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Q181. What are 'Ashtpadas'?

Ans: Hymns of eight verses

Q182. Who wrote Sukhmani Saheb?

Ans: Guru Arjan Dev Ji.

Q183. Which Raag is Sukhmani Saheb written in?

Ans: Raag Gauri.

Q184. How many cantos (Ashtpadas) are contained in Sukhmani Saheb?

Ans: 24 – each containing eight stanzas. A Sloka or couplet precedes each Ashtpadi.

Q185. What is a 'Salok'?

Ans: Sloka, in Sanskrit, signifies a verse of laudation. In Hindi and Punjabi, Salok has come to imply a couplet with a moral or devotional content.

Q186. How many Saloks are contained in Salok Mahala 9?

Ans: 57

Q187. What is a 'Vaar'?

Ans: Vaar is a verse form in Punjabi, popular in folklore as well as in refined poetry.

Q188. How many Vaars are contained in the Guru Granth Saheb Ji?

Ans: Guru Granth Saheb contains 22 Vaars dealing with spiritual and ethical themes.

 

Q189. Who composed the highest number of Vaars in Guru Granth Saheb ?

Ans: Guru Ram Das composed the highest number of Vaars – 8/22.

Q190. Which Vaars in Guru Granth Saheb don't have Salokas?

Ans: All the Vaars in Guru Granth Saheb with the exception of Basant Ki Vaar and Ramkali Ki Vaar by Satta and Balvand, have Salokas added to their Pauris by Guru Arjan at the time of the compilation of the Adi Granth.

Q191. What are the 'Salok Varaan Te Vadheek' in Guru Granth Saheb Ji?

Ans: The ‘Salok Varaan Te Vadheek’ is the title given to the miscellany comprising 152 Salokas or couplets appearing in the concluding portion of Guru Granth Saheb.

Q192. What are the 'Vaaraan Bhai Gurdas'?

Ans: Vaaraan Bhai Gurdas is the title given to the collection of 40 Vaars written in Punjabi by Bhai Gurdas.

Q193. What is the total number of Ragas in the Guru Granth Saheb Ji?

Ans: 31

Q194. How many has the Guru used?

Ans: 31, the first being Sri Raag and the last Jaijavanti.

Q195. Name these 31 Ragas.

Ans:

  1. Sriraag
  2. Majh
  3. Gauri
  4. Aasa
  5. Gujri
  6. Devgandhari
  7. Bihagarha
  8. Vadhans
  9. Sorath
  10. Dhanasari
  11. Jaitsari
  12. Todi
  13. Baerari
  14. Tilang
  15. Suhi
  16. Bilawal
  17. Gond
  18. Ramkali
  19. Nat Narayan
  20. Mali Gourha
  21. Maru
  22. Tukhari
  23. Kedara
  24. Bhairou
  25. Basant
  26. Sarang
  27. Malar
  28. Kanrha
  29. Kalyan
  30. Prabhati
  31. Jaijavanti

Q196. Name the third son of Aurangzeb who proclaimed himself the Emperor of India after the death of Aurangzeb.

Ans: Muhammad Azam

Q197. Who stabbed Guru Gobind Singh Ji?

Ans: One of the two pathans sent by Wazir Khan to kill Guru Gobind Singh Ji

 

Q198. When did Guru Gobind Singh Ji become 'Joti Jot' (immersed in the Eternal Light)?

Ans: October 7, 1708 A.D.

Q199. What is the significance of Hazur Saheb (one of the 5 Takhts)?

Ans: Guru Gobind Singh Ji became ‘Joti Jot’ (immersed in the Eternal Light) here in 1708 A.D.

Q200. Who built Hazur Saheb?

Ans: Maharaja Ranjit Singh.