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QUESTION ON SIKHISM 1. Who was the founder of Sikhism? A. Guru Gobind Singh B. Guru Amardas C. Guru Arjan Dev D. Guru Nanak Ans: D 2. Who among the following codify the composition of the Gurus into an authorized version i.e. Adi Granth? A. Guru Gobind Singh B. Guru Amar das C. Guru Arjan Dev D. Guru Nanak Ans: C 3. Which Gurus of Sikh composed Bachitra Natak? A. Guru Gobind Singh B. Guru Har Gobind C. Guru Tegh Bahadur D. Guru Nanak Ans: A 4. Who was the founder the city of Govindwal Sahib ? A. Guru Ram Das B. Guru Angad Dev C. Guru Amar Das D. Guru Gobind Singh ANS : C 5. Who was the sixth Guru of Sikh? A. Guru Har Rai B. Guru Har Gobind C. Guru Tegh Bahadur D. Guru Gobind Singh Ans: B 6. Who among the following Sikh Guru introduced Langar Pratha? A. Guru Har Rai B. Guru Har Gobind C. Guru Tegh Bahadur D. Guru Nanak Dev Ans: D 7. Who created the Khalsa panth, by giving amrit to sikhs? A. Guru Har Rai B. Guru Gobind Singh C. Guru Arjun D. Guru Har Gobind Ans: B 8. Which Sikh Guru made it compulsory for the visitor of the Guru to eat first, saying that 'Pehle Pangat Phir Sangat' (first visit the Langar then go to the Guru)? A. Guru Ram Das B. Guru Tegh Bahadur C. Guru Amar Das D. Guru Arjun Dev Ans: C 9. Who invented and introduced the Gurmukhi (written form of Punjabi) script and made it known to all Sikhs? A. Guru Ram Das B. Guru Angad Dev C. Guru Amar Das D. Guru Gobind Singh Ans: B 10. Who was the founder the city of Amritsar ? A. Guru Ram Das B. Guru Angad Dev C. Guru Amar Das D. Guru Gobind Singh Ans: A Q 11 )Which Mughal emperor gave land for the construction of the Golden Temple at Amritsar ? 1. Akbar 2. Jahangir 3. Shah Jahan 4. Aurangzeb ANS : 1 Q 12 )The holy tank that surrounds the fabulous Golden Temple is called as 1. Harmandir Sahib 2. Sri Darbar Sahib 3. Amrit Sarovar 4. Ghanta Ghar ANS : 3 Q 13)Which of these scripts was developed by the second guru, Guru Angad, and used to write the Guru Granth Sahib which is the holy book of the Sikhs? A) Pali B) Devanagari C) Sanskrit D) Gurmukhi ANS ; D Q 14)Which of the following Sikh Guru founded the city of Kartarpur? (a) Guru Ram Das (b) Guru Arjun Dev (c) Guru Teg Bahadur (d) Guru Nanak dev ANS : D Q 16 ) Which of the following Sikh Guru abolished the system of Sati amongst the Sikhs? (a) Guru Angad (b) Guru Ram Das (c) Guru Amar Das (d) Guru Nanak ANS :C Q 17 ) Which of the following Sikh Guru established the Akal Takht? (a) Guru Hargovind (b) Guru Ram Das (c) Guru Amar Das (d) Guru Gobind Singh ANS : A Q 18 ) Who killed the Sikh Guru Arjan Dev? a. Akbar b. Jahangir c. Babar d. Aurangzeb Answer (b): Guru Arjan was arrested under the orders of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir and asked to convert to Islam. He refused, was tortured and executed in 1606 CE. Q 19) Which Sikh Guru is executed by Aurangzeb ? a. Guru Govind Singh b. Guru Amar Das c. Guru Arjan d. Guru Teg Bahadur Answer (d): Aurangzeb executed Guru Teg Bahadur when he refused to convert into Islam. 20 )The first Sikh Martyr was ? a. Guru Nanak Dev ji b. Guru Arjan Dev ji c. Guru Hargobind ji d. Guru Tegh Bahadur ji Answer (b): Prominent Sikh Martyrs. Guru Arjan Dev, the 5th leader of Sikhism, martyred 30 May 1606. 21 . Who wrote Mool Mantra? a. Guru Nanak Dev ji b. Guru Arjan Dev ji c. Guru Hargobind ji d. Guru Tegh Bahadur ji Answer (a): The Mool Mantra is the first composition of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. TheGuru Granth Sahib begins with the Mool Mantra and it occurs more than one hundred times throughout the text where it is placed at the beginning of the particular Shabad. 22) Who got the tank excavated (dug out) in Amritsar ? A.Guru Ramdas Ji B. Guru Nanak Dev ji C. Guru Arjan Dev ji D. Guru Hargobind ji ANS : A 23) Who built Harmandir Saheb (The Golden Temple) and gave a central place of worship to the Sikhs ? A.Guru Arjan Dev Ji B. Guru Hargovind C. Guru Ram Das D. Guru Amar Das ANS : A 24 )Who was appointed the first Granthi of Guru Granth Sahib ? A. Baba Buddha Ji B. Baba Shri Chand c. Bhai Jaita D. Baba Lakhmi Das ANS : A 25 )Which Guru is entitled 'Hind Di Chadar' ? a. Guru Nanak Dev ji b. Guru Arjan Dev ji c. Guru Hargobind ji d. Guru Tegh Bahadur ji • ANS : D Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji is entitled 'Hind Di Chadar' because he died to protect the Hindu faith. .
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