Question

Assertion [A]: The majority of the people in Punjab follow the Sikh religion.

Reason [R]: Banda Singh Bahadur, a Sikh warrior and a commander of the Khalsa army, defeated the Mughals in 1709.

• A. Both A and R are correct
• B. Both A and R are incorrect
• C. A is correct but R is incorrect
• D. A is incorrect but A is correct

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both A and R are correct

Banda Singh Bahadur, a Sikh warrior and the commander of the Khalsa army, defeated the Mughals in 1709. By the 1760s itself, the Sikhs had established their superiority in this region. That is why, the majority of the people in Punjab follow the Sikh religion.