The Sikhs
The Sikh community was a fierce opponent of Mughal power. Starting from the execution of Guru Arjun Dev during the reign of Jahangir, the death of Guru Tegh Bahadur on the orders of Aurangzeb, the establishment of the Khalsa at Anandpur by the tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, and Banda Bahadur's struggle against the enemies of the Khalsa, the rise of the Sikh Misal in the Punjab, and the rise to power of the Marathas in the 18th century.
The Sikhs
1. The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was –
Ans:- Lahore. [I.A.S, 1994]
2. Who united all Sikhs and founded a kingdom in the Punjab?
Ans:- Maharaja Ranjit Singh [Railways, 1992]
3. The Sikh Guru who fought Mughals was –
Ans:- Guru Gobind Singh. [C.R.P.F, 1990]
4. The Sikh Guru who was killed by the orders of Aurangzeb was –
Ans:- Guru Tegh Bahadur, The ninth Guru of the Sikh religion.
5. The Sikh Khalsa was founded by –
Ans:- Guru Gobind Singh.
6. The British allowed Ranjit Singh to rule over the territories west of the Satluj because –
Ans:- They were afraid of his French trained army.
7. The birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh is –
Ans:- Patna.
8. Sikh Guru Arjun Dev was killed during the reign of –
Ans:- Jahangir. [Transmission Executives Exam, 1994]
9. Before the rise of Ranjit Singh, Punjab was under the control of –
Ans:- Maratha Commanders . [Stenographer’s Exam, 1994]
10. Which Sikh Guru laid the foundation of the city of Amritsar?
Ans:- Guru Ramdas.
11. In 1809, Maharaja Ranjit Singh signed a treaty with –
Ans:- East India Company. [C.D.S, 1992]
12. Maharaja Ranjit Singh signed a treaty of “Perpetual friendship” with the British in the year 1809 at –
Ans:- Amritsar.
13. The “Misl” of which Ranjit Singh was the leader was –
Ans:- Sukerchakia. [Transmission Executives Exam, 1994]
14. Guru Gobind Singh sent Banda Bahadur to Punjab –
Ans:- to crush the enemies of Khalsa. [Assistant Grade, 1990]
15. Zawabits are concerned with –
Ans:- Laws regulating the mint house. [Teacher’s Exam, 1994]