Consider the following statements about Sikh Gurus: 1. Banda Bahadur was appointed as the military leader of the Sikhs by Guru Tegh Bahadur. 2. Guru Arjan Dev became the Sikh Guru after Guru Ram Das. 3. Guru Arjan Dev gave to Sikhs their own script—Gurumukhi. Which one of the statements given above is/are correct?

Evaluating the statements about Sikh Gurus and related history: 1. Statement 1 is incorrect. Banda Singh Bahadur was chosen and appointed as the military leader of the Sikhs by the tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, shortly before his death in 1708, not by Guru Tegh Bahadur (the ninth Guru). 2. Statement 2 is correct. Guru Arjan Dev (the fifth Guru) became the Sikh Guru after his father, Guru Ram Das (the fourth Guru), in 1581. 3. Statement 3 is incorrect. The Gurmukhi script was standardized and popularized by the second Guru, Guru Angad Dev, although its origins may predate him. It was not given by Guru Arjan Dev. Given the answer key is 'B' (2 and 3), there is a contradiction as statement 3 is factually incorrect. Statement 2 is correct. *Following the answer key 'B' requires accepting statement 3 as correct, which is historically inaccurate.* A more accurate answer based on historical facts would be '2 only', which is not an option.