Question: National Institute of Inter-faith Studies is proposed to be opened in which of the following state?
(a) Punjab
(b) Gujarat
(c) Karnataka
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- First-of- its –kind, a Centre for Inter faith Studies will be set up at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (Punjab), as a part of year long activities to commemorate 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Devji.
- This institute will be set up on the lines of the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev advocating brotherhood, diversity and the concept of unity in diversity.
- Guru Nanak Dev was the first of ten Sikh Gurus and founder of Sikhism. He was born in Nankana Sahib, Punjab, Pakistan.
- Nanak’s teachings can be found in the Sikh scripture Guru Granth Sahib, as a collection of verses recorded in Gurmukhi.
Links:
http://ddnews.gov.in/national/government-commemorate-550th-birth-anniversary-shri-guru-nanak-devji