The Successor of Guru Nanak was

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Territorial Army Official Paper II (Conducted on 28 Jul 2019)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Guru Angad Dev.

Key Points

No.	Sikh Gurus	Important Points
1st	Guru Nanak Dev	1469 AD to 1539 AD. Introduced the concept of God. Started Guru ka Langar. He was the contemporary of Mughal Emperor - Babur.
2nd	Guru Angad Dev	1539 AD to 1552 AD. Introduced Gurmukhi Script.
3rd	Guru Amardas Sahib	1552 AD to 1574 AD Introduced Anand Karaj (Marriage Ceremony)
4th	Guru Ram Das	1574 AD to 1581 AD. Started construction of Golden Temple at Amritsar.
5th	Guru Argan Dev	1581 AD to 1606 AD. Compiled Adi Granth. He became the first martyr of Sikh history when Emperor Jahangir ordered his execution.
6th	Guru Har Gobind	1606 AD to 1644 AD. Also known as Soldier Saint. He organised a small army.
7th	Guru Har Rai Sahib	1644 AD to 1661 AD. He gave shelter to Dara Shikoh.
8th	Guru Har Krishan Sahib	1661 AD to 1664 AD. He was the youngest of the Gurus.
9th	Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib	1665 AD to 1675 AD. Established the town Anandpur.
10th	Guru Gobind Singh Sahib	1675 AD to 1708 AD He created Khalsa in 1669. Last Sikh guru in Human nature.