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Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Life and His Teachings

  1. When was Guru Nanak Dev Ji born? 1469 AD
  2. Where was Guru Nanak Dev Ji born? Talwandi Rai Bhoi Ki
  3. By what name is the birth place of Guru Nanak Dev Ji known at present?Nankana Sahib
  4. What was the name of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s father? Mehta Kalu Ji
  5. What was the name of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s mother? Mata Tripta Ji
  6. What was the name of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s sister? Bibi Nanaki Ji
  7. Name the teachers who tought Guru Nanak Dev ji in his childhood. Pandit Gopal, Pandit Brijnath and Maulavi Qutubdin
  8. Name the priest who was called to perform the ceremony of ‘Janeoo’? Pandit Hadyal
  9. What was the name of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s wife? Bibi Sulakhani Ji
  10. What was the name of Bibi Sulakhani’s father? Mool Chand Ji
  11. Where did Mool Chand Ji live? Batala
  12. Name Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s sons. Shri Chand Ji and Lakhmi Das Ji
  13. Why was Guru Nanak Dev Ji sent to Sultanpur Lodhi? For Job
  14. Where did Guru Nanak Dev Ji serve at Sultanpur Lodhi? At Daulat Khan Lodhi’s Modikhana
  15. Where did Guru Nanak Dev Ji attain divine knowledge? Sultanpur Lodhi
  16. At the edge of which river did Guru Nanak Dev Ji attain the enlightenment?River Bein
  17. How much was Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s age at the time of enlightment? 30 Years
  18. What were the first words of Guru Nanak Dev Ji after the enlightment?  Na Ko Hindu Na Ko Musalman
  19. How many years did Guru Nanak Dev Ji spend in his pilgrimages?21
  20. When did Guru Nanak Dev Ji started first pilgrimage? 1499 AD
  21. Where did Guru Nanak Dev Ji reach first of all during his first pilgrimage?Saidpur
  22. What is the another name of Saidpur? Aemnabad
  23. In whose home did Guru Nanak Dev Ji stay at Saidpur? Bhai Lalo
  24. What was the profession of Bhai Lalo? He was a carpenter
  25. Whom did Guru Nanak Dev Ji change at Talumba? Sajjan the rogue
  26. Whom did Guru Nanak Dev Ji meet at Panipat? Sufi Shaikh Tahir
  27. With whom did Guru Nanak Dev Ji have a debate at Gorakh Matta?With Yogis
  28. By what name was Gorakh Matta known after Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s visit? Nanak Matta
  29. Where did the debate between Guru Nanak Dev Ji and Pandit Chaturdas take place?Banaras
  30. What was the subject of debate between Guru Nanak Dev Ji and Pandit Chaturdas? Idol Worship
  31. Name the magical woman of Kamarupa who tried to trap Guru Nanak Dev Ji in illusion. Noor Shahi
  32. Whom did Guru Nanak Dev Ji meet at Pakpatan? Sheikh Braham
  33. Where did Guru Nanak Dev Ji broken the vanity of Wali Kandhari? Hasan Abdal
  34. What is the modern name of Hasan Abdal? Panja Sahib
  35. Whom did Guru Nanak Dev Ji meet at Multan? Shikh Baha-ud-din
  36. Whom did Guru Nanak Dev Ji meet at Macca? Qazi Rukan-ud-din
  37. In year did the Saidpur invastion take place? In 1520 AD
  38. When did Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s pilgrimages came to end? In 1521 AD
  39. Which famous town was established by Guru Nanak Dev JI?     Kartarpur Sahib
  40. On the bank of which river is Kartarpur Sahib situated? Ravi
  41. What is meant by Kartarpur? The Town of God
  42. How many years did Guru Nanak Dev Ji spend at Kartarpur Sahib?18 year
  43. Name two famous institutions established by Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Sangat and Pangat
  44. At which place did Guru Nanak Dev Ji pretended to irrigate by giving water in western side when everyone was offering water to Sun? Hariduar
  45. Whom did Guru Nanak Dev Ji meet at Dhubri? Shander Dev
  46. Who was Noor Shahi?Famous witch at Kamarupa
  47. Where did Guru Nanak Dev Ji tell the people the original concept of Aarti? Jaggannath Puri at Orrisa
  48. On which mountain, did Guru Nanak Dev Ji meet the Siddhas? Mount Kailash
  49. Where did Guru Nanak Dev Ji meet famous Muslim Saint Hamza Gaus? Sialkot
  50. To which Muslim Shaikh, did Guru Nanak Dev Ji meet at Baghdad? Sheikh Behlol
  51. Which Mughal King was contemporery of Guru Nanak Dev Ji?Babur
  52. When did Babur arrested Guru Nanak Dev Ji? In 1520 AD
  53. Where did Babur arrested Guru Nanak Dev Ji? At Saidpur
  54. What is Maya, according to Guru Nanak Dev Ji? World is a Maya
  55. According to Guru Nanak Dev ji, what are the five enemies of human being? Lust, Anger, Love, Greed and Vanity
  56. What is meant by self surrender? To renonunce vanity
  57. What is meant by ‘Nadar’? God’s Blessings
  58. What is meant by ‘Hukam’? God’s Will
  59. What is meant by ‘Kirat’? Incentives earned by hardwork and honesty
  60. How many hymns were composed by Guru Nanak Dev Ji?976
  61. Who composed Japu Ji Sahib? Guru Nanak Dev Ji
  62. At what time of the day is Japu Ji Sahib recited? In the morning
  63. Who started the tradition of Kirtan? Guru Nanak Dev Ji
  64. Who established the tradition of Langar? Guru Nanak Dev Ji
  65. Where did Guru Nanak Dev Ji spend his last days? At Kartarpur Sahib
  66. When did Guru Nanak Dev Ji left for heavenly abode? In 1539 AD

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