Consider the following statements:

1. Akali movement was to purify the religious places by removal of evil social practices.
2. Akali Movement resulted in the development of All India Sikhs Gurudwara Act.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None of the above

Ans- d

Explanation– Akali movement or the Gurdwara Reform Movement was a socio religious reform movement to bring reform in the gurudwara in India during the early 1920s. They worked against evil social practices too.

Akali reformers had to take control of the important shrines like the Golden Temple and Akal Takht because of the misuse of temple premises by anti social corrupt elements and the ban on the entry of low caste people in the holy shrine.

Movement resulted into development of All India Sikh Gurudwara act.  It was a piece of legislation in British India which legally defined Sikh identity and brought Sikh Gurudwara  under the control of an elected body of orthodox Sikhs.