Question: Which date has been declared as the “Veer Baal Diwas” by PM Modi?
(a) 25 December
(b) 26 December
(c) 27 December
(d) 28 December
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the public on the auspicious occasion of Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti on January 9, 2022 declared that starting this year, 26th December shall be marked as ‘Veer Baal Diwas.’
- ‘Veer Baal Diwas’ will be observed on the same day Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji and Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji attained martyrdom after being sealed alive in a wall, informed PM Modi.
- The Sahibzades were the four sons of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, who sacrificed their lives in an important battle against the Mughals.
- Sri Guru Gobind Singh’s son, Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji and Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji, popularly known as the two sahibzaades, attained martyrdom after they refused to convert to Islam.
- Guru Gobind Singh Ji was the tenth guru of Sikhs and the founder of the Khalsa community.
BY: AMIT GUPTA