Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is false?

  1. The third battle of panipat sealed the fate of Maratha supremacy in India

  2. The foreign invasion in the Punjab failed to suppress the authority of the Sikh Chiefs

  3. Guru Arjun Dev developed the Gurumukhi script

  4. The Sikh Misls were organized on the principles of autonomy
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Guru Arjun Dev (1563-1606) was the fifth Sikh Guru who compiled the Adi Granth, but he did NOT develop the Gurumukhi script. The Gurumukhi script was standardized earlier, during the time of Guru Angad Dev (second Guru, 1504-1552), who refined and promoted it for recording Sikh scriptures. This makes statement C factually incorrect, while the other statements are historically accurate.

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