Recent Sikh History

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Recent Sikh History

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• In the peaceful quest for Indian independence, of
  all the people hanged, exiled and imprisoned by
  the British, the percentage of Sikhs (who
  constituted 1.5 of the population) was
  approximately
• (a) 1.5 (b) 11 (c) 31 (d) 60 (e) 80

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The Answer is

• E 80

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• In the 1940s the British Parliament declared
  unequivocally that after the British quit India,
  there are three peoples, distinct peoples, who
  are the legitimate heirs to the sovereignty of
  India, and whatever these three nations agree
  to, their decision the British will accept before
  they quit India.
• These three peoples were
• Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists
• Buddhists, Muslims, Christians
• Hindus, Sikhs, Muslims
• Jains, Buddhists, Sikhs

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The Answer is

• C Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims

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• In March 1946, the Sikh representative body of
  the Panthic Akali Dal adopted a resolution in the
  context of independence. The resolution was
• to seek an Independent state.
• as recommended by Jinnah join Pakistan
• Hindus and Sikhs are inseparable, and they would
  offer unconditional support to the Indian
  National Congress
• The British should leave and India would remain
  as a single nation after their departure

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The Answer is

• A to seek an Independent State

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Which of the following are false about Mohandas
Gandhi

• A) He considered Guru Gobind Singh to be a
  patriot
• B) He supported Apartheid in South Africa
• C) He upheld the Caste system and held a hunger
  strike to ensure Dalits would remain subordinate
• D) He regularly abused Sikhs in his public
  speeches to the Nation

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• A -
• He considered Guru Gobind Singh to be a patriot
• He considered Guru Gobind Singh to be a
  MISGUIDED PATRIOT

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• Nehru and Gandhi, urging the Sikhs to join
  India, made a commitment that no constitution of
  India would be framed unless it was acceptable to
  the Sikhs. As a result the Indian constitution
• A) defines Sikhs as a distinct religious
  community like Hindus, Muslims and Christians
• B) was purely secular and does not mention any
  religious community
• C) considers Jains, Buddhists and Sikhs as being
  part of the wider Hindu community
• D) guarantees a special status to Sikhs under
  Article 370

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The Answer is

• C Article 25 of the Indian Constitution says,
  the reference to Hindus shall be construed as
  including a reference to persons professing the
  Sikh, Jain, or Buddhist religion, and the
  reference to Hindu religious institutions shall
  be construed accordingly
• Note Glow of freedom

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• Which of the following statements is true about
  the process of reorganizing the Indian states on
  a linguistic basis
• All states agreed to adopt Hindi as their
  official language, hence no reorganization was
  required
• Punjab was the only state that was left out of
  this reorganization and thus Hindi remained
  Punjabs official language
• All states with the exception of Tamil Nadu,
  Kerala and Karnataka agreed to accept Hindi as
  their official language (so only these three
  states were reorganized)
• The Sikhs and Hindus were united in their
  unequivocal support for Punjabi as the official
  language

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The Answer is

• B as a result of 11 or so years of agitation
  and struggle for Punjabi Suba and outstanding
  sacrifices in the China war the government was
  forced to concede

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• Which of the following clauses was not part of
  the Anandpur Sahib resolution of 1978
• a) The city of Chandigarh be made the capital of
  only Punjab.
• b) Removal of the restriction that the Armed
  Forces may not contain more that 2 Sikhs.
• c) More autonomy and special status for the state
  of Punjab.
• d) The immediate halt of the unjust and illegal
  allocation of Punjabs river waters and
  hydroelectric power generated from them to
  non-riparian neighbor states

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The Answer is

• C - The Akalis were demanding more autonomy for
  ALL states in India

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• Any knowledge of Amritdharis, who are dangerous
  people and pledged to commit murders, arson and
  acts of terrorism should immediately be brought
  the notice of authorities. These people might
  appear harmless from outside but they are
  basically committed to terrorism. In the
  interest of all of us their identity and
  whereabouts must always be disclosed.
• This was a quote in the following publication
• Time Magazine, August 1945
• Indian Army, Army Gazette No. 153, 1984
• Arya Samaj pamphlet, March 2, 1986
• V. Patel, Secret Letter to Chief Ministers, 1951

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The Answer is

• B Baatcheet the Indian Army Gazette No. 153,
  1984