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What is the meaning of the term ‘pilgrimage’ as given in the chapter?

(A) A journey for trade
(B) A journey to a sacred place significant within a religion or belief system
(C) A journey for education
(D) A journey for recreation

Correct Answer: B

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Question (2)

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What is a tīrtha in its literal sense?

(A) A sacred mountain
(B) A place where one can cross a river or other body of water
(C) A shrine containing relics
(D) A forest inhabited by saints

Correct Answer: B

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Symbolically, a tīrtha represents a place where one can cross from

(A) One kingdom to another
(B) A village to a city
(C) Ordinary worldly life to a higher spiritual life
(D) One religion to another

Correct Answer: C

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The ancient Indian tradition of pilgrimage is described as

(A) A recent practice
(B) A physical journey only
(C) A continuous tradition involving both outer and inner journeys
(D) A trade-related activity

Correct Answer: C

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According to the chapter, pilgrims undertaking a tīrthayātrā are expected to follow

(A) A military code
(B) A specified code of conduct
(C) A political ideology
(D) A trade agreement

Correct Answer: B

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Question (6)

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For approximately how many years have Indians been crisscrossing the Subcontinent through pilgrimages?

(A) 1,000 years
(B) 2,000 years
(C) 3,000 years
(D) 5,000 years

Correct Answer: C

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Question (7)

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Which statement by Jawaharlal Nehru best explains the importance of pilgrimages?

(A) They promote trade only.
(B) They encourage military expansion.
(C) They create a feeling of one country and one culture.
(D) They strengthen local identities only.

Correct Answer: C

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Question (8)

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Which of the following places was mentioned by Nehru as being high in the snowy Himalayas?

(A) Kanyakumari
(B) Rameswaram
(C) Kedarnath
(D) Madurai

Correct Answer: C

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Which place mentioned by Nehru represents the southern end of India’s pilgrimage network?

(A) Haridwar
(B) Kanyakumari
(C) Badrinath
(D) Amarnath

Correct Answer: B

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Dharampal met a group of pilgrims travelling from villages north of Lucknow who had completed a pilgrimage lasting about

(A) One month
(B) Two months
(C) Three months
(D) Six months

Correct Answer: C

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Question (1)

What is the meaning of the term ‘pilgrimage’ as given in the chapter?

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Question (2)

What is a tīrtha in its literal sense?

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Question (3)

Symbolically, a tīrtha represents a place where one can cross from

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Question (4)

The ancient Indian tradition of pilgrimage is described as

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Question (5)

According to the chapter, pilgrims undertaking a tīrthayātrā are expected to follow

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Question (6)

For approximately how many years have Indians been crisscrossing the Subcontinent through pilgrimages?

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Question (7)

Which statement by Jawaharlal Nehru best explains the importance of pilgrimages?

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Question (8)

Which of the following places was mentioned by Nehru as being high in the snowy Himalayas?

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Question (9)

Which place mentioned by Nehru represents the southern end of India’s pilgrimage network?

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Question (10)

Dharampal met a group of pilgrims travelling from villages north of Lucknow who had completed a pilgrimage lasting about

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