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

1909

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1920

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1939

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1940

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Solution

The correct option is B 1920
The Mahantas were appointed by the British, and they were self-serving and immoral. The Sikhs petitioned the British to fix this problem, but they were ignored. In November 1920, the Sikhs took passed a resolution to form a committee of Sikh representatives to administer the Gurudwaras in the place of Mahantas.

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