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1. Who had Guru Nanak appointed his successor?
(a) Guru Ramdas
(b) Guru Amardas
(c) Guru Har Rai
(d) Guru Angad
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]
Ans. (d) Guru Angad
- Guru Nanak passed away on September 22, 1539, at the age of 70.
- He chose Bhai Lehna as his replacement who later became known as Guru Angad.
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3. The city of Amritsar in Punjab was established by:
(a) Guru Nanak
(b) Guru Gobind Singh
(c) Guru Tegh Bahadur
(d) Guru Ramdas
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1996]
Ans. (d) Guru Ramdas
- Akbar donated the land of 500 bighas to the fourth Sikh Guru Ramdas and his wife, Bibi Bhani which had a natural pond.
- Amritsar was established on this land.
- Firstly, the city was named Ramdaspur.
- Later, it came to be known as ‘Amritsar’ on the name of the natural pond present there.
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5. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Guru Amar Das – Miri and Piri
(b) Guru Arjun Dev – Adi Granth
(c) Guru Ramdas – Dal Khalsa
(d) Guru Gobind Singh – Manji
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1996]
Ans. (b) Guru Arjun Dev – Adi Granth
- In 1604, Fifth Sikh Guru Arjun Dev compiled the Sikh holy book “Adi Granth”.
- He was punished by Jahangir for helping Prince Khusrau.
- Guru Amardas then divided the spiritual kingdom into 22 parts named Manjis and put a Sikh preacher in each one.
- Kapur Singh created Dal Khalsa.
- Miri and Piri is a core concept in Sikhism, initiated by the Sixth Guru, Guru Hargobind, representing the dual aspects of temporal (Miri) and spiritual (Piri) authority.
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6. Which Sikh Guru helped rebel prince Khusrau with shelter and wealth :
(a) Guru Hargobind Singh
(b) Guru Gobind Singh
(c) Guru Arjan Dev
(d) Guru Tegh Bahadur
[U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2001]
Ans. (c) Guru Arjan Dev
- Prince Khusrau revolted in 1606 and fled to Punjab, where he was given help and blessings by Guru Arjun Dev.
- Jahangir was unhappy with Guru Arjun Dev and imposed a fine of 2.5 lakh rupees on him.
- Guru Arjun Dev was then arrested and sentenced to death by torture, making him the first great martyr of the Sikh faith.
- He was the 5th Guru of the Sikhs and built the Harmandir Sahib (also known as the Golden Temple) near the Amritsar Lake.
- He also founded two cities called Taran Taran and Kartarpur and started a practice in which every Sikh had to give the 10th part of their income (dasvandh) to the Guru.
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7. Who of the following compiled “Adi Granth or Guru Granth Saheb”?
(a) Guru Nanak Dev
(b) Guru Tegh Bahadur
(c) Guru Gobind Singh
(d) Guru Arjan Dev
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2005, Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2002, Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2004]
Ans. (d) Guru Arjan Dev
- The Adi Granth, or Guru Granth Sahib, was put together by Arjun Dev, the fifth Sikh Guru (1581-1606).
- It includes teachings from six Sikh Gurus, as well as Hindu devotees, Kabir, Baba Farid, Namdev, and Raidas.
- The first line of the Adi Granth was written by the Bengali Vaishnav poet Jaydev and the last line was written by Guru Tegh Bahadur.
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8. Which of the following Sikh Gurus were penalized with death by the Rulers of the time :
1. Guru Angad
2. Guru Arjun Dev
3. Guru Har Gobind
4. Guru Tegh Bahadur
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code :
(a) 2 and 4
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1 and 2
[U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2002]
Ans. (a) 2 and 4
- Guru Arjan Dev and Guru Tegh Bahadur were given the death penalty by the rulers of their time, Jahangir and Aurangzeb, respectively.
- Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth Guru, and he protected Kashmiri Hindus from persecution.
- When he was summoned to Delhi by Aurangzeb, he was asked to give up his religion and convert to Islam.
- He refused and was executed in public in Delhi.
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10. At which of the following places is a famous Sikh Gurudwara located?
(a) Roop Kund
(b) Hem Kund
(c) Tara Kund
(d) Brahm Kund
[Uttrakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2006]
Ans. (b) Hem Kund
- The well-known Sikh temple is situated in Hem Kund, which is in Chamoli, Uttarakhand.
