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Q1Consider the following statements about saguna and nirguna Bhakti: 1. Saguna Bhakti was necessarily conservative in every social context. 2. Followers of nirguna saints could later form organised panths. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Statement 1 is incorrect because saguna devotion was not automatically conservative and several saguna saints challenged social norms. Statement 2 is correct: followers of nirguna saints later formed organised panths.
Q2Consider the following statements regarding religious patronage and institutions in medieval India: 1. Royal patronage of a dargah always implied the ruler's complete agreement with the saint's doctrine. 2. Temples and dargahs could receive donations, support artisans and influence urban markets. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Statement 1 is incorrect because patronage could serve piety, legitimacy, diplomacy or public welfare and did not always imply doctrinal agreement. Statement 2 correctly describes the economic role of temples and dargahs.
Q3Arrange the following developments in the process by which devotional compositions could become an authorised community memory: A. Compositions circulate as devotional songs B. The songs are compiled into a canon C. The compiled songs are recited and tied to institutions D. The community standardises its memory Select the correct sequence using the code given below.
The process runs from circulating compositions to compilation, then to recitation linked with institutions, and finally to standardised community memory. Therefore, option B gives the supported sequence A-B-C-D.
Q4Arrange the following devotional traditions in chronological order, beginning with the earliest: A. Early organised Tamil devotional currents B. Virashaiva or Lingayat movement associated with Basavanna C. Chishti Sufi network in India D. Qadiri influence in later medieval and early modern India Select the correct sequence using the code given below.
The early organised Tamil devotional currents are placed between the 6th and 9th centuries; the Virashaiva or Lingayat movement is associated with the 12th century; the Chishti network became prominent in India in the 13th-14th centuries; and Qadiri influence belongs to the later medieval and early modern period. Thus, option C gives the sequence A-B-C-D.
Q5Consider the following statements about devotional literary and musical forms: 1. Abhang is associated with the Varkari devotional culture of Maharashtra. 2. Vachana is associated with the Virashaiva tradition. 3. Qawwali is associated with Chishti devotional music. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
All three statements are correct. Abhang belongs to Maharashtra's Varkari culture, vachana to the Virashaiva tradition, and qawwali to Chishti devotional music; these genres are not interchangeable.
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6With reference to Sufi silsilas in India, consider the following statements: 1. The Suhrawardi order was, in many regions, more comfortable with state interaction than the Chishtis. 2. The Naqshbandi order stressed sober discipline and placed stronger emphasis on observance of the shari'a. 3. All Sufi orders had identical attitudes towards devotional music. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
7Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below: List I (Term) A. Khanqah B. Dargah C. Malfuzat D. Tazkira List II (Description) 1. Biographical account 2. Sufi hospice and teaching centre 3. Recorded conversations of Sufi saints 4. Tomb-shrine associated with ziyarat
8Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below: List I (Person) A. Tulsidas B. Surdas C. Basavanna D. Shankaradeva List II (Association) 1. Braj Krishna poetry 2. Eka Sarana Nama Dharma 3. Awadhi Rama devotion 4. Virashaiva vachana tradition
9Consider the following pairs: 1. Andal — Woman Alvar 2. Karaikkal Ammaiyar — Nayanar 3. Akka Mahadevi — Virashaiva vachana tradition Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
10With reference to sources for the study of Bhakti and Sufi traditions, consider the following statements: 1. Malfuzat are collections of recorded conversations of Sufi saints. 2. Tazkiras are biographical accounts. 3. Farmans are royal orders. Select the correct answer using the code given below.