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SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 35

SSC CHSL - 16th October 2020 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q35

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The birthplace of Guru Nanak known as Nankana Sahib today, was earlier called.

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Correct answer: D

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The correct answer is option 4 i.e Rai Bhoi di Talwandi.

  • Nankana Sahib is a city of 80,000 in Pakistan’s Punjab province, where Gurdwara Janam Asthan (also called Nankana Sahib Gurdwara) is located. 
  • The shrine is built over the site where Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, was believed to be born in 1469.
  • The city was previously known as Talwandi and was founded by Rai Bhoi, a wealthy landlord. Rai Bhoi’s grandson, Rai Bular Bhatti, renamed the town ‘Nankana Sahib’ in honour of the Guru. ‘Sahib’ is an Arabic-origin epithet of respect.