6. Which of the following is not connected to Bhakti Movement ?





Answer & Solution

Answer:

Maharishi Valmiki

Solution:

The Bhakti Movement was a spiritual and social movement in medieval India that emphasized devotion to God and equality among people, rejecting ritualistic practices. Figures like Guru Nanak, Tulsi Das, and Meera Bai were prominent in the Bhakti Movement. However, Maharishi Valmiki, the author of the Ramayana, lived in ancient times and was not associated with this medieval movement.

7. Who founded Udasis Sect ?





Answer & Solution

Answer:

Baba Sri Chand Ji

Solution:

The Udasi Sect was founded by Baba Sri Chand Ji, the elder son of Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

8. Punjabi Writer Surjit Patar won Sahitya Academy Award in 1993 for which of the following literary works.





Answer & Solution

Answer:

Hanere Vich Sulagdi Varnmala

Solution:

Surjit Patar won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1993 for his poetry collection "Hanere Vich Sulghdi Varnmala".

2021: Khalid Hussain won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his short story collection Sullan Da Salan.

2022: Sukhjit received the award for his short story collection Main Aynghosh Nahi.

2023: Swarnjit Savi was honored with the award for his poetry collection Mann Di Chip.

 

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9. Which of the following is not the son of Guru Ram Das Ji?





Answer & Solution

Answer:

Baba Gurditta

Solution:

Guru Ram Das Ji, the fourth Sikh Guru, had three sons:

  1. Priti Chand (also known as Prithia)
  2. Guru Arjan Dev Ji (who became the fifth Sikh Guru)
  3. Baba Mahan Dev

Baba Gurditta was the son of Guru Hargobind Ji, the sixth Sikh Guru, not Guru Ram Das Ji.

10. The British jurist who was Chairman of Boundary Commission that decided India- Pakistan border in Punjab was :





Answer & Solution

Answer:

Cyril Radcliffe

Solution:

Cyril Radcliffe, a British lawyer, was appointed as the Chairman of the Boundary Commission in 1947 to demarcate the boundaries between India and Pakistan in Punjab and Bengal.