Gurudwara Movements

Q. How did the British control the Sikh community in Punjab?

1. The British addressed the concerns of the Sikhs and returned control of the Gurudwaras to the Sikhs.
2. The British handed control of the Gurudwaras to their clergymen called Mahantas.
3. They controlled the treasury of the Darbar Sahib Gurudwara and denied the Sikhs access.
4. They sent troops to quell any demonstrations held by the Akali Dal to reclaim the Gurudwaras from the Mahantas.

Q. During the Gurudwara Reformation Movement, the Sikhs took matters into their own hands and passed a resolution to form a committee of Sikh representatives to administer the Gurudwaras in the place of Mahantas. In a bid to reform Gurudwaras, which of the following Sikh bodies were formed?

1. Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC)
2. Arya Samaj
3. Ghadar Party
4. Shiromani Akali Dal

Q. What were the methods used by the Babbar Akalis to revolt against the British control over the Sikh Gurudwaras?

1. The Babbar Akalis were militants who used violence against the British to revolt.
2. They tried to recruit soldiers for their cause to fight the British.
3. They were not hostile to the Indian agents of the British.
4. The Babbar Akali Doaba newspaper was distributed among the masses to spread their revolutionary message.

Q. Describe the work done by the Arya Samaj in Punjab.

Q. The Jatha sent by Shiromani Akali Dal in 1921 to capture Guru ka Bagh was led by .

1. Sunder Dass
2. Daan Singh
3. Ram Singh

Q. The Akali Dal tasked themselves with vacating the Mahantas of Gurudwaras. Which gurdwaras were they able to vacate without an incident?

1. Hasan Abdal
2. Baba Ke Beir
3. Gurudwara Gojran
4. Chaula Sahib

Q. When was the Gurudwara Reformation Act passed?

1. 1915
2. 1925
3. 1930
4. 1940

Q. Who renounced his knighthood for the protest against Britishers, due to their response towards home rule league leaders?

1. M Gandhi
2. Rabindranath Tagore
3. Sir S Subramaniya Aiyar
4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q. Which year did the Sikh community in Punjab decide to form a committee to administer the Gurudwaras in place of Mahantas?

1. 1940
2. 1909
3. 1920
4. 1939

Q. Who started the Manji System?

1. Guru Nanak Dev Ji
2. Guru Angad Dev Ji
3. Guru Amardas Ji
4. Guru Ram Das Ji

Q. What were the clergymen appointed by the British Governors called?

1. Mahantas
2. Akalis
3. Nirankaris
4. Namdharis

Q. Babbar Akali Doaba was a newspaper released by the Babbars and it published a list of 179 people they wanted to reform.

1. False
2. True