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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2. Which of the following was declared as his successor by Guru Nanak?
(a) Bala
(b) Lehna
(c) Mardana
(d) Sri Chand
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre.) 2021]
Ans (b) Lehna
- Guru Nanak passed away on September 22, 1539, at the age of 70.
- He chose Bhai Lehna to take his place, who was later 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 which had a natural pond.
- Amritsar was established on the land which was granted by Akbar to Guru Ramdas and his wife, Bibi Bhani.
- 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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4. To which Sikh Guru, Akbar donated 500 Bighas of land?
(a) Arjun Dev
(b) Ramdas
(c) Har Rai
(d) Tegh Bahadur
[Uttrakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2007]
Ans. (b) Ramdas
- Akbar gave Guru Ramdas and his wife Bibi Bhani a piece of land with a pond on it.
- This land was called Ramdaspur at first, but later it was renamed Amritsar after the pond.
- The area was 500 bighas in total.
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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 wrote 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.
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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 Arjun Dev
(d) Guru Tegh Bahadur
[U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2001]
Ans. (c) Guru Arjun 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 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 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 Arjun Dev
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2005, Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2002, Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2004]
Ans. (d) Guru Arjun 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 Arjun Dev and Guru Tegh Bahadur were given the death penalty by the rulers of their time, Jahangir and Aurangzeb respectively.
- Guru Arjun Dev was the fifth Sikh Guru and he was punished by Jahangir for helping Prince Khusrau escape to Afghanistan.
- He established the towns of Taran Taran and Kartarpur and compiled the Guru Granth Sahib.
- Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth Nanak 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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9. Aurangzeb is responsible for which Sikh prophet’s death?
(a) Guru Gobind Singh
(b) Guru Tegh Bahadur
(c) Guru Ramdas
(d) Guru Angad
[Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (J) (Pre) 2005, Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (J) (Pre) 2004]
Ans. (b) Guru Tegh Bahadur
- Guru Arjun Dev and Guru Tegh Bahadur were both killed by the rulers of their time, Jahangir and Aurangzeb.
- Guru Arjun Dev was the 5th Sikh Guru and was sentenced to death by Jahangir for helping his rebellious son, Prince Khusrau, escape.
- He founded Taran Taran and Kartarpur towns and compiled Guru Granth Sahib.
- Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion and was executed by Aurangzeb after he refused to convert to Islam.
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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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