revision test devotional path

                             History chapter Devotional paths to divine
                                                       Revision test                                           Max marks- 20
      
           1. Define the following.                      (1*4=4)
  (a) Hagiography  (b) Hospice (c) khanqah (d) Virashaivism.

2. Answer the following in one line.         (1*4=4)
(a)    Name any two famous Nayanars.
(b)   Muslim scholars developed a holy law called?
(c)    The great Sufis of Central Asia were?
(d)   Write three compositions of Surdas.

3. Answer the following.                        (3*4=12)
(a) Why do you think ordinary people preserved the memory of Mirabai?
(b) What were the major beliefs and practices of the Sufis?
(c) What were the major teachings of Baba Guru Nanak?
(d) Describe the teachings of Kabir.


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