UPSC History Bhakti, Sufi Tradition Question Bank Religious Movements: Bhakti / Sufism/ Sikhism / Others

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    Arrange the following Sikh Gurus in chronological order.
    1.  Guru Rain Das      2.   Guru Arjun Dev
    3.  Guru Hargobind    4.   Guru Teg Bahadur
    Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

    A)  1, 2, 3, 4

    B)  2, 1, 3, 4

    C)  2, 1, 4, 3         

    D)  3, 2, 4, 1

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     The correct chronological order of the Sikh Gurus is: Guru Ram Das, Guru Arjun Dev, Guru Hargobind, Guru Teg Bahadur. Guru Ram Das was born on September 24, 1534 to simple god-fearing parents. Hari Das and Anup Devi of Lahore, known as Jetha meaning the first born, he was a handsome young man. Guru Arjan was the youngest son of Guru Ram Das and Mata Bhani. He was born at Goindwal on April 15, 1563. In 1579 Guri Arjan was eventually married to Ganga Devi, daughter of Krishan Chand in 1579. Guru Har Gobind ji (5 July 1595-19 March 1644) was the sixth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism. He became Guru on 11 June 1606 following in the footsteps of his father Guru Arjan Dev ji. Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji (April 18, 1621 - November 24, 1675) was the ninth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism, becoming Guru on Saturday, 16 April 1664 following in the footsteps of his grand-nephew. Guru Har Krishan.


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