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11. Which Sikh Guru was born in Patna?
(a) Nanak
(b) Tegh Bahadur
(c) Hargobind
(d) Gobind Singh
[56th to 59th B.P.S.C (Pre) 2015]
Ans. (d) Gobind Singh
- Guru Gobind Singh was the 10th and final Sikh Guru.
- He was born in 1666 in Patna, India.
- He created the ‘Khalsa Panth’ and made the Sikh community a group of warriors.
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12. Nanded is considered sacred by Sikhs due to whose Mausoleum?
(a) Guru Amardas
(b) Guru Angad
(c) Guru Arjun Dev
(d) Guru Gobind Singh
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002]
Ans. (d) Guru Gobind Singh
- Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th and final Sikh Guru, was killed in Nanded (Maharastra) by an Afghan noble.
- The Nanded Gurudwara is built at his gravesite.
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13. Guru Gobind Singh’s greatness lies in the fact that :
(a) He formed the military order of Sikhs
(b) He was the founder of the Sikh state
(c) He made Sikhs peaceful
(d) He defeated Aurangzeb
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1993]
Ans. (a) He formed the military order of Sikhs
- Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th and last Sikh Guru, changed Sikhs into a fighting group known as the Khalsa Panth.
- He referred to the whole Sikh community as the Khalsa and commanded Sikhs to have the last name Singh and wear Kesh, Kangha, Kachha, Kripan, and Kada.
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14. How many years ago Khalsa Panth started?
(a) 150
(b) 300
(c) 200
(d) 400
[M.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2000]
Ans. (b) 300
- The Khalsa Panth was founded by the 10th Sikh Guru Gobind Singh in Anandpur Sahib on the day of Baisakhi, April 13th, 1699.
- This means it has been around for almost 300 years since Khalsa Panth started.
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15. Which among the following Sikh Gurus instituted the Khalsa Panth?
(a) Guru Gobind Singh
(b) Guru Tegh Bahadur
(c) Guru Arjun Dev
(d) Guru Nanak Dev
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]
Ans. (a) Guru Gobind Singh
- It has been almost 300 years since Khalsa Panth was founded on April 13th, 1699 on the day of Baisakhi by the 10th Sikh Guru Gobind Singh in Anandpur Sahib.
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16. Under which Sikh Guru the Sikhs were transformed into the ‘Khalsa’?
(a) Guru Teg Bahadur
(b) Guru Arjun
(c) Guru Govind Singh
(d) Guru Nanak Dev
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (c) Guru Govind Singh
- Gobind Singh, the 10th Sikh Guru, created the Khalsa Panth on April 13th, 1699, on the day of Baisakhi in Anandpur Sahib.
- The Khalsa Panth has been around for almost 300 years.
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17. Who was the last prophet of Sikhs?
(a) Guru Arjun Dev
(b) Guru Gobind Singh
(c) Guru Tegh Bahadur
(d) None of these
[M.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 1994]
Ans. (b) Guru Gobind Singh
- Khalsa Panth was founded by the 10th Sikh Guru Gobind Singh on April 13, 1699, on the day of Baisakhi in Anandpur Sahib.
- It has been almost 300 years since the start of Khalsa Panth.
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18. The Guru who founded the ‘Khalsa’ was :
(a) Har Rai
(b) Har Kishan
(c) Tegh Bahadur
(d) Gobind Singh
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006, Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]
Ans. (d) Gobind Singh
- The Khalsa Panth was founded by Guru Gobind Singh at Anandpur Sahib on Baisakhi Day (13th April 1699).
- It has been almost 300 years since the beginning of this faith.
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19. The original name of Banda Bahadur was –
(a) Mahesh Das
(b) Lachhman Dev
(c) Dwarka Das
(d) Harnam Das
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]
Ans. (b) Lachhman Dev
- Banda Bahadur’s actual name was Lachhman Dev, which was given to him by the Sikh Guru Gobind Singh.
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20. The last king of the Sikh Kingdom was-
(a) Daleep Singh
(b) Naunihal Singh
(c) Ranjit Singh
(d) Sher Singh
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]
Ans. (a) Daleep Singh
- The Sikh kingdom’s last ruler was Dilip Singh.
- In 1849, the English took control of Punjab during the Second Anglo-Sikh War and gave Daleep (Duleep) Singh a pension before sending him to live in Britain.
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