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Q221. Whom did Guru Gobind Singh Ji nominate as the first Jathedar (commander of the forces) of the Khalsa Panth?

Ans: Banda Singh Bahadur

Q222. Who abolished the Zamindaari (absentee landlord) system?

Ans: Banda Singh Bahadur

Q223. When did Banda Singh Bahadur attack Sirhind, where the Nawab had ordered the live-burial of the younger Sahebzadas?

Ans: On May 12, 1710 A.D. 

Q224. What did Wazir Khan do, and who killed him?

Ans: Wazir Khan ordered the murder of the two younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Fateh Singh killed him in the Battle of Chappar-Chiri.

Q225. Whom did Banda Singh appoint as Governor of Sirhind after conquering Sirhind?

Ans: Baaj Singh

Q226. Whom did Banda Singh appoint as Governor of Samana?

Ans: Fateh Singh

Q227. What did Banda Singh Bahadur name the Fort of Mukhlispur after repairing it?

Ans: Lohgarh meaning Iron Fort.

Q228. After assuming royal authority at Lohgarh, what did Banda Singh Bahadur do?

Ans:

  1. He struck coins in the name of the Guru.
  2. He introduced an Official Seal for his state documents and letters patent.
  3. He introduced his own Sammat or regnal year from the date of his conquest of Sirhind.
  4. He totally abolished the Zamindari (Landlord) System of the Mughals which had reduced the cultivators to the position of slaves.

Q229. What did Banda Singh Bahadur's Official Seal read?

Ans: Deg o teg o fateh o nusrat bedirang
Yaft az Nanak Guru Gobind Singh

 –

The Kettle and the Sword, Victory and ready Patronage have been obtained from Guru Nanak – Guru Gobind Singh

Q230. What do Degh, Tegh, and Fateh mean?

Ans:

  • Degh means Kettle (symbol of charity or of the means to feed the poor)                        
  • Tegh means Sword (symbol of power to protect the weak and helpless)
  • Fateh means Victory

Q231. What was the new war-cry that Banda Singh Bahadur introduced?

Ans:

‘Fateh Darshan’ meaning Victory to the Presence.

(It was later rejected by the Khalsa since it came to be used for and to replace the old Sikh Salutation of ‘Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh’.)

 

Q232. Where were Banda Singh and his companions taken from Gurdas Nangal?

Ans: They were taken to lahore by Abdus Samad Khan and then despatched to Delhi under the charge of his son, Zakhriya Khan.

Q233. What was the name of the Sikh who broke the chains around his hands and feet when Emperor Farrukh Siyar taunted him and his fellow Sikhs?

Ans: Baaj Singh

Q234. How many soldiers did Baaj Singh kill after breaking through the chains around his hands and feet?

Ans: He killed seven soldiers

Q235. When was Banda Singh Bahadur executed?

Ans: June 9, 1716

Q236. How was Banda Singh Bahadur executed?

Ans: His eyes were first removed by the point of a butcher’s knife. His left foot and then his two hands were severed from the body. His flesh was then torn with red-hot pincers, and finally he was decapitated and hacked to pieces limb by limb.

Q237. What is meant by 'Chardi Kala'?

Ans: Exalted Spirit

Q238. Who were the Bandeis?

Ans: Exalted Spirit

Q239. Whom did Mata Sundri in Delhi send to Amritsar to resolve the dispute between the Bandeis and Tat Khalsa?

Ans: Bhai Mani Singh and Kirpal Singh.

Q240. What was the name of the Sikh Government Contractor who was entrusted with the task of negotiation of the Nawabship and Jagir by Zakhrya Khan?

Ans: Subeg Singh. He was allowed to sit among the Khalsa assembly at Akal Takht, Amritsar, only after he had gone through the ceremony of exculpation, called ‘tankhah’, for having been a co-operator with the government.