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The Guru teaches and the Sikh learns, but how many Gurus do Sikhs learn from?
A
100
B
10
C
1
D
1000
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There have been just ten human Gurus. Their lives spanned the period from Nanak’s birth in 1469 to the passing away of Guru Gobind Singh in 1708. Since then the Sikhs’ living Guru has been the Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred volume of scripture.

Detailed explanation-2: -The year 1469 marks the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. He was succeeded by nine other human gurus until, in 1708, the Guruship was finally passed on by the tenth guru to the holy Sikh scripture, Guru Granth Sahib, which is now considered the living Guru by the followers of the Sikh faith.

Detailed explanation-3: -Two Sikh leaders, Guru Arjan and Guru Tegh Bahadur, were executed by order of the reigning Mughal emperor on grounds of political opposition. The 10th and last Guru, Gobind Singh, before his death (1708) declared the end of the succession of personal Gurus.

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