Each statement is evaluated against historical facts to determine its accuracy.
(A) Guru Arjan compiled Guru Nanak’s hymns in the Adi Granth Sahib. This statement is accurate. Guru Arjan, the fifth Sikh Guru, compiled the hymns of Guru Nanak, other Sikh Gurus, and saints into the Adi Granth Sahib.
(B) Guru Tegh Bahadur laid the foundation of the Khalsa Panth. This statement is inaccurate. Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, established the Khalsa Panth in 1699.
(C) Guru Nanak composed the Guru Granth Sahib. This statement is inaccurate. Although Guru Nanak's hymns are part of the Guru Granth Sahib, he did not compose the entire text; Guru Arjan was responsible for its compilation.
(D) Mirabai was a Maratha princess. This statement is inaccurate. Mirabai was a Rajput princess, not a Maratha princess.
(E) Mirabai was a Rajput princess. This statement is accurate. Mirabai was a Rajput princess, hailing from the Merta kingdom in Rajasthan.
Consequently, statements (A) and (E) are correct.
Therefore, the correct selections are (A) and (E) exclusively.
Read the following statements about the Mauryan Empire:
I. The growth of Magadha culminated in the emergence of the Mauryan Empire.
II. Chandragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan Empire.
III. Kautilya was the successor of Chandragupta Maurya.
IV. Asoka was the son of Chandragupta Maurya.
Which of the above statements are correct?