Question: Consider the following statement regarding Guru Nanak:
1. Guru Nanak was born in Talwandi , Nanakana Sahib (now in Pakistan)
2. Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary is being celebrated this year.
Choose the correct options of the following:
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- 549th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak is being celebrated this year. He was born in Talwandi, Nanakana Sahib (now in Pakistan).
- Guru Nanak is the Founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Sikh gurus. His birth anniversary is celebrated as Gurupurab on Kartik Pooranmashi all over India.
- Thousands of pilgrims all over the world will gather at Gurdwara Punja Sahib (in Pakistan) to perform their rituals which include ‘Akhand Path’, ‘Ashnan’, ‘Matha Tek’ and ‘Kirtan’.
- Guru Nanak’s words are registered in the form of 974 poetic hymns in the holy text of Sikhism, the Guru Granth sahib, as a collection of verses recorded in Gurumukhi.
Links:
https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/sikhs-gather-in-pak-s-gurdwara-panja-sahib-to-mark-guru-nanak-s-birthday-118112600193_1.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_Nanak