Guruji's Contributions

Q. Guru Arjan Dev made few changes in the Masand system. He introduced the concept of Dasvandh. What is meant by the term, 'Dasvandh'?

1. Praying to god once in every 10 days.
2. Giving one-tenth of the income for charity.
3. Feeding 10 people.
4. Donating 10 times of your expenses.

Q. Select the odd one from the following.

Hint: Cities established by Guru Arjan Devji.

1. Tarn Taran
2. Hargobind
3. Chheharta
4. Kartarpur

Q. From the following options, choose the cities where Guru Arjan Devji solved water issues:

1. Gondiwal
2. Amritsar
3. Wadali
4. Lahore

Q. Arrange the events that led to the establishment of the Golden Temple in chronological order: 1) Prakash Utsav; 2) Laying the foundation stone for the temple; 3) Compilation of Adi Granth Sahib; 4) Guru Granth Sahibji was completed; 5) Baba Budda Ji became the Granthi.

1. 2, 3, 1, 5, 4
2. 2, 3, 4, 1, 5
3. 2, 3, 1, 4, 5
4. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Q. Given below are two statements about Guru Arjan Devji. Read the statements, identify each of them as true or false and mark the suitable option given:

Statement 1 (S1): Guru Arjan Devji established towns near water sources. This avoided water scarcity issues.

Statement 2 (S2): Guru Arjan Devji oversaw the digging of a tank, Gangasagar. He named this town 'Gangasagar.'

1. S1: True; S2: True
2. S1: False; S2: False
3. S1: False; S2: True
4. S1: True; S2: False

Q. Where was the Adi Granth Sahib compiled?

1. Kartarpur
2. Banks of Ramsar
3. Banks of Beas
4. Amritsar

Q. Which of the following is celebrated to commemorate the completion of the Adi Granth Sahib?

1. Baisakhi
2. Prakash Utsav
3. Lohri
4. Basant Panchami

Q.

Which of the following is not an instance of an exercise of a fundamental right?

(a) Workers from Bihar go to the Punjab to work on the farms

(b) Christian missions set up a chain of missionary schools

(c) Men and women government employees get the same salary

(d) Parents’ property is inherited by their children

Q. What were the duties of Masand?

1. Attend langar everyday
2. Collect Daswandh from people
3. Avoid public gatherings
4. Spread the teachings of a Guru

Q. What does Dasvandh mean?

1. Tax
2. Charity
3. One-tenth
4. Prayer

Q. The town of Hargobindpur is named after Hargobind, the son of Guru Arjan Dev Ji.

1. True
2. False

Q. Why did Guru Arjan Dev Ji start the Masand system?

1. To earn a living.
2. To raise war funds.
3. To fund charitable projects.
4. To promote and propagate Sikhism.

Q. Guru Arjan Devji composed 2218 shabads with the help of Bhai Gurudas ji.
Which of the following option(s) is/are true regarding the above statement.

1. This is false.
2. This is true.
3. Cannot comment on this.
4. The shabads were composed by Guru Nanak Ji.

Q. Guru Arjan Dev Ji started the practice of crowdfunding projects by collecting one-tenth of income, and this was known as the system.

1. Masandh
2. Daswandh
3. Jizya