Which of the following statements are correct?

(A) Guru Arjan compiled Guru Nanak’s hymns in the Adi Granth Sahib.

(B) Guru Tegh Bahadur laid the foundation of the Khalsa Panth.

(C) Guru Nanak composed the Guru Granth Sahib.

(D) Mirabai was a Maratha princess.

(E) Mirabai was a Rajput princess.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct answer is (A) and (E) only.

Here is a detailed, step-by-step breakdown of each statement to understand why this option is correct:

Statement (A): Guru Arjan compiled Guru Nanak’s hymns in the Adi Granth Sahib.
This statement is correct. Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth Sikh Guru, undertook the monumental task of compiling the holy scripture of the Sikhs, known as the Adi Granth, in 1604. In this scripture, he compiled the hymns of the first four Sikh Gurus (including the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev) along with his own writings and the works of other saint-poets from different traditions.

Statement (B): Guru Tegh Bahadur laid the foundation of the Khalsa Panth.
This statement is incorrect. The foundation of the Khalsa Panth (the community of initiated Sikhs) was laid by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, in the year 1699 on the day of Vaisakhi. Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth Sikh Guru and is remembered for his martyrdom to protect religious freedom.

Statement (C): Guru Nanak composed the Guru Granth Sahib.
This statement is incorrect. Guru Nanak Dev did not compose the entire Guru Granth Sahib. The holy text is a compilation of spiritual teachings and hymns composed by six of the Sikh Gurus (including Guru Nanak, Guru Angad, Guru Amar Das, Guru Ram Das, Guru Arjan, and Guru Tegh Bahadur) as well as several medieval Hindu and Muslim saints like Kabir, Farid, and Ravidas. It was compiled in stages, primarily by Guru Arjan and later finalized by Guru Gobind Singh.

Statement (D): Mirabai was a Maratha princess.
This statement is incorrect. Mirabai, the famous 16th-century bhakti saint and devotee of Lord Krishna, belonged to Rajasthan in northern India, not the Maratha region of western India.

Statement (E): Mirabai was a Rajput princess.
This statement is correct. Mirabai was born into a royal Rathore Rajput family in Kudki, Rajasthan. She was the daughter of Ratan Singh Rathore and was married into the royal Sisodia Rajput family of Mewar.

Therefore, only statements (A) and (E) are historically accurate, making (A) and (E) only the correct answer.