A) Guru Nanak B) Baba Deep Singh C) Guru Har Rai D) Guru Gobind Singh
A) Dasam Granth B) Adi Granth C) Guru Granth Sahib D) Anand Sahib
A) Lahore B) Varanasi C) Amritsar D) Delhi
A) Temple B) Mosque C) Synagogue D) Gurdwara
A) Vaisakhi B) Holi C) Lohri D) Diwali
A) Langar B) Sangat C) Ardaas D) Seva
A) Kirtan B) Ardaas C) Simran D) Sangat
A) Polytheism B) Nirvana C) Oneness of God D) Reincarnation
A) Karachi B) Lahore C) Nankana Sahib D) Islamabad
A) Guru Ram Das B) Guru Angad C) Guru Arjan Dev D) Guru Amar Das
A) Nishan Sahib B) Ik Onkar C) Khanda D) Panj Pyare
A) Nitnem B) Seva C) Simran D) Langar
A) Anand Karaj B) Ardas C) Amrit Sanchar D) Rehat Maryada
A) Guru Nanak B) Guru Arjan Dev C) Guru Tegh Bahadur D) Guru Gobind Singh
A) Guru Angad B) Guru Tegh Bahadur C) Guru Arjan Dev D) Guru Gobind Singh
A) Engaging in selfless service to others B) Proselytizing actively to convert others C) Striving for justice for the benefit and prosperity of all D) Faith and meditation in the name of the one creator
A) Akbar B) Jahangir C) Aurangzeb D) Babur
A) Divine warrior B) Spiritual guide C) Saint-soldier D) Holy monk
A) Students or disciples B) Priests C) Warriors D) Monks
A) Devanagari B) Bengali C) Gurmukhī D) Urdu
A) A type of prayer chant B) A pilgrimage ritual C) Meditation and remembrance to feel God's presence D) A fasting practice
A) Gurmat B) Khalsa C) Sikhi D) Dharam
A) "Honesty is the best policy." B) "Live as you preach." C) "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." D) "Truth is the highest virtue, but higher still is truthful living."
A) 'All beings are connected through divine light.' B) 'From the one light, the entire universe welled up.' C) 'The universe is a manifestation of God's will.' D) 'God created everything from nothing.'
A) Ahura Mazda B) Allah C) Brahman D) Waheguru
A) Creator being (Karta Purakh) B) Shapeless (Nirankar) C) Timeless (Akal) D) Has a gender
A) Absence of a spiritual guide B) Ignorance of religious texts C) Egotism D) Lack of wealth and power
A) Attaining moksha by renouncing the world B) Rebirth into a higher caste C) Spiritual union with Akal resulting in jivanmukti D) Achieving nirvana through meditation
A) They are intertwined, not separate. B) Spiritual life should be pursued in isolation from secular life C) Secular life is irrelevant to spiritual growth D) Spiritual life requires renouncing all worldly possessions
A) Fifty-one B) Twenty-one C) Thirty-one D) Forty-one
A) Learning classical Indian music B) Understanding Sikh history C) Practicing vocal exercises D) Achieving tranquility while meditating
A) Jaap Sahib B) Japji Sahib C) Ardās D) Tav-Prasad Savaiye
A) Sarbat da Bhala B) Vaṇḍ chakkō C) Haumai D) Kirat karō
A) Nitnem B) Ardās C) Naam-simran D) Kirtan
A) Meditation B) Selfless service C) Honest work D) Sharing with others
A) Vaṇḍ chakkō B) Haumai C) Sarbat da Bhala D) Kirat karō
A) Karma B) Grace C) Niāyā D) Dharam
A) The dharam (moral order) B) The emperor C) The divine name D) The king of kings
A) Indifference B) Hatred C) Forgiveness D) Retribution
A) The divine name B) Karma C) Retributive justice D) Forgiveness
A) Sevapanthis B) Sarvaria C) Nirankari D) Namdhari Kuka
A) Uncut hair B) Sword/dagger C) Special undergarment D) Circular steel or iron bracelet
A) Punjabi B) Devanagari C) Sanskrit D) Gurumukhi
A) Saltwater B) Milk and honey C) Sweetened water D) Butter and sugar
A) Shaivism B) Sufism C) Vaishnavism D) Bhakti movement
A) 1971 B) 1965 C) 1940 D) 1982
A) Sword/dagger B) Small wooden comb C) Uncut hair D) Circular steel or iron bracelet
A) 6,000 B) 8,000 C) 5,000 D) 7,000
A) Nirankari B) Namdhari Kuka C) Sarvaria D) Ramraiya
A) Khalsa B) Nirankaris C) Sarvaria D) Namdhari Kuka
A) Ten B) Thirteen C) Fifteen D) Two
A) Haryana B) Punjab C) Delhi D) Uttarakhand
A) Control over Kartarpur B) A jagir (land grant) C) The title of Guru D) A position in the Mughal court
A) Ram Rai B) Baba Sri Chand C) Baba Shiv Dyal D) Guru Gobind Singh
A) Offering flowers to the Guru Granth Sahib. B) Wearing traditional Sikh attire. C) Prostrating before the holy scripture. D) Lighting incense sticks.
