CURRENT AFFAIRS

2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Lok Sabha passed the Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Bill, 2016 on 25 April 2016.This bill is related to which community
A
Sikhism
B
Keshdhari
C
Sahejdari
D
Sindhis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -(1) This Act may be called the Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Act, 2016. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force from 8th October, 2003. “Provided that no person shall be registered as an elector who-(a) trims or shaves his beard or keshas; (b) smokes; and (c) takes alcoholic drinks.”. Punjab Act VIII of 1925.

Detailed explanation-2: -SIKH GURDWARAS 1925: Pb. 10. Petition of claim to property included in a list published under sub-section (3) of section 7: signing and verification of petitions under sub-section (1): notification of property not claimed under sub-section (1), and effect of such notification.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Act came into force on 1 November 1925 with a gazette notification from the government of Punjab. The Act made a Central Gurdwara Board elected by the Sikhs to be the custodian of all important Sikh places of worship.

Detailed explanation-4: -Legacy of 100 years Under Section 85 of the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, the SGPC is running smooth and transparent management of 83 historic gurdwaras and the same under Section 87 is 200 gurdwaras.

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