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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Guru Nanak Dev was the founder of the ____ religion.
A
Sikh
B
Islam
C
Hindu
D
Christianity
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -They regard Guru Nanak (1469–1539) as the founder of their faith and Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708), the tenth Guru, as the Guru who formalised their religion. Religions and religious teachers do not exist in a vacuum: India, in the Gurus’ time, was ruled by Mughal emperors who were Muslim.

Detailed explanation-2: -Born in 1469 in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan, Guru Nanak Dev Ji is the first guru and founder of Sikhism – the fifth largest religion in the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nanak was born on 15 April 1469 at Rāi Bhoi Kī Talvaṇḍī village (present-day Nankana Sahib, Punjab, Pakistan) in the Lahore province of the Delhi Sultanate, although according to one tradition, he was born in the Indian month of Kārtik or November, known as Kattak in Punjabi.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sikhism is the world’s fifth-largest religion. The word ‘Sikh’ means ‘learner’ or ‘seeker of truth’. Sikhism advocates equality, social justice, service to humanity, and tolerance for other religions.

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