PUNJAB HISTORY

HISTORY OF PUNJAB

1. Name the ten Gurus of the Sikhs in the right order

1. Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469 - 1539)

2. Guru Angad Dev Ji (1504 - 1552)

3. Guru Amardas Ji (1479 - 1574)

4. Guru Ramdas Ji (1534 - 1581)

5. Guru Arjan Dev Ji (1563 - 1606)

6. Guru Hargobind Ji (1595 - 1644)

7. Guru Har Rai Ji (1630 - 1661)

8. Guru Harkrishan Ji (1656 - 1664)

9. Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji (1621 - 1675)

10. Guru Gobind Singh Ji (1666 - 1708)

2. Name the present Guru of the Sikhs

Guru Granth Sahib Ji and Guru Panth Khalsa

3.Who were the four Sahebzadas ?

 They were the sons of Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

4. Name the four Sahebzadas

1. Baba Ajit Singh Ji (1687 - 1704)

2. Baba Jujhar Singh Ji (1689 - 1704)

3. Baba Zorawar Singh Ji (1696 - 1704)

4. Baba Fateh Singh Ji (1698 - 1704)

5. Who was the eldest Sahebzada ?

Baba Ajit Singh Ji

6. Who was the youngest Sahebzada ?

Baba Fateh Singh Ji

7. Name the Sahebzadas who were bricked alive.

1. Baba Fateh Singh Ji

2. Baba Zorawar Singh Ji

8. Name the Sahebzadas who achieved martyrdom in the battlefield of

Chamkaur.

1. Baba Ajit Singh Ji

2. Baba Jujhar Singh Ji

9. When & where was the Khalsa Panth created ?

It was created on the day of Vaisakhi of the year 1699 at Kesgarh Saheb

by Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

10. What name did Guru Gobind Singh Ji give to the newly created

Sikh Community ?

Khalsa Panth

11. Name the first 'Panj Pyaras' (The five beloved ones)

1. Bhai Daya Singh Ji

2. Bhai Dharam Singh Ji

3. Bhai Himmat Singh Ji

4. Bhai Mohkkam Singh Ji

5. Bhai Saheb Singh Ji

12. Name the five 'K's that every Sikh must always possess

1. Kes (unshorn hair)

2. Kangha (comb)

3. Kirpan (knife / sword)

4. Kaccha (short breeches)

5. Kara (wrist band / bangle)

13. Who is the spiritual father of all Sikhs (Khalsas) ?

Guru Gobind Singh Ji

14. Who is the spiritual mother of all Sikhs (Khalsas) ?

Mata Saheb Kaur Ji

15. What is the native place of all Sikhs (Khalsas) ?

Anandpur Saheb

16. What is the Sikh Salutation ?

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa

Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

17. What is the Sikh Jaikara ?

Jo Boley So Nihaal

Sat Sri Akaal

18. What is the literal meaning of the word 'Sikh' ?

Disciple

19. What is the literal meaning of the word 'Singh' ?

Lion

20. What is the literal meaning of the word 'Kaur' ?

Princess

21. Name the five prayers that comprise 'NITNEM' the daily

prayer of the Sikhs (according to the SGPC Rehat Maryada) orning

(Dawn - Amrit Wela)

22. Japji Saheb

23. Jaap Saheb

24. Sawaiye

Evening (Dusk)

25. Rehras Saheb which comprises Sodar, Choupai Saheb, Six (first 5

and 40th) Pauris of Anand Saheb, Mundawani, and Salok Mahala 2, the

concluding hymn of Guru Granth Saheb.

Night (Before sleeping)

26. (Kirtan) Sohaila

27. Which of the 'Baanis' of 'Nitnem' are not included in Guru

Granth Saheb, but are taken from the 'Dasham Granth' ?

1. Jaap Saheb

2. Sawaye

3. Choupai Saheb (included in Rehras Saheb)

28. What are the four main apostate acts ('Kuraihats') prohibited

for a Sikh ?

1. Shaving or cutting of hair

2. Eating Kuttha meat

3. Adultery

4. Use of tobacco or any other intoxicant.

29. Name the 'Five Takhts' of the Sikhs

1. Akal Takht, Amritsar

2. Harmandir Saheb, Patna (also known as Patna Saheb)

3. Kesgarh Saheb, Anandpur

4. Hazur Saheb, Nander

5. Damdama Saheb, Talwandi Sabo (Bhatinda)

30. Which Guru started the formal teaching of the 'Gurmukhi'

script ?

Guru Angad Dev Ji

31. Which Guru formalised the concept of the shared meal into

'Guru-Ka-Langar' ?

Guru Amardas Ji

32. Who was the most long-lived Guru ?

Guru Amardas Ji.

33. Who got the tank excavated (dug out) in Amritsar ?

Guru Ramdas Ji

34. Who built Harmandir Saheb (The Golden Temple) and gave a

central place of worship to the Sikhs ?

Guru Arjan Dev Ji

35. Who first placed the sheets of copper gilt on Harmandir Saheb

?

Maharaja Ranjit Singh

36. Who first compiled the Guru Granth Saheb (The Adi Granth,then known as Pothi Saheb) ?

Guru Arjan Dev Ji

37. When was the first compilation of Guru Granth Saheb installed in Harmanider sahib?

1604 A.D.

38. Who was appointed the first Granthi of Guru Granth Saheb ?

Baba Buddha Ji

39. Where is the original copy of Guru Granth Saheb placed ?

At Kartarpur

40. How many pages does the standard printed volume of Guru

Granth Saheb contain ?

1430 Pages

41. Guru Granth Saheb contains the compositions of how many

Gurus ?

Six Gurus : First Five Gurus & the Ninth Guru.

42. When did Guru Granth Saheb get 'Guru Gaddi' (Guruship) ?

October 3, 1708 A.D.

43. Which Guru was seated on a red-hot iron plate and burning hot

sand put on his body ?

Guru Arjan Dev Ji

44. Which Guru is entitled 'Shahidaan De Sirtaj' ?

Guru Arjan Dev Ji because he was the Pioneer and Champion of

Martyrdom in Sikh History.

45. Which Guru is related to 'MIRI-PIRI' ?

Guru Hargobind Ji

46. Which Guru was beheaded ?

Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji

47. Which Guru is entitled 'Hind Di Chadar' ?

Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji is entitled 'Hind Di Chadar' because he died to

protect the Hindu faith.

48. What is 'SIMARAN' ?

Contemplation of the Almighty God

49. What is the ceremony of Sikh marriage called ?

Anand Karaj

50. How many 'Lawans' are recited during the Sikh marriage ?

Four