Match List-I (Feature) with List-II (Term).List-IList-II(A) A kitchen…

Match List-I (Feature) with List-II (Term).

List-I	List-II
(A) A kitchen open to everyone who came to the khanqah	(I) Ziyarat
(B) The unasked-for charity on which that kitchen ran	(II) Barakat
(C) A pilgrimage to the tomb of a sufi saint	(III) Langar
(D) The spiritual grace a pilgrim hopes to gain from the sufi	(IV) Futuh

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) A kitchen open to everyone who came to the khanqah	(III) Langar	The langar was the open kitchen of the khanqah. People from all walks of life ate there.
(B) The unasked-for charity on which that kitchen ran	(IV) Futuh	Futuh means unasked-for charity. The khanqah kitchen ran on such gifts, not on a fixed income.
(C) A pilgrimage to the tomb of a sufi saint	(I) Ziyarat	Ziyarat is pilgrimage to the tombs of sufi saints. It is common all over the Muslim world.
(D) The spiritual grace a pilgrim hopes to gain from the sufi	(II) Barakat	Barakat is the sufi's spiritual grace. Pilgrims go on ziyarat to seek it.

NCERT (2026-27): “7.1 Life in the Chishti khanqah …
There was an open kitchen (langar), run on futuh (unasked-for charity). From morning till late night people from all walks of life – soldiers, slaves, singers, merchants, poets, travellers, rich and poor, Hindu jogis (yogi) and qalandars – came seeking discipleship, amulets for healing, and the intercession of the Shaikh in various matters. …”

“Pilgrimage, called ziyarat, to tombs of sufi saints is prevalent all over the Muslim world. This practice is an occasion for seeking the sufi’s spiritual grace (barakat). …”