More Questions on Punjab
- Q. The Department of Sports in Punjab is located at
A)Ludhiana
B)Chandigarh
C)Jalandhar
D)Mohali
Answer: Chandigarh
- Q. Shagun scheme of Punjab Government provides financial assistance at the time of marriage of
A)Scheduled Caste girls from low income family
B)Only Sikh girls
C)Christian girls from low family income
D)Both (B) and (C)
Answer: Both (B) and (C)
- Q. In February, each year, a ‘Rural Olympics’ or Sports Festival is held at which of the following places in the Punjab?
A)Anandpur Sahib
B)Jalandhar
C)Amritsar
D)Ludhiana
Answer: Ludhiana
- Q. Consider the following statement(s) about the Palaeolithic Age. 1. People of this age were mainly hunters and food gatherers. 2. The sites of this age are found in the valley of Soan in Punjab. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)Both 1 and 2
D)None of these
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Besides Sikhism, people of Punjab practice
A)Christianity and Jainism
B)Hinduism and Islam
C)Buddhism and other religion
D)All of them
Answer: All of them
- Q. The Punjabi language is belonged to which of the following language family?
A)Dravid family
B)Indo-Aryan
C)Indo-Roman
D)Indo-European
Answer: Indo-Aryan
- Q. This instrument produces sound by the strike of the artists with rings worn on fingers of one hand and also with the other hand on the open mouth of it. Name this instrument of Punjab.
A)Kato
B)Pakhawaj
C)Garah
D)None of the above
Answer: Garah
- Q. The Majhi dialect in Punjab is prestigeous dialect and spoken in the heart of Punjab where most of the Punjabi population lives. Which of the following districts of Punjab are quite familiar with Majhi dialect of Punjabi? 1. Amritsar 2. Gurdaspur 3. Tarn Taran Sahib 4. Hoshiarpur Select the correct answer
A)1, 2 and 3
B)3 and 4
C)2 and 3
D)All of the above
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Consider the following about Babbar Akali Movement 1. It was a radical outgrowth of the Akali Movement for the reform of Sikh places of worship during the early 1920’s. 2. It aimed to have the shrines released from the control of priests. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)Both 1 and 2
D)None of these
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Which of the following Socio – Religious Movements in Punjab also known as a movement of purification and return?
A)Singh Sabha
B)Nirankari Movement
C)Namdhari Movement
D)None of the above
Answer: Nirankari Movement
- Q. New veterinary polyclinic(s) is/are constructed in Punjab. Name the place(s).
A)Barnala
B)Pathankot
C)Fazilka
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Which of the following is not matched correctly? District Landform a. Pathankot 1. Shiwalik hills b. Hoshiarpur 2. Kandi Tract c. Anandpur Sahib 3. Changar d. Rupnagar 4. Rachna Doab
A)Both b and c
B)Only a
C)Only d
D)All of these
Answer: Only d
- Q. In which place is Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports located in Punjab?
A)Mohali
B)Patiala
C)Muktsar
D)Tarn Taran
Answer: Patiala
- Q. Where in Punjab a settlement of proto-historic period was found?
A)Rampura
B)Chandigarh
C)Nalagarh
D)None of the above
Answer: Chandigarh
- Q. Who wanted to create a Punjabi Suba (Punjabi Province)?
A)The Muslim League
B)The Akali Dal
C)Indian National Congress
D)None of the above
Answer: The Akali Dal
- Q. Gurdwara Dukh Nirwan Sahib, Patiala is related with
A)Guru Har Rai Ji
B)Guru Gobind Singh Ji
C)Guru Tegh Bahadur Singh Ji
D)None of them
Answer: Guru Tegh Bahadur Singh Ji
- Q. Under the scheme, ‘Annapurna Akshya Patra Yojana’, food at subsidised rate is provided to
A)Landless labourer
B)All poor people
C)Beggars of the state
D)BPL families
Answer: All poor people
- Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Land Revenue System of Ranjit Singh? 1. Batai System was replaced by a system of assessment known as Kanut. 2. The share of government was determined on the basis of a standing crop whose value was estimated in terms of money. 3. The state demand varied from two-fifth to one-third of the produce of the year. 4. Land revenue was collected twice a year. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 4
C)2, 3 and 4
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. After Independence, which among the following was selected as the seat of East Punjab High Court of judicature?
A)Shimla
B)Chandigarh
C)Patiala
D)Amritsar
Answer: Shimla
- Q. The Naked Triangle’ is an autobiography of
A)Balwant Gargi
B)Balraj Shani
C)Jaswant Singh Kanwal
D)Kartar Singh Duggal
Answer: Balwant Gargi
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