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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 48

SSC CGL - 21 April 2022 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q48

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Sri Akal Takht Sahib is located within the ______ complex.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Golden Temple

  • The Akal Takht ("Throne of the Timeless One") is one of five takhts (seats of power) of the Sikhs located within the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, Punjab.

  • It was built by Shri Guru Hargobind Ji as a place of justice and consideration of temporal issues; the highest seat of earthly authority of the Khalsa (the collective body of the Sikhs) and the place of the Jathedar, the highest spokesman of the Sikhs.