Topic-7
Punjab GK
1. Who advised Aurangzeb not to harm Guru Gobind Singh Ji ?- Bhai Nand Lal
2. On which day Guru Gobind Singh Ji established Khalsa ?- 13th April, 1699 AD
3. What did Guru Gobind Singh Ji asked from congregation on Baisakhi of 1699 AD ?- He asked for the sacrifice of life in the name of Guru.
4. What did Guru Gobind Singh Ji offered to those who were ready to sacrifice their life for Guru ?- Amrit
5. What was the name of Panj Piaras who were offered Amrit by Guru Gobind Singh Ji ?
· Bhai Daya Singh
· Bhai Himmat Singh
· Bhai Dharam Singh
· Bhai Mohan Singh
· Bhai Saheb Singh
6. What is the meaning of the term ‘Khalsa’ ?- The Pure One
7. What title did Guru Gobind Singh Ji granted to his followers ?- Singh i.e the Fearless Lion
8. Who used the title of ‘Singh’ before the grants of the title to Sikhs ?- Rajputs
9. What were five K’s advised by Guru Gobind Singh Ji for his Singhs :
· Kesh
· Kangha
· Kachahra
· Kara
· Kirpan
10. Which battles were fought in the Post-Khalsa Period ?
· Battle of Anandpur Sahib -1701 AD and 1704 AD
· Battle of Nirmoh, Basoli and Chamkaur -1705 AD
· Battle of Khidrana or Muktsar -1705 AD
11. Who fought the first Battle of Anandpur Sahib with Guru Gobind Singh Ji ?- Raja Bhim Chand
12. In which battle 40 Sikhs left Guru Gobind Singh Ji by writing a bedawa?- Second Battle of Anandpur
13. At which place Mughal forces broke the promise and attacked Guru Gobind Singh Ji ?- At River Sarsa near Ropar
14. In which battle the elder sons of Guru Gobind Singh Ji achieved martyrdom against the treachery of Mughals ?- Ajit Singh and Jujhar Singh
15. What was the name of the Pastun brothers who camouflaged Guru Gobind Singh Ji as ‘Pir’?- Nabi Khan and Ghani Khan
16. Who captured the mother of Guru Gobind Singh Ji Mata Gujri and his two younger sons Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh ?- Nawab Wazir Khan
17. Who bricked Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh alive in the Sirhind walls ?- Nawab Wazir Khan
18. At which place Sikhs took Mata Sundari safely after the treachery of Mughals ?- Delhi
19. What is the name of the place at which 40 Sikhs that left Guru Gobind Singh Ji rejoined ?- Khidrana Ki Dhab / Sri Muktsar Sahib
20. At which place Guru Goding Singh recompiled Adi Granth with the help of Bhai Mani Singh ?- Talwandi Sabo
21. What was Talwandi Sabo known as ?- Guru Ki Kashi
22. What is the name of the poetic document written by Guru Gobind Singh Ji to Aurangzeb ?- Zafarnama
23. At which place Aurangzeb died ?- Aurangabad, Maharashtra in 1707 AD
24. Who succeeded Aurangzeb after his death ?- Prince Muazzam /Bahadur Shah-I
25. At which place Guru Gobind Singh Ji was stabbed by a fanatic Pathan ?- Nanded , Maharashtra
26. On which date Guru Gobind Singh Ji left this world ?– October 7, 1708 AD
27. Who was declared permanent Guru of Sikhs by Guru Gobind Singh Ji ?- Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
28. Who ordered Bhai Mani Singh to establish Guru Granth Sahib at Harmandir Sahib , Amritsar in 1721 AD ?- Mata Sundari
29. Who wrote Dasam Granth ?- Guru Gobind Singh Ji
30. What is the alternative name of Dasam Granth ?- Dasven Padsah Ka Granth
31. At which place Dasam Granth is revered ?- Hazoor Sahib , Nanded
Social and Religious Movement
32. Who founded Nirankari Movement ?- Baba Dayal Das
32. What is the meaning of ‘Nirankar’ in Nirankari Movement ?- Formless God
33. Where were the headquarters of the Nirankari Movement originally situated ?- Rawalpindi
34. Where were the headquarters of Nirankari Movement shifted after partititon ?- Chandigarh
35. What is the faith of Nirankaris about Adi Granth ?- They do not consider Adi Granth as last Guru. They believe in living Gurus.
36. Who was the founder of Kuka Movement ?- Baba Balak Singh
37. Who was the founder of Namdhari Movement ?- Baba Ram Singh
38. Whose ideals do the Namdhari follow ? – Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji
39. Activities of Namdhari :
· Fought against Kine Slaughter
· They participated in the freedom struggle.
· They started their own postal system.
40. At which place Namdharis marched in 1872 AD to punish for the cow slaughter ?- Malerkotla
41. Where was Baba Ram Singh kept by Britishers ?- First at Allahabad and later at Rangoon.
42. Who succeeded Baba Ram Singh under the Namdhari Movement ?- Baba Hari Singh
43. Who succeeded Baba Hari Singh under the Nirankari Movement ?- Baba Partap Singh
44. Where are the headquarters of the Namdhari Group headed by Bhai Udai Singh ?- Bhaini Village District Ludhiana.
45. Where are the headquarters of the Namdhari Group headed by Bhai Dilip Singh Thakur ?- Sirsa , Haryana
46. In response to whom the Singh Sabha Movement was launched ?- Arya Samaj and Christian Missionaries
47. When was the Singh Sabha Movement started ?- October 1, 1873
48. Who was the first President of Singh Sabha Movement ?- Thakur Singh Sandhawalia
49. What was the first Secretary of Singh Sabha Movement ?- Gyani Gyan Singh
50. Basic Principles of Singh Sabha Movement :
· To propagate the Sikh religion as ordained by Sikh gurus.
· To institute the tenets of the Sikh religion and ward off other rituals from the Sikh religion
· To develop the Punjabi language
· To publish historical religious books, magazines and journals in order to
educate the Sikh youth about the Sikh way of the life and its practical
aspects.
· To keep open the membership of the Singh Sabha only for Sikhs and not to make apostate (patit) Sikhs members of the Singh Sabha until they atone for their sins and return to the fold of Sikh religion again.