix) The Vaishnava saints of Maharashtra were called_____________.

x) The Shaivite movement condemned _________and______________

Q.2 Complete the following.

Movements and Saints                      Places they belonged to            Their belief

Shankaracharya

Ramanuja

Nathpanthis

Basavanna

Meerabai

Vallabhacharya

Chaitanyadeva

Shankaradeva

Namdeva

Ramananda

Q. 3 Write short notes on.

i) Kabir And His Teachings

ii) Guru Nanak Deva And His Teachings

iii) The Sufi Orders

iv) Lingayat Movement

v) Sufi Teachings

vi) Saguna And Nirgun Bhakti

Q. 4 Name the composer of the following.

i) Tiruvasagam

ii) Jnaneshwari

iii) Sursagar

iv) Ramacharitamanas

Q. 5 Name the Following.

1.Any four Alvar saints.

2.Mathas set up by Shankaracharya.

3.She was a renowned Virshaiva saint.

4.Shankaradeva established it where people gathered for religious discussions.

5.Saints of Maharashtra

6.He built the Govardhan temple

Q.6 Name the Following:

a) The two things that a member of the Khalsa has to have with him.

b )The first sacred book of the Sikhs.

c) He was the tenth guru of the Sikhs.

d) The place where Guru Nanak was born.

e) The poems through which Kabir conveyed his message.

f) The Bhakti saint from Bengal.

g) The two silsilahs which became popular in India.

Q.7 MATCH THE FOLLOWING:

                A                                   B

i)) Shankaracharya              1) Khwaja Muin ud din Chisti.

ii) Ramanuja                       2) Saints of Maharashhtra.

iii) Varakaris                       3) A bhakti saint.

iv) Chisti order                   4) Vishishtadvaita

v) Suharwardi order            5) Shaikh Baha-ud-din Zakariya.

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question. Which Mughal ruler founded the new sect Din-i- Ilahi?
Answer : Akbar.

Question. Name main sects of Islam?
Answer : 1.Ulemas 2. Sufis

Question. What do you know about Ramanuja?
Answer : Saint Ramanuja was a great preacher of Vaishnavism in South. He taught his followers the worship of Vishnu. He condemned the caste system and other useless rituals.

Question. Who was Chaitanya Mahaprabhu?
Answer : Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Ji was a famous Bhakti saint. He was born at Nadia (Bengal) in 1486 A.D. He believed in the God Krishna. He made Kirtan system popular.

Question. When and where was Guru Nanak Dev Ji born?
Answer : Guru Nanak Dev Ji was born on 15th April 1469 A.D. at Rai Bhoi Ki Talwandi, now called Nankana Sahib (Pakistan).

Fill in the Blanks:-

1. The teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji are contained in the Adi Granth Sahib.
2. Akbar founded a new faith named Din-i- Ilahi.
3. Saint Kabir was the disciple of Ramananda.
4. Bhakti saints preached in the language of the people.
5. Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji was the founder of Sikhism.
6. Hazrat Khawaja Muin- ud-din was born in Central Asia.
7. Guru Gobind Singh Ji founded Khalsa Panth in 1699 A.D.

Match the Columns:-

Q.1 Fill in the blanks.

1. Social status and professions were ____________and decided at birth.

2. Bhakti saints preached devotion to a personal god with form is called _________and without form is ___________.

3. Bhakti movement in south was begun by _________and ____________.

4. ____________and__________rulers of south supported bhakti movement.

5. ________________are biographical hymns in praise of saints.

6. _________,_______and_________were among the 63 legendary nayanar saints

7. ___________believed in the philosophy of advaita

8. Nathpanthis followed ______bhakti.

9. The Vaishnava saints of Maharashtra were called_____________.

10. The Shaivite movement condemned _________and______________

11. The word Sufi is derived from _______________.

Q.2 Complete the following.

Movements and Saints                            Places they belonged to              Their belief

Shankaracharya

Ramanuja

Nathpanthis

Meerabai

Vallabhacharya

Chaitanyadeva

Shankaradeva

Namdeva

Ramananda

Q. 3 Write short notes on.

1. Kabir And His Teachings

2. Guru Nanak Dev and His Teachings

3. The Sufi Orders

4. Lingayat Movement

5. Sufi Teachings

6. Saguna And Nirgun Bhakti

Q. 4 Name the composer of the following.

1. Tiruvasagam

2. Jnaneshwari

3. Sursagar

4. Ramacharitamanas

Q. 5 Name the Following.

1. Any four Alvar saints.

2. .Mathas set up by Shankaracharya.

