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Villages Kup and Rahira where Vadda Ghallughara occurred is situated in the district ?

  1. A. Lahore
  2. B. Sangrur
  3. C. Amritsar
  4. D. None amongst above
Answer and explanation

Answer: B

The villages Kup and Rahira, where the Vadda Ghallughara occurred in 1762, are situated in the district of Sangrur, near Malerkotla.

Lahore and Amritsar are not the district of these villages, and option D is wrong because Sangrur is among the choices.

The Vadda Ghallughara, the great holocaust of 1762, is the event in which Ahmad Shah Abdali's forces killed a very large number of Sikhs.

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UGC NET 2014

Author of 'Kukian Di Vithia' book is

  1. A. Giani Dit Singh
  2. B. Bhai Kahn Singh Nabho
  3. C. Karam Singh Historian
  4. D. Ganda Singh
Answer and explanation

Answer: D

The author of Kukian Di Vithia is Ganda Singh, the Sikh historian, according to the key.

Giani Dit Singh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha and Karam Singh Historian are other Sikh writers and historians with their own works, so they are not the keyed answer.

The key is taken as printed; the other three names are writers on Sikh history and doctrine, and the choice rests on who is credited with this title.

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UGC NET 2014

Raagmala was denied the part of Guru Granth by

  1. A. Babu Teja Singh Bhasaur
  2. B. Bhai Randhir Singh
  3. C. Both of them
  4. D. None amongst them
Answer and explanation

Answer: C

Both of them, Babu Teja Singh Bhasaur and Bhai Randhir Singh, denied that Raagmala is part of the Guru Granth Sahib, according to the key. Each rejected it as not part of the scripture.

Options A and B name only one of them, and option D is wrong because both did take that position.

The Raagmala is the list of ragas at the end of the Guru Granth Sahib, and its place in the scripture has long been debated among Sikhs.

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UGC NET 2014

Author of Satyarth Prakash is

  1. A. Shardha Ram Fillouri
  2. B. Dhani Ram Chatrik
  3. C. Swami Dayanand
  4. D. Pandit Tara Singh Narotam
Answer and explanation

Answer: C

The author of Satyarth Prakash is Swami Dayanand, who founded the Arya Samaj and wrote this work in 1875 to set out his teachings and his criticism of other practices.

Shardha Ram Fillouri, Dhani Ram Chatrik and Pandit Tara Singh Narotam were Punjabi writers and scholars of other works, so they are not its author.

The work is a basic text of the Arya Samaj, and the founder wrote it in Hindi so that ordinary readers could understand it.

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UGC NET 2014

Shabdarath Guru Granth Sahib was edited by

  1. A. Prof. Sahib Singh
  2. B. Bhai Vir Singh
  3. C. Giani Dit Singh
  4. D. Principal Teja Singh
Answer and explanation

Answer: D

Shabdarth Guru Granth Sahib was edited by Principal Teja Singh, according to the key. It is a word-meaning edition of the scripture and is associated with his name.

Prof. Sahib Singh is known for his own commentary, Guru Granth Sahib Darpan, so he is not the keyed editor of the Shabdarth, and Bhai Vir Singh and Giani Dit Singh are not accepted by the key for this work.

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