Q. Who among the following was the last guru of “sikh religion”?

[A] Guru Govind Singh

[B] Guru Nanak

[C] Tej Guru Bahadur

[D] Namdeva

Answer: A
Notes:

Explanation: The saint with the biggest institutional influence was Guru Nanak (1469–1539) who founded the Sikh religion which shows undoubted syncretic influence

  • The politics of the times created conflicts with the Mughal empire leading to persecution which resulted in the martyrdom of its gurus.
  • Guru Govind Singh was the last guru. After him the Granth Sahib was considered the guru. While the teachings of Guru Nank are the Adi Granth.

Source: Tamil Nadu NCERT

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