Question

After Arjan’s death, the sixth guru, Guru Hargobind, began to take Sikhism into a more militarized direction. He wanted to make sure Sikhs could defend themselves from the Mughals. During the life of the tenth guru, Gobind Singh, the Sikhs organized themselves into a military group called the Khalsa Panth to ensure that they would always be able to defend themselves. At this time, Sikh men were encouraged to adopt the Five Ks. These include not cutting one’s hair (Kesh), wearing a steel bracelet (Kara), carrying a wooden comb (Kanga), wearing cotton underwear (Kaccha), and keeping a sword (Kirpan). These five symbols helped other Sikhs recognize each other.

Based on the passage, why did Sikhs adopt the Five Ks?

because Guru Arjan required them to
to help them defend themselves
to be able to recognize each other
because the Mughals required them to

Answer 1

to be able to recognize each other