UPSSSC Junior Assistant 2020 (4 Jan Shift 2)
In ______ Guru Gobind Singh convened a general meeting of the Sikhs at Anandpur Sahib on Baisakhi day and laid the foundation of Khalsa (or the pure).
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Answer: Option C — 1699
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Guru Gobind Singh founded the Khalsa at Anandpur Sahib on Baisakhi day in 1699, so the answer is (C). Note that the original paper printed option (C) as 1691 and none of the four options was correct, so the commission gave no answer; here (C) has been changed to 1699. At this gathering the Panj Pyare were chosen, the Amrit ceremony was held and the five Ks (kesh, kangha, kara, kachha, kirpan) were laid down for the Khalsa. No such event took place in '1679' or '1684'; Guru Gobind Singh became Guru in 1675 after the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur. '1702' is also wrong; the Battle of Chamkaur was fought in 1704. Guru Gobind Singh died at Nanded in 1708.
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