GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When offered the choice between death and conversion by Aurangzeb, the Sikh Guru chose the former and was executed. Who was this Guru?
A
Guru Arjun Dev
B
Guru Har Gobind
C
Guru Teg Bhadur
D
Guru Gobind Singh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -November 24 is commemorated as the Shaheedi Divas of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth guru of the Sikhs, who stood up against forcible conversions by the Mughals, and was executed on the orders of Aurangzeb in 1675.

Detailed explanation-2: -Guru Tegh Bahādur, (born 1621?, Amritsar, Punjab, India-died November 11, 1675, Delhi), ninth Sikh Guru (1664–75) and second Sikh martyr. He was also the father of the 10th Guru, Gobind Singh.

Detailed explanation-3: -At that time, Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, Mata Nanki Ji, their mother and Mata Gujri Ji, their wife had been staying in Bakala Sahib for 26 years. Guru Sahib did meditation for all those years in a basement room. It was Bhai Makhan Shah Lubana who discovered Guru Sahib and told the world that he had found the Guru.

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