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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India is celebrating the 350th Prakash Parv or birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh Ji in which city
A
Lucknow
B
Patna
C
Ranchi
D
Chandigarh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Patna, the capital city of Bihar is the birthplace of Shri Guru Gobind Singh ji and host city for 350th anniversary celebrations.

Detailed explanation-2: -Guru Govind singh jayanti 2022 celebrated on 29 December. This festival is also known as Prakash parv.

Detailed explanation-3: -Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti or Prakash Parv 2022: It is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh and this year it falls on 29 December. He was the tenth Guru out of total of ten Sikh Gurus. On 22 December 1666, he was born in Patna, Bihar as per the Julian calendar.

Detailed explanation-4: -The ‘Parkash Purb’ (birth anniversary) would be observed on January 9, 2022 and December 29, 2022, as well, due to the discrepancy in dates.

Detailed explanation-5: -This is going to be his 356th birth anniversary.As per Hindu Calendar, Guru Gobind Singh ji was born on Saptami Tithi of Shukla Paksha 1723 Samvat in the month of Pausha. Guru Gobind Singh birth anniversary is being celebrated on December 29, 2022.

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