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Guru Arjan Dev Ji and His Martyrdom

  1. When was Guru Arjan Dev Ji born?     15th April, 1563 AD
  2. Where was Guru Arjan Dev Ji born?At Goindwal Sahib
  3. What was the name of Guru Arjan Dev Ji’s father?Guru Ram Das Ji
  4. What was the name of Guru Arjan Dev Ji’s mother?Bibi Bhani Ji
  5. How was Guru Amar Das Ji related to Guru Arjan Dev Ji? Guru Amar Das Ji was Maternal Grandfather of Guru Arjan Dev Ji
  6. What did Guru Amar Das predict at the time of Guru Arjan Dev Ji’s birth? He predicted, “ My grandson will be a great scholar of Bani.”
  7. What was the name of Guru Arjan Dev Ji’s wife?Ganga Devi Ji
  8. What was the name of Guru Arjan Dev Ji’s son?Hargobind Ji
  9. When was Hargobind Ji born?1595 AD
  10. When did Guru Arjan Dev Ji get the Guruship?1581 AD
  11. How many brothers did Guru Arjan Dev Ji have?2, Pirthi Chand, Mahadev Ji
  12. Who was Pirthi Chand?Elder Brother of Guru Arjan Dev Ji
  13. Which sect was founded by Pirthi Chand?Meena
  14. Where was the “Nakshbandi” movement founded?At Sarhind
  15. Who was the leader of “Nakshbandi” movement?Sheikh Ahmed Sarhandi
  16. Who was Chandu Shah?Diwan of Lahore
  17. What is meant by “Harimandir”? the Temple of God
  18. Where was the Golden Temple established? At Sri Amritsar Sahib
  19. The Golden Temple was built in the middle of which sarovar? Amritsarovar
  20. When was the foundation of Golden Temple laid?13 January 1588
  21. Who laid the foundation stone of Golden Temple?Sain Miyan Meer Ji
  22. How many doors of Golden Temple were installed?4
  23. When was the construction of the Golden Temple completed? 1601 AD
  24. Who established the Tarn Taran Sahib?Guru Arjan Dev Ji
  25. When was Tarn Taran Sahib established?1590 AD
  26. Write the names of any two cities established by Guru Arjan Dev Ji. Kartarpur and Hargobindpur
  27. In which district is Kartarpur Sahib located?Jalandhar
  28. What is the meaning of Kartarpur?The Town of God
  29. Which sarovar was constructed at Kartarpur Sahib?Gangsar
  30. On which occassion did Guru Arjan Dev Ji establish Hargobindpur? On the occasion of Birth of Hargobind Ji
  31. When was Hargobindpur Sahib established? 1595 AD
  32. Where did Guru Arjan Dev Ji build the Baoli?Dabbi Bazaar, Lahore
  33. Who established the Masand system? Guru Ram Das Ji
  34. When did the Masand system really develop?At the time of Guru ArjanDev Ji
  35. The word ‘Masand’ belongs to which language?Persian
  36. The word ‘Masand’ is derived from which Persian word? Masnad
  37. What does the word ‘Masnad’ mean? High Rank
  38. Who compiled Adi Granth Sahib?Guru Arjan Dev Ji
  39. Where was the Adi Granth Sahib compiled?At Sri Amritsar Sahib
  40. On the bank of which sarovar, the Adi Granth Sahib was compiled? Ramsar
  41. Who wrote the Bani in Aad Granth Sahib?Bhai Gurdas Ji
  42. In which year the compilation of Aad Granth Sahib started? 1601 AD
  43. In which year was the compilation of Aad Granth Sahib completed? 1604 AD
  44. When was the Adi Granth Sahib installed in the Golden Temple? 16 August 1604 AD
  45. How many ‘Angas’ (Pages) are there in Adi Granth Sahib?1430
  46. In how many ragas was the Bani recorded in Adi Granth Sahib? 31
  47. In which script is the Adi Granth Sahib written?Gurmukhi Script
  48. In the beginning, the Bani of how many Guru Sahibs was there in Adi Granth Sahib? First Five Guru Sahibs
  49. In the time of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the Bani of which Guru Sahib was included in Adi Granth Sahib? Guru Teg Bahadur Ji
  50. What status did Guru Gobind Singh Ji give to Adi Granth Sahib? The Status of Guru
  51. Which Guru Sahib contributed the highest number of Hymns to Adi Granth Sahib? Guru Arjan Dev Ji
  52. When was Guru Arjan Dev Ji martyred?30th May 1606 AD
  53. Which Mughal emperor was resposible for martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Ji? Jahangir
  54. When did Jahangir ascended to the throne?1605 AD
  55. What is the name of Jahangir’s autobiography?Tuzak-i-Jahangiri

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