Question

Find the odd one out regarding the Sikh Gurus.

• A. Guru k Dev
• B. Guru Angad Dev
• C. Guru Raidas
• D. Guru Arjan Dev

Hint:

The line of Ten Sikh Gurus consists of: 1. k, 2. Angad, 3. Amar Das, 4. Ram Das, 5. Arjan, 6. Hargobind, 7. Har Rai, 8. Har Krishan, 9. Tegh Bahadur, 10. Gobind Singh. Any other saint, even if included in the holy scriptures, is an outlier in a list of Gurus.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Concept: The Sikh religious tradition was established, consolidated, and structured by a lineage of Ten Gurus, spanning from the late fifteenth century to the early eighteenth century.

Step 1: Alyzing the historical identity of each individual listed.
Let us check the statuses of the figures listed within Sikhism:
• Guru k Dev: He was the first Guru and the ultimate founder of Sikhism.
• Guru Angad Dev: He was the second Guru of the Sikh line, known for standardizing the Gurmukhi script.
• Guru Arjan Dev: He was the fifth Sikh Guru, responsible for compiling the Adi Granth and constructing the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple). All three belong explicitly to the foundatiol lineage of the ten divine Sikh Gurus.

Step 2: Identifying the odd option out.
Guru Raidas (or Sant Ravidas) was a highly revered fifteenth-sixteenth century poet-saint of the Bhakti Movement who belonged to the Nirgu philosophy. While his devotiol hymns are deeply respected and integrated into the Sikh holy text, the Guru Granth Sahib, he was never part of the formal succession of the Ten canonical Sikh Gurus. Therefore, Guru Raidas is the odd one out, pointing to Option (C).