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1 In which year was Satguru Ravidas Ji born ? 1433 Bikrami ,1377A.D
2 In which village/city was Satguru Ravidas Ji born ? Seer Govardhanpur,Kanshi (U.P)
3 In which district was Satguru Ravidas Ji born? Banaras
4 In which state was Satguru Ravidas Ji born? Uttar Pradesh
5 What was Satguru Ravidas Ji's father's name? Shri Santokh Das
6 What was Satguru Ravidas Ji's mother's name? Kalsan Devi
7 What was Satguru Ravidas Ji's grandfather's name ? Kalu Das
8 What was Satguru Ravidas Ji's grandmother's name ? Lakhpati
9 What was Satguru Ravidas Ji's wife's name ? Bibi Lona
10 What was Satguru Ravidas Ji's son's name? Vijay Das
11 In which caste was Satguru Ravidas Ji born ? Chamar
12 What was Satguru Ravidas Ji's surname? Jassal
13 What was the ancestral occupation of Satguru Ravidas Ji's family? Shoe making (Cobbler)
14 How many hymns of Satguru Ravidas Ji are included in Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji? 40 hymns and 1 salok
15 In how many raga's is the bani of Satguru Ravidas Ji written ? 16
16 How many hymns of Satguru Ravidas Ji's bani have been repeated twice ? One hymn
17 Where did Satguru Ravidas Ji meet Guru Nanak Dev Ji ? Chaooharkhana( at the time of Sacha Sauda), Kali baiyin Sultanpur & Guru ka bag Banaras
18 Who were the other contemporary saints of Satguru Ravidas Ji ? Kabir, Ramanand & Guru Nanak Dev , Raja Pipa, Sant Sain Ji, Sant Dhanna Ji, Sant Bheekhan Ji, and Sant Beni Ji.
19 Who were Satguru Ravidas Ji's prominent Devotees ? Meerabai, Jhalanbai, Rani Ratankunwar, Raja Nagarmal, Raja Pipa, Raja Bahadur Shah, Raja Sikander Lodhi, Raja Chanderhans, Raja Sanga, Pandit Shardaran, Ramlal, Raja Bainsingh , Pandit Gangaram, Bibi Bhanmati, Raja Chander Partap.
20 How many times Satguru Ravidas Ji was jailed and where? Twice, Sikandar Lodhi's jail at Delhi and Raja Ben Singh's jail at Khuralgarh
21 What message is given in the Aarti ( Nam tero Aarti) hymn to us ? This hymn condemns the fake rituals. Without  true name of God all the offerings and rituals are condemned. It prohibit us form idol worship and presenting offerings to idols.  Other than true name of god all the materials mentioned in this hymn are useless offerings and should not be practiced.
22 How many times did Satguru Ravidas Ji visit Punjab and where?  Three, Chuharkana, Sultanpur Lodhi and Khuralgarh
23 Who made the mention about Satguru Ravidas Ji in Sri Guru Granth Sahib? Guru Arjan Dev, Guru Ram Das and Bhatt Kal Sahar
24 What Shudras were prohibited from doing at those times? Shudras were not allowed to get education, entry into temples, worship of God and not to enter houses, water well areas, cattle fields and passages of so called high caste people.
25 In which year did Satguru Ravidas Ji come to Khuralgarh? 1515 A.D
26 How long did Satguru Ravidas Ji stay at Khuralgarh? Four years two months and eleven days
27 In which district of Punjab is Khuralgarh located? Hoshiarpur
28 Which is the nearest city to Khuralgarh? Garshankar
29 Where is the biggest Sarguru Ravidas Ji memorial gate located? Jawalapur, Haridwar, Uttrakhand
30 In which castes was the society divided at those times? Brahmin, Kashatri, Vaish and Shudar
31 Which social transformations did Satguru Ravidas Ji try to bring in? He tried to get the rights of shudras to enter the temples, to get the education and to stop the caste based discrimination of shudras
32 Which tree of Satguru Ravidas Ji's time is still alive at Kanshi? Tamarind tree
33 At which place are the foot prints of Satguru Ravidas Ji preserved ? Under the canopy which is build outside Mira bai's temple at Chittaurgarh fort.
34 At which place had Satguru Ravidas Ji stayed the most at Punjab? Khuralgarh
35 By which other names Satguru Ravidas Ji is referred by various historians? Raidas, Rohidas, Rohitdas and Ramdase
36 Where are the various kunds ( holy pounds) known as Ravidas kund located? Allora, Haiderabad, Junagarh, and Muder near Bananas.
37 What type of revolutionary social structure had Satguru Ravidas Ji wished for and what is the name of that social structure? Satguru Ravidas has wished for such revolutionary social structure where no casteism should exist, no one should be lower or upper caste, everyone must have the right to live his/her life the way one wishes without any discrimination, there should not be any ill feelings toward others, there must not be poverty, taxes and sorrows at all. That place or social structure was called BegamPura by Satguru Ravidas Ji.
38 Write the salok of Satguru Ravidas Ji with explanation. Har so hira chad ke kareh aan ki aas. Teh nar dojak jahege sat  bhakhe Ravidas. Those who even have hope on anyone else other than the God will go to the hell.
39 Which great ancient sage has been praised by Satguru Ravidas Ji in his writings? Bhagwan Balmik Ji
40 In how many hymns Satguru Ravidas Ji has told to stay away from alcohol ?  Two hymns. 1 Sursari salal krit baruni re sant jan karat nahi panan. 2. kaam krodh maya mad matsar inh pancho mil lootey.
41 To whom did Satguru Ravidas Ji referred as Raja Ramchand, Murar, Gobind, Parmanand, Madhav, Gusainya & Narayan in his hymns? To the one and the only God
42 In how many hymns has Satguru Ravidas Ji mentioned his caste? 9
43 At the time of the First meeting what were the ages of Satguru Ravidas Ji & Guru Nanak Ji? Guru Ravidas Ji 105 years ( 1377AD) & Guru Nanakdev Ji 12 years (1469 AD)
44 As per Ramdas Ji's bani who bowed on the feet of Satguru Ravidas Ji ? All the four sections of the Society (Chare Varn)
45 Which devotee of Satguru Ravidas Ji has his poems in Guru Granth Sahib? Pipa Bhagat Ji
46 How many hymns of Guru Ravidas Ji you have learned by heart ?  
47 According to Bhai Gurdas's bani where was Satguru Ravidas Ji popular and well-known ? Every where, in all four directions.
48 In which hymn has Satguru Ravidas Ji advocated the unity and communal harmony? Sat sangat mil rahiye madho
49 In which hymn has Satguru Ravidas Ji advocated the need of education for everyone? Parhiye guniye naam sabh suniye anbhao bhao na darsey
50 What was the total age to Satguru Ravidas Ji ? 151 years

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