Question

When Guru Gobind Singh was born?
A) 22 November 1666 A.D
B) 22 December 1666 A.D
C) 23 January 1667 A.D
D) 22 December 1667 A.D

Answer 1

Hint:
On this date, the National Mathematics day is celebrated. The day is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of the great Mathematician Srinivas Ramanujan.

Complete step by step solution:
Guru Gobind Singh was born in Patna in the Sodhi Khatri family. He was the tenth Sikh guru also called the tenth nanak. His father was Guru Tegh Bahadur. He founded the Sikh warrior community called “ Khalsa “ in the year 1699. He is also credited with the “ Dasam Granth “. The birth name of Guru Gobind Singh was Gobind Rai.
He had three wives. He married Matta Jito on 21st June 1667 at Basantgarh and had three sons Jujhar Singh, Zoravar Singh, and Fateh Singh. Then he married Mata Sundari on 4th April 1864 and had one son Ajit Singh. Then his third wife was Mata Sahib Devan on 15th April 1700 and had no children. He referred to Mata Sahib Devan as “Mother of the Khalsa “.
He also initiated the five K’s tradition of the Khalsa namely –
1) Kesh
2) Kangha
3) Kara
4) Kirpan
5) Kachera

Additional Information:
The “ Dassam Granth” is a holy book in Sikhism. The holy book has a total of 18 sections covering different topics such as Chaubis Avtar, Brahma Avatar, Rudra Avtar, Gyan Prabodh, Chandi di var, Savaiye etc.

Note:
Guru Gobind Singh fought a total of 13 battles against the Mughal empire. Some of the battles are the Battle of Gular, Battle of Anandpur, Battle of Nadaun, Battle of Bhangani, Battle of Nirmohgarh, and Battle of Muktsar.