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What was the Sacha Sauda Incident?

  1. Guru Nanak Devs spiritual lectures to fakirs

  2. Guru Nanak Dev spent all his money given by his father for trade, on feeding poor

  3. Guru Nanak Dev Jis visit to Arab countries

  4. All of these


Correct Option: B

At what age Guru Nanak Sahib was sent to the pathshala of Pandit Gopal?

  1. 6

  2. 7

  3. 8

  4. 9


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Guru Nanak Dev was born on 13 April 1469 to Mata Tripta and Mehta Kalu in Talwandi, a village in the Sheikhupura district, to the west of Lahore. He was the founder of Sikhism and the first Guru of the Sikhs. At the age of seven, he was sent to the school ran by Pandit Gopal. He astonished his teacher with his fluency in explaining deeper truths about man and God and even gave spiritual interpretation to each Punjabi alphabet.

In what year was Guru Nanak Dev Ji born?

  1. 15 April 1469

  2. 19 April 1556

  3. 14 April 1556

  4. 21 April 1496


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Guru Nanak Dev was born on 13 April 1469 in Talwandi, a village in the Sheikhupura district, to the west of Lahore. He was the founder of Sikhism and the first Guru of the Sikhs. He believed in the values of equality, fraternity, goodness, and virtue. The basis of Sikhism lies in the teachings of Guru Nanak and his successors.

To whom Guru Nanak Dev Ji was sent to study Sanskrit in his childhood?

  1. To Pandit Brij Lal

  2. To Pandit Mohan Lal

  3. To Pandit Gopal

  4. To Pandit Malviya


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Guru Nanak Dev was born on 13 April 1469 to Mata Tripta and Mehta Kalu in Talwandi, a village in the Sheikhupura district, to the west of Lahore. He was the founder of Sikhism and the first Guru of the Sikhs. As a young child Guru Nanak Dev Ji first studied Punjabi with Pandit Gopal, then Sanskrit with Pandit Brij Lal and at 13 years of age he mastered Persian studying with Maulvi Kutab Ud Din.

When Guru Nanak Ji was born in 1469 A.D. according to the Janamsakshi of Bhai Bala Ji?

  1. On full moon day of Chaitra

  2. On full moon day of Kartika

  3. On full moon day of Ashadha

  4. On full moon day of Vaisakha


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Guru Nanak Dev was born on 13 April 1469on the full moon day of Kartika in Talwandi, a village in the Sheikhupura district, to the west of Lahore. He was the founder of Sikhism and the first Guru of the Sikhs. He believed in the values of equality, fraternity, goodness, and virtue. The basis of Sikhism lies in the teachings of Guru Nanak and his successors.

Why did Guru Nanak Dev ji refuse to wear Janeu (sacred thread) during sacred thread ceremony?

  1. He demanded a thread made of virtues rather than thread of cotton

  2. He demanded a thread made of flowers rather than thread of cotton

  3. He demanded a thread made of gold rather than thread of cotton

  4. He demanded a thread made of copper rather than thread of cotton


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Guru Nanak was the founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. When Guru Nanak was nine years old, his father was determined to make him wear a janeu. He refused to wear the sacred thread due to the following reasons:
1. It was a sign of discrimination as lower caste people were not allowed to wear.
2. It brought no virtue or enhancement to the wearer.
3. It falsely gives the Brahmin a position of spiritual guide.

What were the first words spoken by Guru Nanak Dev ji after his communion with Akal Prukh when he was away from home for three days and presumed drowned ?

  1. "Na Ko Sikh, Na Ko Musalman"

  2. "Na Ko Hindu, Na Ko Musalman"

  3. "Na Ko Sikh, Na Ko Hindu"

  4. "Na Ko Sikh, Na Ko Parsi"


Correct Option: B

Guru Nanak Dev Ji's father Mehta Kalu was a ___________.

  1. Patwari

  2. Tehsildar

  3. Jagirdar

  4. Kotwal


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Guru Nanak Dev was born on 13 April 1469 to Mata Tripta and Mehta Kalu in Talwandi, a village in the Sheikhupura district, to the west of Lahore. He was the founder of Sikhism and the first Guru of the Sikhs. His father served as the patwari or accountant of crop revenue for the village of Talwandi in the employment of a Muslim landlord of that area, Rai Bular Bhatti.

What did Guru Nanak Dev Ji meant by "Na Ko Hindu, Na Ko Musalman"?

  1. Both Hindus and Muslims are brothers

  2. Both Hindus and Muslims are friends

  3. Both Hindus and Muslims have forgotten the true principles of their religions

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Guru Nanak JI made an enlightening statement "Na ko Hindu Na Muslman"-- His intention was asking men not to ignore religious belief in search for human community. He urged every man to penetrate more deeply into his own traditions to find within them to core of moral and spiritual truth.

What job Faujdar of Sultanpur Lodhi Daulat Khan gave to Guru Nanak Dev Ji?

  1. Distributing grains in the government Modi- Khana (Store of grains )

  2. Distributing weapons among the soldiers

  3. Distributing salary among the soldiers

  4. Distributing food among the soldiers


Correct Option: A