A) 1920 B) 1909 C) 1947 D) 1857
A) Seven B) Nine C) Ten D) Five
A) 15th century B) 16th century C) 14th century D) 17th century
A) He discouraged it B) He encouraged it C) He ignored it D) He remained neutral about it
A) 50 kilometers long B) Over 100 kilometers long C) 200 kilometers long D) 5 kilometers long
A) 15 August 1947 B) 30 March 1699 C) 26 January 1950 D) 14 April 1699
A) Professional chefs hired by the gurdwara. B) Government officials. C) Members of other religious communities. D) Sikh community volunteers.
A) Langar ceremony B) Guru Granth Sahib initiation C) Kirtan Sohila D) Ammrit sañcār (nectar ceremony)
A) Six B) Three C) Four D) Five
A) Ramananda B) Kabir C) Namdev D) Farid
A) Namdhari Kuka B) Nirankaris C) Radhasoami D) 3HO
A) A new version of the Adi Granth B) A new Sikh scripture C) The Akal Takht D) The Khalsa
A) British colonial scholars B) Guru Nanak himself C) Later followers without regard for historical accuracy D) Contemporary historians
A) Operation Blue Star B) The 1984 anti-Sikh riots C) Khalistan Movement's end D) Partition of India
A) Vaishnavism B) Udasi Sikhs C) Kabirpanth D) Sant-tradition
A) Sevapanthis B) Gyaaniyan Samparda C) Udasis D) Nihangs
A) Golden Temple B) Akal Takht C) Sri Darbar Sahib D) Harmandir Sahib
A) Sevapanthis B) Udasis C) Gyaaniyan Samparda D) Nihangs
A) Brahmins B) Punjabi Khatri Hindus C) Muslim traders D) Jains
A) Religious festivals B) Economic trade agreements C) Language differences only D) Disputes over jhatka versus halal meat
A) Udasis B) Khalsa C) Sevapanthis D) Nirmalas
A) Delhi B) Lahore C) Amritsar D) Kashmir
A) Miri Piri B) Ik Onkar C) Sarbat da Bhala D) Langar
A) Guru Angad B) Mardana, a Muslim C) Bhai Lehna D) Guru Amar Das
A) Nihangs B) Udasis C) Gyaaniyan Samparda D) Sevapanthis
A) Bhai Mani Singh B) Bhai Lehna C) Bhai Gurdas D) Prithi Chand
A) Sixty B) Seventy C) Forty D) Fifty
A) Udasis B) Sevapanthis C) Nihangs (Buddha Dal) D) Nirmalas
A) 60 B) 40 C) 50 D) 30
A) Sutlej River B) Indus River C) Ganges River D) Yamuna River
A) Amritsar B) Dehradun C) Delhi D) Anandpur Sahib
A) Operation Blue Star B) Operation Red Lotus C) Operation White Tiger D) Operation Green Shield
A) Sevapanthis B) Nirankaris C) Udasi Sikhs D) Namdhari Kuka
A) A type of prayer mat B) Uncut hair C) A wooden comb D) An iron bracelet
A) Ramdaspur B) Kartarpur C) Goindval D) Khadur
A) Punjabi B) Gurmukhi C) Hindi D) Sant Bhāṣā
A) Hindu lunar calendar. B) Bikrami calendar. C) Nanakshahi calendar. D) Gregorian calendar.
A) Sword/dagger B) Special undergarment C) Uncut hair D) Circular steel or iron bracelet
A) Kaur B) Bibi C) Singh D) Devi
A) Canada B) United Kingdom C) India D) United States
A) Hola Mohalla. B) Bandi Chhor Divas. C) Diwali. D) Guru Nanak Gurpurab.
A) The Mughal taxation system B) The Jizya tax C) The Zamindari system D) The caste system
A) Vaisakhi B) Diwali C) Hola Mohalla D) Lohri
A) Dhir Mal B) Guru Gobind Singh C) Har Rai D) Ram Rai
A) 1599 B) 1604 C) 1708 D) 1678 |