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1
Guru Nanak was born at
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Answer: Option A
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Guru Nanak was born on 29 November 1469 at Rai Bhoi Ki Talvaṇḍi (present day Nankana Sahib, Punjab, Pakistan) near Lahore. His parents were Kalyan Chand Das Bedi, popularly shortened to Mehta Kalu, and Mata Tripta. His father was the local patwari (accountant) for crop revenue in the village of Talwandi.
2
Guru Gobind Singh was the son of
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Answer: Option A
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Gobind Singh was the only son of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh guru, and Mata Gujri. He was born in Patna, Bihar in the Sodhi Khatri family while his father was visiting Bengal and Assam.
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Banda Bahadur, a Sikh leader who led a revolt against the Mughals after the assassination of Guru Gobind Singh, was captured and executed during the reign of
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Answer: Option D
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Banda Bahadur, a Sikh leader who led a revolt against the Mughals after the assassination of Guru Gobind Singh, was captured and executed during the reign of Farrukh Siyar.
4
Guru Gobind Singh had sent Banda Bahadur to Punjab
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Answer: Option C
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Guru Gobind Singh had sent Banda Bahadur to Punjab to crush the enemies of Khalsa.
5
According to Guru Nanak Salvation could be obtained
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Answer: Option A
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According to Guru Nanak Salvation could be obtained In the service of God. He said, "Serve God. Serve humanity. Only service to humanity shall secure for us a place in heaven".
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Who succeeded Guru Nanak?
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Answer: Option A
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Guru Nanak appointed Bhai Lehna as the successor Guru, renaming him as Guru Angad, meaning "one's very own" or "part of you". Shortly after proclaiming Bhai Lehna as his successor, Guru Nanak died on 22 September 1539 in Kartarpur, at the age of 70.
7
Who among the following Sikh Gurus had laid the foundation of Amritsar?
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Answer: Option B
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Guru Ramdas, 4th Sikh Guru laid the foundation of city of Amritsar in 1577.
8
Akbar granted the present site of Amritsar to the Sikh Guru
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Answer: Option A
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The land was a gift from the Mughal Emperor Akbar (1542-1605) to Guru Amar Das's daughter, Bibi Bhani, married to (Guru) Ram Das. The name "Amritsar" was originally given to this holy pool created by the fourth Sikh Guru. Amritsar is one of five holy sarovars (sacred pools) in this city.
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The famous Sikh leader Banda Bahadur was captured and executed during the reign of the Mughal emperor?
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Answer: Option D
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Baba Banda Singh Bahadur was a Sikh leader who, by early 1700, had captured parts of the Punjab region. Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah I failed to suppress Bahadur's uprising. In 1714, the Sirhind faujdar (garrison commander) Zainuddin Ahmad Khan attacked the Sikhs near Ropar. In 1715, Farrukhisyar sent 20,000 troops under Qamaruddin Khan, Abdus Samad Khan and Zakariya Khan Bahadur to defeat Bahadur. After an eight-month siege at Gurdaspur, Bahadur surrendered after he ran out of ammunition. Bahadur and his 200 companions were arrested and brought to Delhi; he was paraded around the city of Sirhind. Bahadur was put into an iron cage and the remaining Sikhs were chained.
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Zafarnama was letter written to a Mughal emperor by which of the following Sikh Gurus?
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Answer: Option D
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The Zafarnama (Epistle of Victory) was a spiritual victory letter sent by Guru Gobind Singh Ji in 1705 to the Mughal Emperor of India, Aurangzeb after the Battle of Chamkaur. The letter is written in Persian verse.