3. She was a renowned Virashaiva saint.

4. Shankaradeva established it where people gathered for religious discussions.

5. Saints of Maharashtra.

6. He built the Govardhan temple.

Q.6 Name the Following:

1. The two things that a member of the Khalsa has to have with him.

2. The first sacred book of the Sikhs.

3. He was the tenth guru of the Sikhs.

4. The place where Guru Nanak was born.

5. The poems through which Kabir conveyed his message.

6. The Bhakti saint from Bengal.

7. The two silsilahs which became popular in India.

Q.7 MATCH THE FOLLOWING:

                 A                                     B

1. i)) Shankarachary               Khwaja Muin ud din Chisti.

2. ii) Ramanuja                       Saints of Maharashhtra.

3. iii) Varakaris                       A bhakti saint.

4. iv) Chisti order                   Vishishtadvaita

5. v) Suharwardi order           Shaikh Baha-ud-din Zakariya.

Q. 8 Answer in one sentence:

(a) When and where did Bhakti movement begin?

(b) What do you understand by the term Khanqah?

(c) Write about the language used in Kabir’s verses?

(d) Explain the terms dharamshala and langar.

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question. What do you mean by Advait?
Answer : Advait means that God and all the creatures are one.

Question. Write the names of the founders of Chishti and Suhravardi sects.
Answer : The Chishti sect was founded by Khawaja Muinuddin Chishti and the Suhravardi sect was founded by Makhdoom Bahauddin Zukkariya.

Question. When and where was Ramanand born?
Answer : Ramanand Ji was born at Paryag (Allahabad) in 14th century.

Question. When and where was Prophet Muhammad born?
Answer : Prophet Muhammad was born in Mecca in 570 A.D.

Question. Where was Ravidas Ji born?
Answer : Ravidas Ji was born at Banaras.

Write True (√) or False (X) for each statement:

1. Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji founded the Khalsa Panth. (√)
2. Chishti and Suhravardi were not the popular Sufi Silsilahs. (X)
3. The Dargah of Nizam- ud- din Auliya is at Ajmer. (√)
4. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Mira Bai popularised Ram bhakti. (X)(Krisha Bhakti)
5. Alwars popularised devotional songs of Shaivism. (X)(Krisha Bhakti)
6. Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji started the practice of Langar. (√)

I. EXPLAIN THE FOLLOWING TERMS:

a)Hagiographies.

b)Advaita Philosophy.

c)Vishishtadvaita.

d)Silsiahs.

II. FILL IN THE BLANKS:

a) The Bhakti movement was begun by the __________ and ______________ saints.

b) Tulsidas wrote _____________________.

c) The ________________ is the holy book of the Sikhs.

d) ___________ is regarded by the Sikhs as their first guru.

e) _________ is the religion of the Sikhs.

f) The word 'Sufi' is derived from suf , meaning __________.

III. NAME THE FOLLOWING:

a) The two things that a member of the Khalsa has to have with him.

B )The first sacred book of the Sikhs.

c) He was the tenth guru of the Sikhs.

d) The place where Guru Nanak was born.

e) The poems through which Kabir conveyed his message.

f) The Bhakti saint from Bengal.

g) The two silsilahs which became popular in India.

IV. MATCH THE FOLLOWING:

                 A                              B

a) Shankaracharya            1)Khwaja Muin ud din Chisti.

b) Ramanuja                    2)Saints of Maharashhtra.

c) Varakaris                     3)A bhakti saint.

d) Chisti order                 4)Vishishtadvaita

e) Suharwardi order         5)Shaikh Baha-ud-din Zakariya.

V . DISTINGUISH BETWEEN:

a) Saguna and Nirguna form of Bhakti.

b)Alvar and Nayanar saints.

VI. ANSWER IN ONE SENTENCE;

a) When and where did Bhakti Movement begin?

b)What do you understand by the term Khanqah?

c)Write about the language used in Kabir's verses.

d)Explain the terms dharamshala and langar.

VII. WRITE SHORT NOTES ON:

a) Kabir b) Guru Nanak.