Question

To whom Guru Nanak dev Ji was sent to study Sanskrit in his childhood ?
A)To pandit Brij lal
B)To pandit Mohan lal
C)To pandit Gopal
D)To pandit Malviya

Answer 1

Hint: Sikhism was founded by Guru Nanak in the Punjab region in the 15th century. The Sikh panth was as old as the Mughal Empire. When Guru Nanak began to preach his message of devotion and equality in Punjab in the 15th century , Babur was founding the Mughal Empire. Sikh literally means learner or disciple.

Complete answer:
(A) Pandit Brij , a brilliant Sanskrit scholar, famed not only for wisdom and scholarship, but also for his spirituality and insight. Mehta Kalu placed Guru Nanak under his tutorship, so that he might become a great scholar of Sanskrit and adept in vedic studies. While Guru Nanak studied Sanskrit, he continued to compose poems giving his critical reflections on everything that tickled his sensitive imagination.

(B)Pandit Mohan lal is an Ex Finance Minister and Home Minister of Punjab who has been a brilliant exponent of Laws and scriptures, a dedicated social and political reformer, a seasonal parliamentarian and an eminent educationist . He Joined politics as a student, it was by virtue of his hard work and commitment that he emerged as a brilliant politician whose worth was aptly valued by politicians like sardar partap singh

(C)Pandit ‘Gopal’, who ran a small school offered guru nanak 5 rupees and sweets and accepted him in the school.He accepted young nanak with pleasure. Pandit Gopal went through the writing over and over; his admiration and amazement increasing after each subsequent reading, he touched the wooden tablet to his forehead and gave it back to Guru Nanak.

(D)Pandit Malviya is a freedom fighter, the famed Indian educationalist and freedom fighter who is called “Mahamana”who is known for founding the Banaras Hindu University and for becoming one of the torch bearers of the freedom struggle - acting as a bridge between the Moderates and Extremists in the Congress . In2015, the government bestowed Malaviya with the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest Civilian honour

Hence, the correct answer is option (A)

Note: Being born to a hindu patwari family young nanak with a radiant smile in his face learned the languages like sanskrit , persian and preached some of the religions like hinduism and Muslim.