Question

Guru Arjan Devji was the youngest child in his family. He became the fifth Guru surpassing his elder siblings. Pick the relevant options that state the reason why Arjan Dev became the successor:

• A. Prithi Chand was greedy and shrewd.
• B. Prithi Chand was not interested in worldly affairs.
• C. Mahadev was greedy and shrewd.
• D. Mahadev was not interested in the worldly affairs.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (D)

The correct options are
A Prithi Chand was greedy and shrewd.
D Mahadev was not interested in the worldly affairs.

Prithi Chand, the eldest son, was known to be greedy and shrewd. Mahadev, the second son, was not interested in worldly affairs. Arjan was a humble and obedient child; his father chose him to be the fifth Sikh Guru.