History of Medieval India - MCQs with answers - Part VI
1. When was Guru Nanak Dev born?a) 1469
b) 1538
c) 1552
d) 1574
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1469
He was born at Talwandi in Pakistan.
a) Guru Amar Das
b) Guru Angad Dev
c) Guru Arjan Dev
d) Guru Gobind Singh
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Guru Angad Dev
He started the system of common dining regardless the caste, creed or social position.
a) Guru Gobind Singh
b) Guru Har Krishan
c) Guru Ram Das
d) Guru Tegh Bahadur
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Guru Ram Das
Amritsar has become the place of holy pilgrimage for the Sikhs.
a) Guru Angad Dev
b) Guru Arjan Dev
c) Guru Hargobind
d) Guru Har Rai
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Guru Arjan Dev
He built the Harmandar in the middle of the sacred tank at Amritsar.
a) 1606
b) 1645
c) 1661
d) 1664
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 1661
He appointed his 5 years old younger son Har Krishan as the eighth guru before his death.
a) Guru Gobind Singh
b) Guru Hargobind
c) Guru Har Krishan
d) Guru Tegh Bahadur
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Gobind Singh was born on December 26, 1666. He succeeded his father Guru Tegh Bahadur as the leader of Sikhs at the young age of nine.
a) 1675
b) 1708
c) 1716
d) 1780
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1708
Guru Granth Sahib is the holy book of the Sikhs. It is regarded as the spiritual guide of the Sikhs since the death of Guru Gobind Singh.
a) 1708
b) 1716
c) 1780
d) 1799
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 1780
Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the founder of the Sikh Empire. The empire existed from 1799 to 1849.
a) 1799
b) 1802
c) 1809
d) 1839
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) 1839
He died after establishing a strong Sikh kingdom. It extended from river Sutlej to the base of the Afghan hills.
