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1.

Who is Karnataka Sangeetha Pithamaha?

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Purandaradasa is known as Karnataka Sangeetha Pithamaha.

2.

What is the pen name of Kanakadasa ?

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Kanakadasa has composed many Kirthanas with a pen name Adikeshava.

3.

Why was Thimappa came to be known as Kanakanayaka ?

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It is said that he found a potful of gold and came to be known as Kanaka nayaka.

4.

Who was Kanakadasa ?

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Kanakadasa was one of the famous Keerthanakaras of Dasa literature.

5.

Why did Meerabai leave the palace ?

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Meerabai left the palace because her mother-in-law opposed her worshipping Lord Krishna.

6.

What was the original name of Purandaradasa ?

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His original name was Srinivasa Nayaka.

7.

What were the beliefs of the Alwars ?

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  • According to Alwars all Vishnu devotees are equal and their birth should not be questioned. 
  • Caste discrimination is a criminal offence, they believed.
8.

Describe the life and teachings of Purandaradasa ?

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The original name of Purandaradasa was Srinivasa Nayak 

  • He was a miser and an atheist. Once he was tested by God and failed in that. 
  • He distributed all his wealth to the needy people and spent the rest of his life in the thought of God. 
  • He travelled to many places, singing Keerthanas. We can see humaneness in all his songs. 
  • He condemned caste system.
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_____ was respected by the king Firoz Shah. a) Nizamuddin Auliya b) Bande Nawaz c) Salim Chisthid) Moyinuddin Chisthi

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b) Bande Nawaz

10.

Meerabai was born in the royal family of ______. a) Jaipur b) Chittor c) Ajmer d) Jodhpur

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Correct Answer is: d) Jodhpur

11.

Guru Nanak’s teachings and verses were known as ______. a) Japji b) Sahitya Laharic) Vinay patrika d) Sur Suravali

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Correct Answer is: a) Japji

12.

Tulasidas wrote Ramacharithamanasa in ______. a) Brijbhasha b) Hindi c) Aradhi d) Sanskrit

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Correct Answer is: b) Hindi

13.

The founder of the Sufi movement in India was ______. a) Garib Nawaz b) Moyinuddin Chisthi c) Salim Chisthi d) Malik Muhammad

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b) Moyinuddin Chisthi

14.

Describe the life led by Nizamuddin Auliya ?

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  • He lived in Delhi and lived a life of poverty 
  • Masjid with thatched roof was his centre of activity. 
  • He refused the village gifted by the sultan of Delhi. 
  • He peached his devotees to practice good qualities and kindness.