Who is considered the first Guru of the Sikhs?

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This question was previously asked in

DDA JE Civil Official Paper Shift 2 (Held on 23 April 2018)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Guru Nanak

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Number	Name	Important works
First	Guru Nanak	Founder of Sikhism. Langar was instituted by him. Believed in a universal god. He was against any religious practices that he perceived as superstition or ritual without sincere devotion. He was strongly against the caste system and taught that all people are equal.
Second	Guru Angad	Gave importance to the Gurumukhi script
Third	Guru Amardas	Manji and Piri systems were instituted by him Against the Sati system.
Fourth	Guru Ramdas	Anand Karaj was composed by him.
Fifth	Guru Arjan	The first martyr of the Sikh religion.
Sixth	Guru Har Gobind	Fought war against Shah Jahan and Jahangir.
Seventh	Guru Har Rai	He gave shelter to Dara Shikhoh.
Eighth	Guru Har Krishna	Aurangzeb summoned him in his forcibly.
Ninth	Guru Tegh Bahadur	He popularized Sikhism in Assam and Bihar.
Tenth	Guru Gobind Singh	He was the tenth and last guru of Sikhs as humans. He was the founder of Khalsa.
Eleventh	Guru Granth Sahib	Last eternal guru of Sikh.