RAS question
Which Sikh Guru introduced the Gurmukhi script?
Correct answer: (B) Guru Angad Dev.
Guru Angad Dev Ji, the second Sikh Guru, developed the Gurmukhi script.
Explanation
Guru Angad Dev Ji is the right answer because the PIB release identifies him as the second Sikh Guru and states that he developed the holy Gurmukhi script to disseminate the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji to the masses. This makes him the Sikh Guru associated with Gurmukhi. Guru Angad Dev, who lived from 1504 to 1552, standardised and popularised the script, whose name means "from the mouth of the Guru". His work on Gurmukhi is therefore remembered not as a minor literary detail, but as part of making the Sikh tradition's teachings more widely accessible.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Guru Amar Das is associated with promoting langar, while the PIB release attributes the development of Gurmukhi to Guru Angad Dev Ji.
- (C) Guru Ram Das is linked with founding Amritsar, not with developing the Gurmukhi script.
- (D) Guru Nanak Dev Ji's teachings were disseminated through the Gurmukhi script developed by Guru Angad Dev Ji, so he is not the Guru credited here.
Concept
This tests the Sikh Guru chronology and each Guru's cultural contribution within medieval Indian history. It recurs in RAS because script, institution and city-foundation questions are compact ways to test Bhakti-Sufi and Sikh movement basics.